http://elbertcounty.net/blog "Just the facts M'am, Just the facts." -- Sgt. Joe Friday Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:39:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "This and no other is the root from which a tyrant springs; when he first appears he is a protector." http://elbertcounty.net/blog/2012/02/02/plato/ ...in Elbert County First of all, forget the labels.  Republican, Democrat and Tea Party mean nothing out here.  They're all nominally Republican. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On the right you have  Limited Government, Personal Responsibility, Protection of Private Property Rights, and Fiscal Responsibility. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On the left you have New-Plains and Elbert-Grab. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidates promoted on New-Plains: Larry Ross * ... http://elbertcounty.net/blog/2012/02/01/knowing-your-right-from-left/ Fred Siegel and Joel Kotkin The New Authoritarianism A firm hand for a “nation of dodos” 6 January 2012 “I refuse to take ‘No’ for an answer,” said President Obama this week as he claimed new powers for himself in making recess appointments while Congress wasn’t legally in recess. The chief executive’s power grab ... http://elbertcounty.net/blog/2012/02/01/left-is-going-it-alone/ http://elbertcounty.net/blog/2012/01/31/let-em-drill/ We have rights.  As Americans we have the freedom to make agreements, to make promises, and to bargain with each other for mutual advantage.  When we give a promise and receive something of value for it, we can use the courts to enforce those agreements.  This is what free citizens ... http://elbertcounty.net/blog/2012/01/29/adult-behavior/ http://elbertcounty.net/blog/2012/01/28/sunset-county-oil-and-gas-zoning/ Jerry Dahl, an attorney employed by the Elbert County Community and Development Services Department, advises the public about his stance on county oil and gas regulation, at the Planning Commission meeting last night, 1/26/2012. Audio here: Jerry Dahl at EC Planning Comm 1_26_2012.wmv It is reasonable to conclude from his remarks that ... http://elbertcounty.net/blog/2012/01/27/the-planners-attorney/ Hitler told the Reichstag "The government will make use of these powers only insofar as they are essential for carrying out vitally necessary measures...The number of cases in which an internal necessity exists for having recourse to such a law is in itself a limited one." He also promised an end ... http://elbertcounty.net/blog/2012/01/25/history-repeats/ The Circus is back in town.  Or maybe it never left.  The names remain the same, the form of the cause evolves slightly, but the theme persists.  Shut down growth.  Keep the country in the county.  Save us. Locally it started with the Preble’s Meadow Jumping Mouse, a creature near and ... http://elbertcounty.net/blog/2012/01/23/its-whats-for-dinner-2/ "Why bother with an environmental impact assessment if the decision was always going to be made for political reasons?" WSJ, 1/19/2012, pg. A14. Excellent question, and it points squarely to the agenda motivating Elbert County greens in pushing through impossibly complex local oil and gas zoning. This zoning putsch ... http://elbertcounty.net/blog/2012/01/19/the-agenda/ Text of letter: AG letter to El Paso County of 1-10-2012 Attorney General warns El Paso County on proposed oil and gas regs ANDREW WINEKE 2012-01-17 16:26:51 The Attorney General’s Office last week sent a letter warning El Paso County that its proposed oil and gas drilling regulations conflicted with state ... http://elbertcounty.net/blog/2012/01/18/elbert-county-next/ "Every year regulatory compliance costs U.S. businesses $1.75 Trillion. That would be enough to hire 43 Million workers." See this short youtube video at Episode Two: Economic Freedom in America Today. Regulation is not only a Federal problem.  Regulation is pernicious, at every level of government.  Today Elbert County has a clear ... http://elbertcounty.net/blog/2012/01/14/the-cost-of-regulation/ On the subject of county level oil and gas regulations: "In that same spirit, we intend to work with counties and municipalities to make sure we have appropriate regulation on oil and gas development, but recognize the state can’t have 64 or even more different sets of rules." http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2012/01/12/text-hickenloopers-state-of-the.html?page=all Perhaps the tide of ... http://elbertcounty.net/blog/2012/01/12/hickenlooper%e2%80%99s-sots-address-today/ Elbert County Republican Central Committee Bylaws “[R]esolutions introduced by registered Elbert County Republican participants at the precinct caucus are eligible for action by each precinct caucus.  A majority vote by the caucus shall advance that resolution for consideration of the Resolutions Committee, and must include name, address, phone and if available ... http://elbertcounty.net/blog/2012/01/12/2012-current-ecrcc-bylaws/ The declared Republican challenger to the Elbert County commissioner district 3 seat, Mr. Larry Ross, briefly introduced himself at a Republican Central Committee meeting last night. He told the members that the poor condition of the local economy had motivated him to run for commissioner. And he told the members ... http://elbertcounty.net/blog/2012/01/12/here-we-go/