Posted on 09/11/2004 3:08:58 PM PDT by hedgetrimmer
Public officials have absolutely no excuse for implementing Sustainable Development. ...especially once you've given them a copy of the document I'm asking you to download today!
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Dear friend of liberty: We've talked about it on our radio show... We've mentioned it in our writings... We presented it at the Freedom 21 National Conference in Reno in July...
Now, the much-anticipated Guide for Public Officials is here!
The full title of this powerful document is Understanding Sustainable Development (Agenda 21): A Guide for Public Officials. In just fourteen pages, you'll have the most concise and comprehensive single document outlining the nature and consequences of Sustainable Development Agenda 21. You'll find sections detailing:
Where Sustainable Development came from and who the major players are in its formulation (pages 3-4)...
The foundational philosophy of Sustainable Development that is at odds with individual liberty and equal justice (pages 4-7)...
How Sustainable Development is funded and which politicians support its programs (page 10)...
How Sustainable Developers use the stakeholder consensus process to implement their programs under the guise of public support (pages 8-10)...
Which programs Sustainable Development uses to push citizens off the land and into dense urban communities (pages 11-13)...
How to restore and protect liberty (pages 13-14) Download a copy of the Guide for Public Officials today. Take some time to read through it on your own, then print it out and give a copy to the public officials in your community -- whether they are elected or not!
If you would like to help us distribute this document on a large scale, please call me as soon as possible. (my phone number is listed below) We want every public official in America to have a copy of the Guide for Public Officials, and we'll take all the help we can get.
Click here to download a copy of Understanding Sustainable Development (Agenda 21): A Guide for Public Officials.
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Here is a document you might find interesting
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The document described in the post gives a very good explanation of sustainable development that even a politician can understand.
You might be interested reading it or using it to help educate.
You're kidding, of course. If there isn't a check attached to the pamphlet they won't bother to read it, considering it will be from a 'nobody' who doesn't have any influence.
FACT: It takes money to buy the changes we need in our system of government. Ethics and integrity were washed out from our political system long ago.
Oh, I think they'll understand it ok. And you're right, its not clear that they will listen to a single person. But you can withdraw your support from the political party that puts these people up for office, and the party would definitely care if a chunk of us refused to do the volunteer duties like precinct walking and phone bank support. That doesn't cost any money.
Just out of curiosity, whats your take on the document? Would you use it to help explain sustainable development to someone who doesn't believe it is happening?
Certainly, after I add some local and national examples.
The local examples are needed because 75% of America doesn't vote and they need to be kicked in the ____ to help them understand that they are being affected and the effects are going to be more painful.
BTTT!!!!!!!
Since local government planning and zoning meetings are open to the public, the best way to present a pamphlet is to personally attend the meeting, hand out pamphlets to the council (or whatever their title is), and hand out a copy to the media which is always in attendance. Then present a synopsis of your objections based upon the pamphlet and other research material.
Come prepared to answer questions. Also BE SURE to have your name placed on the agenda prior to the meeting otherwise you probably will not be allowed to make a presentation. In larger communitys forming a group and having a designated representitive may get you on the agenda over appearing singularly. Be sure your group is in attendance so if there is a call by the zoning commission to survey the crowd for supporters and opponents, there are others who will stand with you..
Citizens CANNOT be barred from public meetings under most circumstances. Many citys have a public tv channel that provides live coverage of the meetings. Not that viewership is high, but the taping provides documentation that a presentation was made in opposition. With media present the record is further documented. Finding sympathetic media is difficult. But zoning and land use policy is usually hotly contested if people would stop being so complacent in believing that we are nobodys and have no influence unless there is a check attached.
Thanks for giving us a great suggestion for using the document. It could create quite a stir at some public meetings, I'm sure!
The Mayor, city manager and quite a few others know me by name and I'm sure the rest would recognize my picture. The media rep doesn't mention what I have to say because it is unPC subjects. Illegals, queer teachers, Hispanic crime levels, etc.
Hey, don't underestimate all elected public servants. I printed it out and intend to read it. In fact, I have been trying to get some help on strategies to fight regional government by stakeholder councils for a while. Even wrote Henry Lamb, who could not give me practical suggestions.
This is one of my current battles: http://www.klamathbasincrisis.org/BOR/borcipmarshaarmstrong091104.htm
o_zarkman44 is correct about how you get a Board of Supervisors' or City Council's attention. Find out from your local Clerk's office what the procedure is to get on their agenda. Ask the press to attend. Get a group of citizens to go with you. Do a presentation - going over the main points of the document, don't just hand them the document.
They may not accept the information internaly, but at least you will know that they heard it.
I found the map eye opening everything was either orange or yellow (wilderness zone or buffer zone)
Also the entire page 6 is so true. I no longer live there but Alachua County, Florida was another place big into sustainable development.
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