Visalia Times-Delta
Visalia, California
July 12, 2008
Subject: Illegal immigration in Visalia
The town of Fremont, Nebraska (pop. 25,000) just west of Omaha, has seen their “nice little town” being “invaded” by illegal aliens. They want to have studied a possible ordinance that would require every renter to get a renters’ license ($5) that declares they are American citizens.
There are other possible ordinance additions that would, in effect, enforce present federal laws against illegal aliens. The town has a mayor and eight council members. Apparently, the town’s largest employer, Hormel, depends on the use of cheap labor possibly consisting of some illegal workers.
This small town sees what illegals can do to a town and they are willing to try to do something about it. They say they believe in “the rule of law”.
The question here in Visalia then is the city council willing to undertake such a study to require all renters to be American citizens. I really do wonder if they have the collective guts to propose such an ordinance here in Visalia.
As posted on the Fremont Tribune Website:
“THOMAS CHRISTMAN
Jul 11, 2008 1:31 PM
Councilman Bob Warner is a true American! (You get it!!!) If illegals can't rent,work,collect welfare and food stamps or use hospitals as doctor's offices at our expense, THEY WILL GO HOME!!!Councilman Warner needs to contact Hazelton,PA they have recently done the samething he is trying to do”
Ernest Norsworthy
Visalia, California
emnorsworthy@earthlink.net
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Eminent domain - here comes the power line
Visalia Times-Delta
Visalia, California
July 8, 2008
Subject: Power line location – not whether but where
When the power company says, “Move over, I’m coming through”, and farmers cede their shovels and pitchforks to civil methods of resolving the conflict between their right of land ownership and the sovereignty of the state, they should be thankful.
They should be thankful this place is not dominated by the federal government, for example, such as an 80,000 square-mile federal territory overlaying parts of seven southern states. That huge territory is controlled by the Tennessee Valley Authority by an act of Congress in 1933.
The TVA has the right of eminent domain, specifically meaning that the government has the right under specific circumstances, to take your property. In TVA’s case, they have exercised that right many times, displacing thousands of families to build reservoirs for power plants. The TVA is an unwise federal agency, has made many, many mistakes, and presently is in debt for $25 billion. Some argue that debt also belongs to you and me.
In California, investor-owned utility companies through State legislative authorization also have been conferred the right of eminent domain for public uses.
The conflict here, fortunately, has a state agency, the Public Utilities Commission, to guard against the unwise use of eminent domain and requires a full airing of both sides of the issues through public hearings.
No such venue is available to the some 8 million people in TVA territory. TVA is the federal government and the federal government exercises the right of eminent domain. (V Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, “[N]or shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation]”). There are no public service commissions to protect the interests of citizens behind TVA’s 2,500 mile-long fence in seven Southeastern states.
Ernest Norsworthy
emnorsworthy@earthlink.net
Visalia, California
July 8, 2008
Subject: Power line location – not whether but where
When the power company says, “Move over, I’m coming through”, and farmers cede their shovels and pitchforks to civil methods of resolving the conflict between their right of land ownership and the sovereignty of the state, they should be thankful.
They should be thankful this place is not dominated by the federal government, for example, such as an 80,000 square-mile federal territory overlaying parts of seven southern states. That huge territory is controlled by the Tennessee Valley Authority by an act of Congress in 1933.
The TVA has the right of eminent domain, specifically meaning that the government has the right under specific circumstances, to take your property. In TVA’s case, they have exercised that right many times, displacing thousands of families to build reservoirs for power plants. The TVA is an unwise federal agency, has made many, many mistakes, and presently is in debt for $25 billion. Some argue that debt also belongs to you and me.
In California, investor-owned utility companies through State legislative authorization also have been conferred the right of eminent domain for public uses.
The conflict here, fortunately, has a state agency, the Public Utilities Commission, to guard against the unwise use of eminent domain and requires a full airing of both sides of the issues through public hearings.
No such venue is available to the some 8 million people in TVA territory. TVA is the federal government and the federal government exercises the right of eminent domain. (V Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, “[N]or shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation]”). There are no public service commissions to protect the interests of citizens behind TVA’s 2,500 mile-long fence in seven Southeastern states.
Ernest Norsworthy
emnorsworthy@earthlink.net
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