[Between the Lines]

There is nothing in the constitution that prohibits the states from zoning. It is a state or local issue. I will agree that the founders considered property rights fundamental, but nowhere in the constitution did we authorize the federal government to get into such matters. Neither did we prohibit the states from passing such laws.

Lyle Barkley maintains that his property is "patent land" granted to the initial owner in 1871 by President U.S. Grant, and as such he has rights to do with his property as he wants, irrespective of zoning laws. But unlike many who hold patent land and dispute any governmental authority over it, Barkley said he does not challenge the right of government to tax his land.

"I pay my taxes," he said. "But Judge May called my personal property junk, and so I feel I don't have to pay taxes on junk."

[GrandEagle]

Lyle Barkley maintains
I'll have to admit that I have not read Lyle Barkley. I would be interested in his viewpoints.

[GrandEagle]

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