America land of the Free

America’s founders believed:
“The moment the idea is admitted into society that property is not as sacred as the law of God…anarchy and tyranny commence.” (John Adams, a Defense of the Constitution of the Government of the United States, 1797.)
The United Nations believes:
“Private land ownership is a principal instrument of accumulating wealth and therefore contributes to social injustice. Public control of land use is therefore indispensable.” (U.N. Conference on Human Settlements) (HABTAT I), 1976.)
See Agenda 21
Wahkiakum County, Washington sits on the Columbia River it is well endowed with natural beauty as well as natural resources. It appears Wahkiakum County has rejected John Adams’ belief and instead, adopted the United Nations belief as reflected in their refusal to uphold the constitution of the United States as well as the Washington State Constitution and to ignore their own county ordinances in favor of Non Governmental Organizations stripping citizens of their constitutional rights.
Section 3 - Personal Rights
No person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law
Residents continue to be deprived of their rights. Wahkiakum County has given Columbia Land Trust, lower Columbia Fish Recovery Board, Lower Columbia Fish Enhancement Group, CREST, and Salmon Recovery Board to name a few the justification to continue to destroy private property by failing to protect the residents personal rights under the Washington State Constitution.

“Salmon Recovery” is the name given to the result of The Endangered Species Act; it is everything but “Salmon Recovery”. It is a plan to keep Salmon on the endangered list by setting weirs within our rivers to trap spawning Salmon, to execute the Salmon before they can make it up river to lay their eggs. It is a plan to remove tide gates that kept Salmon safe from being swooshed onto fields where they die. It is a plan that ignores the sanctity of private property by taking control of land use away from property owners by redirecting rivers and streams onto private properties destroying the eco-system, agriculture, livestock, family pets, homes and personal property by flooding. It is a plan to build dams and levies in the middle of flood plains to direct flood waters onto private property to destroy it. It is a plan to build swamps which become breeding grounds for the West Nile Virus, malaria, and other deadly diseases. And it is a plan to remove people from rural areas to take away rights of private property placing it in the hands of government i.e. Non Governmental Organizations the new term for government – as prescribed by the United Nations. John Adams was right; the result of government control of land use is nothing short of tyranny.
Item: A woman bought a home with forty acres of land to enjoy the beauty. In the beginning there was peace, serenity and joy. Elk and deer grazed and roamed the fields. Hundreds of ducks and geese rested, grazed and hatched their babies, they were plentiful and a joy to watch. Salmon swam in seal slough; the riparian population was a sight to behold. All was in harmony.

That woman is me. I am an inhabitant of this beautiful area, a care taker of the land, loving the land and its inhabitants. I am at peace and safe, a feeling I have never known before. I am happy, joyous, and surrounded by natural beauty I am truly blessed.

In the late summer of 2004 Columbia Land Trust purchases the elderly neighbor’s property under the guise of preservation. CLT is a Non Governmental Organization that receives the bulk of their funding through grants from what is known as the SRB funding i.e. Salmon Recovery Board, Fish and Wildlife allocates monies to this agency to disperse to NGO’s that say they are “recovering salmon habitat”. NGO’s also receive donations from people like you and me. People who love nature and want to help the earth regain its health and to see salmon flourish are easily persuaded to believe the warm and fuzzy talk of these NGO’s.

Reality comes with a price, a very high price. CLT descends upon this beautiful peaceful valley. Things begin to change. Monsters (heavy equipment) roam the fields day, night, and into the very pale light of pre dawn destroying everything in their path. Trees run down, splintered in the night. Trees bulldozed into rivers, eagles nesting places destroyed. Tall grasses and marsh ran down, ducks and geese left with no place to call home. Fields that were feeding ground for deer and elk no longer lush, the beautiful animals run out. Sediment from moving earth runs into the rivers and water ways making them shallow impassible, warm, and unhealthy for salmon. The land lies waste, it seems sad, what once was a beautiful walking area is now filled with despair, Trees lay shattered on the ground it looks as if it was a war zone, I believe it was. Machine, money, greed and man left the mark of a job “well done”. It is unbelievable, sickening and wakes one up to the realities, one I hope none of you will ever have to experience.

Item: A man owned acreage along the Seal River, it is a beautiful sanctuary. The owner wanted to build a dock on the river it took the five years to obtain the permits the dock was built and it was a wonderful place that friends enjoyed. The “project” down river on what was the Kandoll Farm has caused damage to his dock, eroded his property and caused the river to run so swift that it could be dangerous. His land his being taken away by the erosion caused by the “project”. The county refuses to comply with his constitutional rights even though Columbia Land Trust admitted to causing the problem the county continues to allow them to destroy private property.
Item: A couple has a 25 acre field where they produce timothy hay for their livestock. As the man lie in the hospital recovering form a heart transplant this NGO alters the land and the waterways, the alterations destroy their field leaving them no alternative except to buy hay. With all the added stress it is hard to recover. They are told by Wahkiakum County it is a civil matter.
Item: A Farmer is getting ready to harvest his fields. When he finds locks have been cut and an army of excavators have plowed through his field destroying his crops. The excavators are in the river digging holes for Salmon and routing up whole trees to place in the sides of the banks to make woody debris for fish habitat. The man can do nothing; Wahkiakum county Sheriff says it’s a civil matter. The man can do nothing he must sale his cattle, reduce his business, and try and survive.
Item: Four private land owners are awakened to the rumble of heavy equipment plowing through their property. The operator was stealing their trees and piling them on another property, to be sold to Lower Columbia Fish Enhancement Group, a thirty foot wide trench was dug through all these properties, And the Sheriff says, it’s a civil issue.
These are but a few of more than sixteen examples of government tyranny that ignores private property rights itemized in letters to the officials of Wahkiakum County, Washington.
Wahkiakum County, Washington boarders the Columbia River, gate way to the Pacific Ocean , the county is sparsely populated people live in the county that is essentially rural farmland, timber, and fishing. Local residents see the harm that has occurred to this area over the last twenty years as more and more Non Governmental Organizations come, they come out of greed, this county has become the cash cow. Many residents fear them. For the past twenty years NGO’s have come to do as they will and harming all who oppose them. Private property rights seem to be a thing of the past.
For the last four years, local property owners have tried to encourage county officials to up hold the laws and to be more diligent in protecting the residents from NGO’s.

In an effort to stop what many see as tyranny of government, property owner Raven Webb filed a Writ of Mandamus to compel the Wahkiakum County Sheriff to up hold the laws of the United States Constitution, Washington State Constitution and the ordinances of Wahkiakum County. It was set for hearing on 08-25-08 at which time the Wahkiakum County, Prosecutor was not prepared it has been reset for 09-22-08. After reviewing dozens of individual cases, and the procedures used by the county, the writ seemed appropriate. The writ lays out a compelling case of multiple violations of both the State and U.S. Constitutions. Legitimate use of private property has been denied/stolen arbitrarily and capriciously, without due process and without just compensation, according to the adverse events that have/are occurred/occurring, with out due process and without any regard for the residents of Wahkiakum County.

Nearly every community in America has been/is being invaded by this same type of so-called Environmental Actions,” Smart Growth” policies, and Sustainable development issues. Proponents of Environmental Actions,” Smart Growth” policies, and Sustainable development issues will lie, steal, and cover up their actions, they would have you believe they are using the “best available science”. These notions have taken over the planning profession and have won seats on local governing bodies. These people claim to “respect” the notion of private property rights, and often include such language in the planning documents, but the actual policies put the lie to these claims. One can no longer be silent we must be diligent, educate ourselves and others to the grave life these people want to inflict upon us. It is a life without freedoms, a life without accessible nature, a life devoid of personal and property rights

What is the source of wisdom that declares that “Salmon Recovery” is more important then peoples lives? The absurdness of this is the Salmon are actually being destroyed so that NGO’s can keep them on the endangered list to obtain more governmental grants for “Salmon Recovery”. What is the source of wisdom that presumes to dictate where, and under what conditions, free people will live? Why is this source of wisdom accepted as better, or more authoritative than the wisdom of free people exercising their right to use their own property as they see fit, in their own “pursuit of happiness?” Why is it okay for NGO’s to destroy private property?

The source of this wisdom is sustainable development, a philosophy of social organization built upon the principle that government must manage the activities of people and the use of resources to insure environmental protection, and social and economic equity, for the current and future generations.
There is no room for America’s founders in this philosophy. There is no room for private property or individual freedom in this philosophy. Wherever this cancerous philosophy spreads, tyranny follows.

If good people to do nothing (the easy way) evil will prevail. These NGO’s are evil; they are without ethics, nor morals. They are all for the green the green filling their pockets that is. Help good people win the war, do not let tyranny prevail pass this on educate yourselves and others. Do it now, tomorrow will be to late.

Raven