[Seruzawa]

Too often people get worked up about totalitarian government at the Federal level when in fact their freedoms are far more at jeapordy at the hands of local criminal politicians.

[dsutah]

Are you ever right! In Utah, Weber County, we have a
free little newspaper, called "Weber Sentinel". This little
newspaper is suprisingly very conservative! There are
a lot of articles that talk about local events, with local
authors; but some of them are about issues around
the state, and the country.

One time there was an article about property rights. This
one dealt with the same concerns you mentioned in your
post. It said something about a worry by many that socialism
was creeping into the state, and getting in on the local city
and county level. It's author warned about city planning,
specifically. At least some cities. They get some disturbing
ideas in on the local city level. They condemn property,
and threaten to take it, whether someone wants to sell it
or not; just like what's happening to these people in this
story.

Now not all of these people in the planning commissions,
or the developers are going to socialist ideas, but it suggested
some of them may be falling for them, in a mild-mannered
form. I sure wish I could remember just what all the article
said. It was awhile ago, and this paper doesn't have a website;
but it does have a e-mail address.