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Myths & Misinformation cloud facts on amendment to stop govenment abuse of eminent domain PDF Print E-mail
Written by Jeremy Hopkins   
Friday, 03 February 2012 08:14

by Jeremy Hopkins, Esquire
Waldo & Lyles Attorneys

It has been more than 100 years since the Virginia General Assembly took a hard look at property rights guarantees in the state constitution. As our lawmakers begin a historic debate about how and whether to safeguard those constitutional protections, it is apparent already that the arguments against property rights protections have a distinct deja vu quality.

In 1902, those who opposed efforts to give Virginians more security in their homes, farms and businesses against eminent domain abuses made the same kind of doom-and-gloom predictions that are heard by opponents today. Opponents argued that the amendment would doom Virginia as an economic backwater, discourage out-of-state investment, drown the courts in lawsuits and bind Virginians to their horses and wagons and to their steep hills and valleys because rights of way would become prohibitively expensive.

They claimed increased protection for property rights would cause progress to come to a screeching halt. Despite this parade of horrors, Virginians amended their constitution in 1902 to correct the rampant property rights abuses of that time.

 

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The 'moral-less' liberals and nanny government PDF Print E-mail
Written by Tom McElvy   
Friday, 03 February 2012 08:12

by Tom McElvy
VNS Contributing Columnist

The problem with liberals today is that they have no morals.  Yep, I said that!  They are morally bankrupt.  They live in a fairytale land where everyone is entitled to whatever they need or want.  Hence the problem - the word "entitled."

The underlying principal with liberals is that they believe that a person's need entitles him to the wealth of other people.  They simply don't understand that people have a responsibility to themselves to take care of themselves.  Yes, unforeseen circumstances come along, and that is what insurance is for.  But, compounding the problem is that liberals feel that we have a duty to share the fruits of our hard work with others.

We do that every day.  With our children.  With our donations to charity.  With the forced-at-gunpoint donations we make every April 15th.  If you are self-sufficient, hard working, and plan for yourself and your family, then the left believes that you should do so for those either too stupid or too lazy to do it for themselves.  They believe that you have a legal obligation to allow yourself to be robbed by others.

Bullshit.

 

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Economic future: An oxymoron for Virginia Beach PDF Print E-mail
Written by Editor   
Wednesday, 01 February 2012 19:37
Oconnor-1Economic future in Virginia Beach? It’s an oxymoron, but that doesn’t keep VNS municipal blogger from outlining the resort city’s future:  Bright or Bleak?

In a series of upcoming blogs, O’Connor will paint a broad brush picture of population growth, real estate assessment (ripoffs) and tax rate, expenditures based on the last 5-year forecast and previous ones.

Then, he will bring into the equation loss of Navy jobs, infrastructure, resources, declining tax revenue from declining property values, low-priced jobs, review of tourism, and evaluate the mismanagement of all city resources by the City Council and bureaucratic staff.

You need to follow this series to see how the government has gotten into your billfold and how much more it will need to steal to cover its previous bad development decisions and mismanagement. Click here for rest of the story:
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Watch out for double dealing politicians on Constitutional Amendment on property rights PDF Print E-mail
Written by Jeremy Hopkins   
Wednesday, 01 February 2012 19:21

by Jeremy Hopkins
Special to VNS

It is not uncommon for politicians to tell voters what they want to hear before an election only to later do the opposite once they are elected.

Virginians face a similar threat this year as the General Assembly will vote a second time on the constitutional amendment regarding eminent domain.

Williamsburg and Peninsula residents will be watching Sen. Tommy Norment, who voted in favor of the amendment last year, to see if he shows true support for the amendment as Senate Majority Leader. His actions are important because some representatives, now that they are reelected, are showing signs they will renege on last year's vote.

 

Last Updated on Wednesday, 01 February 2012 19:40
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A Few Thoughts About Improving Education PDF Print E-mail
Written by Bruce D. Price   
Wednesday, 01 February 2012 19:27

by Bruce Deitrick Price
Special to VNS

Recently in Virginia Beach, I was talking to a sixth-grade teacher. She estimated that only a third of her students, at most, could read the daily paper. She suggested in so many words that part of the problem is that the school is in a poorer neighborhood. Kids aren't motivated, etc. We hear this explanation a lot, but I tend to think it's disingenuous. A fancy way of saying it's far from the whole truth.

I asked her, "Is the school still using sight-words? Dolch words? High-frequency words?"

Casually she shrugged and said, "Oh yeah," as if this went without saying.

"Well, that's the problem," I said. "Almost nobody can learn to read that way."

 

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Obama puts raghead fox in raghead chicken house PDF Print E-mail
Written by John P. Kuchta Jr.   
Tuesday, 31 January 2012 07:51
by John P. Kuchta Jr.
VNS Columnist

Remember, gentle readers, that our State Department-appointed, chief negotiator for our disgusting surrender in Afghanistan is none other than Yusuf al Qaradawi.  See:  Story

You remember Yusuf, don’t you?   

He played in the minors for awhile, but blew up his arm in his first season with the Astros.  No?  Oh, that's right, he's the leading jurist for the Muslim Brotherhood (MB).  

Yep, the President dines with MB swine at the Saudi campaign cash trough set-up at the White House, so the MB agrees to run a few errands for Obammie.

So the nation who put men on the moon, defeated the Japanese and Germans in WW II and gave the world Elvis has drafted a raghead to deal with the ragheads on our behalf and it's not going well?

Gee, what a surprise!
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