Category: Property Rights

National Heritage Area Elitism Gone Wild

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One of the anti-property rights activists fighting for Rep. Frank Wolf's (R-VA) "Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area Act" revealed her confusing, yet interesting, take on American government recently. In response to critics who point out that Rep. Wolf's ...
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Anti-Property Rights Initiative Gets Boost from Unlikely Source: Senator George Allen

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Washington, D.C. - Nearly one year after the U.S. Supreme Court's shocking Kelo v. New London decision touched off a firestorm of bipartisan support for stronger property rights protections, some anti-property rights groups are receiving support from a surprising source:  ...
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Assertions vs. Reality: The Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area Act of 2006, by Peyton Knight

National Policy Analysis #548 /
Analyses of H.R. 5195 and S. 2645, the House and Senate versions, respectively, of the Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area Act of 2006, frequently suffer from a number of misperceptions. This paper is intended to illustrate and correct ...
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The Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area: An Example of How Pork-Barrel Politics Can Threaten Local Rule and Property Rights, by Peyton Knight

National Policy Analysis #540 /
Just one year after the U.S. Supreme Court's dreadful Kelo v. City of New London decision that sparked a national outcry against government eminent domain abuse, some in Congress are preparing to bring a new threat to property owners in ...
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Improve the ESA with Property Rights Protections

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The National Center's environmental and regulatory project held a briefing on Capitol Hill today, in conjunction with the Capital Research Center. Happily, Hill interest in the possibility of improving the Endangered Species Act in a manner that protects property rights ...
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Senator Crapo’s Endangered Species Act Reform Effort Bad for Property Owners and Species

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Washington, D.C. - Yesterday Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID) introduced an Endangered Species Act (ESA) reform bill that he claims will offer "incentives" to property owners to help recover endangered species.  However, according to The National Center for Public Policy Research, ...
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Government Playing with ‘Corked Bat’ in Stadium Game – National Center Cites Need for Eminent Domain Reform

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Washington, D.C. - The National Center for Public Policy Research is crying foul over the emergence of what it considers a dreadful American pastime - eminent domain abuse. Over the next several weeks, Washington, D.C. government officials will begin the ...
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Hands Off Our Stuff — Personal and National Property Rights Deserve Defense

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National Center Policy Analyst Ryan Balis is becoming a prolific online author on the topic of property rights -- both personal and, believe it or not, national. Writing in Human Events Online July 1, Ryan has this to sayabout personal ...
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Court Rules Your Property Really Isn’t Your Property

New Visions Commentary /
When I heard the ruckus early Sunday morning, I didn't know I'd later discover that I was the "owner" of a new street sign. While my neighbors up the street have had cars run up on their lawn due to ...
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The National Aviation Heritage Act: No Way to Celebrate the Wright Brothers

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BACKGROUND: The U. S. House of Representatives is scheduled to vote Nov. 18 on the "National Aviation Heritage Act," H.R. 280. Sponsored by Rep. David Hobson (R-OH), the bill would create a National Aviation Heritage Area encompassing several counties in ...
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