Dear Editor,

Why Do Coos County Citizens Need and Deserve 'This' "Voice Of The Voters" Home Rule Charter?

This Great Nation was built on a Constitutional Republic form of government.

This means we were given a government where we ELECT our REPRESENTATIVES and they have CHECKS and BALANCES.

Our federal and state governments both have three parts to provide representation and checks and balances: a House and Senate, a President or Governor, and the Judiciary branch. Additionally we have federal and state Constitutions which give rather specific guide lines and limits to the power of the government to dominate and control the citizens. Also there is generally some national and/or state coverage on TV, radio, in multiple newspapers, on talk shows, etc.

At present Coos County is a 'General Law County' with three elected Commissioners.  This means your commissioners can, with an 'aye' vote of only two people control the county funds, indebtedness, selling and buying of assets, increase their salaries, delegate their authority, etc. The only limit of their power over the county ( not cities ) is if there happens to be a specific ORS (Oregon Revised Statute ) regulating the issue. There are practically no checks and balances or reviews and very little required notification of their actions, before or after, to the citizens.

With this complete power over county issues they have additionally put forth rules allowing themselves to vote on issues outside of standard Board of Commissioners meetings, plus set rules which deny citizens the right to ask questions or make comments on most issues.

Coos County deserves and needs this non-partisan “Voice of the Voters” Home Rule Charter (Constitution) which gives the citizens control over major expenditures not included in the budget (remember $165,000 X 3 = almost a half a million dollars) , county land use changes, selling and giving away your county assets, etc, etc.

Regardless of your view point, it gives all citizens the right to vote on these issues and more.

Read this “Voice of the Voters” Home Rule Charter...... Then PUT IT IN WRITING!
Vote Yes on ballot measure 6-149!
Thank You,
Jaye Bell
Coquille, Oregon 97423

Home Rule Response

The following is in response to the article in “The World” on 9/20/14 regarding “Home Rule”.

Most citizens of Coos County are too busy with their normal lives and are unable to attend commission meeting. Those that do make time are now labeled “the noisemakers” by Mr. Barton. These “noisemakers” are citizens expressing their constitutional rights to express their opinion on how they are governed and how the County manages it assets. It is “noise” because no one is respectful enough to listen to individuals that take the time to get involved and express an opinion.

“The ultimate objective was to get a professional administrator to run the day-to-day affairs of the county because the commissioners are, first of all, not well-qualified to administer a government of that size and complexity,” Barton said.  I find it strange how these unqualified elected officials are qualified to hire a professional administrator that is not responsible to the citizens of the County. This same professional administrator would hire all individuals currently elected except for the Sheriff and Commissioners. He would also have “golden parachute” attached to his employment contract.

 “I think home rule is a good thing,” said Commissioner Melissa Cribbins. “It reflects the individual characteristics of a county. But I’m concerned in this case that it’s small groups of people with individual interests.” The charter’s specificity also makes Commissioner John Sweet think it’s geared toward individual interests, rather than countywide needs. Mr. Sweet also claims “it’s attempt to undermine the concept of representative government.”

I say just the opposite is true. It requires that our elected representatives be responsible and responsive to the citizens that elect them. I challenge anyone to find any item in the charter that would benefit any one special interest group. There are no “special interest” groups funding this issue. It is strictly a “grass roots” movement.

How Herne and Bell are doing it, by putting it to the voters is the only method that private citizens can address the issue under state law. “The current board of commissioners has repeatedly denied Herne and Bell’s requests to consider their charter specifically.”

.“Voice of the Voters” is the only avenue citizens have to give guidance to the commissioners on how they (the citizens) are to be governed.

Respectfully, a Coos County Concerned Citizen,

 Theo Stanley,
PO Box 307 Bandon.OR

by Mary Geddry

We’ve had a long and pleasant reprieve but it appears, unfortunately, that the mathematically challenged Jon Barton has regained his mojo. The Walrus is once again weighing in and sharing his regressive views in the local paper regurgitating industry talking points on fossil-fuel development and now blathering on about county governance.

Barton has offered us his “learned” critique of the proposed home rule charter based upon his brief tenure as a member of the structure advisory committee . He was only appointed to the committee by the county commission because he shared the board’s majority view of converting county governance over to a hired administrator. It’s ironic that Barton’s criticisms of the charter, if one were just to substitute the titles, are almost identical to public criticism of his recommendation at the time. Namely:

BARTON – “It is idealistically crafted with little regard to the practicalities of managing an organization of the size and complexity as Coos County.”

The public rightly recognized that the structure advisory committee was formed with one predetermined yet undisclosed goal of hiring a county administrator without any regard to practicalities and complexities. Barton, like the other appointed members rarely attended a board meeting prior to the formation of the committee, except to ask for money for SCDC and has rarely attended since.

BARTON – “Proponents say the Charter would reduce costs but other than offering up eliminating commissioner credit cards and requiring public bidding for goods and services (already practiced and required by state law) they offer little to substantiate their claim.”

Once again the public, or “noisemakers” as Barton calls them, demanded evidence that hiring an administrator “would save the county millions.” Sigh, despite enthusiastic attestations from proponents of the “administrator model” none were able to actually provide substantive evidence of why they themselves were so convinced hiring an administrator would magically improve the county.

In another bit of irony, the paper reports that Melissa Cribbins supports the possibility of a home rule charter but has reservations about the one on this November’s ballot.
CRIBBINS – “I think home rule is a good thing. It reflects the individual characteristics of a county. But I am concerned in this case that it’s small groups of people with individual interests.”

Wow! Just swap “home rule” with the words “community enhancement plan” and Cribbins could actually be a member of the public voicing concern about the CEP.

“The time has come,” the Walrus said,
“To talk of many things:
Of shoes–and ships–and sealing-wax–
Of cabbages–and kings–
And why the sea is boiling hot–
And whether pigs have wings.”
The Walrus and the Carpenter by Lewis Carroll
(just before eating the poor, duped Oysters)

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  To the Editor of The Coos County Watchdog

“We the People” is the way the preamble to our Constitution starts. I always liked the sound of that, but where have “We the People” gone? Some no longer vote or consider the need to participate in any way. Only a Few will become candidates to serve in political positions.

The design of the Founders was for volunteer service. Volunteer service requires that we maintain awareness and have interest in the affairs of government. It is also a way to keep government within reasonable bounds.

The best opportunity to serve in government is local or city and the next best is your County government.

Thanks to two Coos County residents, who want to enhance a “We the People”

Governing of Coos County, a new charter has been developed. The aim of the Charter is to put people in control. Voter approval would be required for;

1) Capitol programs, 2) All bonded indebtedness, 3) The gifting of Public funds, 4) The granting of property tax exemptions; and more.

Voter approval would be required for Urban Renewal. Accountability for use of Urban Renewal funds will require public presentation on a County website with full disclosure of the disbursement of Urban Renewal funds

Budgeting will be zero based, which means that they will be based on the cost of service delivery for the coming period.

Voters in Coos County should get well acquainted with this Home Rule Proposal in order to make an informed decision on it. It is much better than I had expected.

If approved by the voters, Coos County could become a destination for new investment. People who want to have more control over their lives will consider establishing themselves in Coos County. Coos County could become the envy of the Nation by shining daylight on the operation of government.

Sign me as consumed with envy in Douglas County!

Merv Cloe
Reedsport, OR

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News with Views Editor Special Guest 

NEWS WITH VIEWS EDITOR TO BE SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER AT PATRIOTS GATHERING IN NORTH BEND, OREGON
http://www.newswithviews.com/NWV-News/news399.htm

By NWV Senior Political News Writer, Jim Kouri
Posted 1:00 AM Eastern
July 14, 2014
© 2014 NewsWithViews.com

News with Views Publisher and Editor-in-Chief Paul Walter will be the special guest speaker for an upcoming political pow-wow that will address some of the major issues facing the state of Oregon and the United States of America.

According to the chairwomen, Oregon natives Jaye Bell and Ronnie Herne, the event titled, "Patriots Gathering" will bring together some of the state's most influential and forward-thinking individuals who will hear from some of the nation's cutting-edge speakers.

The gathering is scheduled for Saturday, July 19, 2014 from 10:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. at Coos County's Pony Village Mall in North Bend (see information below).

"The idea for this gathering is to acquaint people with an overview of some of the important topics going on today. It is meant to be uplifting in that the Speakers will present on successes, or on projects that will likely be successful," said Bell and Herne in a statement.

People who are actually doing something will be featured as speakers and will be attending, according to the chairwomen.

"We are trying to create some personal liaisons between the counties. Few exist now and Coos County is relatively isolated, being distant from any interstate corridor," they added.

The goal of "Patriot's Gathering" is to bring together in a relaxed setting a series of topics and speakers with an intellectually honest and patriotic audience. "We want people up and moving, mingling. This will not be a TV show," Bell and Herne said.

Besides Paul Walter's keynote address, speakers will discuss topics such as Agenda 21, federal land use laws, urban renewal, the Oath Keepers movement, the Oregon State Lottery initiative and other important issues. The presenter will include Rae Copitka and Loma Wharton; Rob Taylor; Rob Pell; Ronnie Herne; and others.

NewsWithViews.com is dedicated to revealing lies, innuendo and agendas - wherever they may be. Our political affiliations are not to the left or the right, but to "what is right and true."

Our goal is to bring you the best news and commentaries on current events that may be manipulated or controlled by the mainstream media.

Our aim is to enlighten, educate and awaken people to the real issues facing this country and the world today.

Under Paul Walter's leadership NewsWithViews.com started publishing in June of 2001. A Constitution-defending conservative, Mr. Walter noticed the Internet was awash in a sea of websites that were mouthpieces or sycophants for the establishment Republican Party, the liberal-left Democratic Party, as well as the feminist movement, the environmental movement, the Christian Right, etc.

According to NewsWithViews associates, the popular Internet publication believes the nation is on the wrong track and it's not a Jewish, Christian, or a Muslim issue; nor is it a conservative or a liberal issue; nor a Republican or a Democrat issue. It is a Right or Wrong issue.

NewsWithViews.com' mission statement includes the proposition that "truth is UNIVERSAL. Everyone can recognize it but, some reject it. Truth and honesty unite, while lies and deception divide. Bare in mind that Truth is hate to those that hate the Truth."

Paul Walter has made certain that NewsWithViews.com remains a voice of reason and patriotism while not allowing its affiliation with any religious organizations or political groups. "We believe in God and our Lord Jesus Christ the Savior of mankind," Mr. Walter has often said.

Paul Walter born in a socialist communist country, immigrated with his family to United States (Legally) in 1958. Served in the US armed forces in Germany during the Cuban Missile crisis under John Kennedy's administration. He has first hand knowledge of how Communism works. "It's hell because they turn the people against each other," "they divide, then conquer and rule, and they don't believe in God eather." says Mr. Walter

Paul Walter published a 114 year old history book that was discovered by accident that contains the complete banking history of how the Banksters took over the United States, titled: The Coming Battle.

"Patriots Gathering" will be an event that may very well change the state of Oregon for the better. With a lawless federal government, a corrupt tax system, greedy political leaders who place profits above patriotism, and a news media that has little regard for the First Amendment and honest journalism, it's up to the American people to effect change as it was understood by our founding fathers.


"'Patriots Gathering' may be the first volley of a statewide revolution that brings Oregonians back to the philosophy of freedom as outlined in the founding documents -- the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution," said political consultant and attorney Michael Baker.

Patriots Gathering information:

Date: Saturday, July 19, 2014
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (Pacific)
Place: Pony Village Mall, Room 157 B, near Macy's
1611 Virginia Avenue
North Bend, Coos County

For further information including travel directions, telephone Jaye Bell or Ronnie Herne at (541) 396-4200

© 2014 NWV - All Rights Reserved

The plan plays a kind of financial shell game with the state, transforming property taxes into community service fees, then funneling them into private non-profits whose non-elected board members would have final say over how the cash is used.

Backers of the plan say it will allow them to both accelerate and smooth the tidal wave of property tax revenues expected from the project. It will spread the wealth over a broader geographic area and create a long-term funding stream for schools and economic development.

Read More:  http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2014/05/controversial_plan_to_divvy_up.html#incart_m-rpt-1

Hey Folks,

I just attended the first Town Hall that was scheduled by the Coos County Board of Commissioner to discuss The Community Enhancement Plan and Commissioners Cribbon's and Sweet's desire for the county becoming the fourth member of the South Coast Community Foundation.  The SCCF is a taxing scheme developed to continue to siphon money from the state's State School Sharing Fund or the equalization program and funnel that money to huge private and public development projects. 

I had high praise for the way Commissioner Mellissa Cribbons conducted the county meeting on April 1, 2014, but the town hall in Bandon on the 9th was a sham.

The commissioners had everyone break up into five different groups to answer five questions that were designed to return a predetermined answer that would always favor the project.

There was over a dozen employees from Knife River Construction in attendance, if one was to go by the count of company vehicles that were in the parking lot.  They have every right to attend, but their numbers makes the appearance dubious and casts a cloud of suspicion on the entire project.    I think most of the rank and file employees are damn decent people who have the best of intentions.  Lets hope the company is not using them in the same fashion that Oregon Resource Co. used their employees to manipulate the commissioners vote on the ORC contract.  These people are the salt of the earth and do not deserve deception.  

In contrast, there was less than 10 people from the city of Bandon in attendance, and that was due to such a very short notification period for the meeting.  It is evident that the tactic was intentional, so Sweet and Cribbons could say they had input from the people, when most of the people in Bandon had not a clue that this meeting was occurring. 

Nobody from the Bandon City Council was in attendance, which was a huge disappointment.

Then, to the insult  of eveiry taxpayer in the county, nobody from the Bandon School Board attended the meeting, which was all about getting more money to the county's dilapidated school districts.  And they want our support, what a joke.  It also demonstrates how the school board is going to treat the staff and teachers of their district, if the schools were to get this money under the SCCF plan.  No Respect, to teachers, school staff, and most of all, us the taxpayers......The BOC has to Vote NO to the CEP and the SCCF or they better "Put it on the Ballot."  

Commissioner Sweet and Cribbons are going to push the CEP and the SCCF and the voters better be prepared to stop the creation of another political slush fund.  It is the definition of crony capitalism, or more aptly put, economic fascism.....Rob T.

Hey Everyone,

The Board of Commissioners will be having several Town Halls to discuss the creation of the South Coast Community Foundation.  It appears that Commissioners Cribbons and Sweet are going to try to enact this new quasi private/public bureaucracy and we have to be prepared.  Please attend the meetings and ask the commissioners to Vote No to joining the foundation.  Tell them Vote NO or "PUT IT ON THE BALLOT,'....Rob T.

IF YOU CANNOT ATTEND THE MEETING IN PERSON:
It is very important to contact the commissioners and ask them to Vote NO on the SCCF or "PUT IT ON THE BALLOT."

Call & Email Commissioners                                                                                                                                                  

 John Sweet
(541) 396-7541
Email: jsweet@co.coos.or.us

Melissa Cribbins
(541) 396-7539
Email: mcribbins@co.coos.or.us

Robert "Bob" Main
(541) 396-7540
Email: bmain@co.coos.or.us

Coos County CommissionRegular bi-monthly meeting held April 1, 2014http://coosmediacenter.pegcentral.com/player.php?video=f8545fd21b105763d330aacc217e162c
Coos Bay City CouncilRegular scheduled meeting held April 1, 2014http://coosmediacenter.pegcentral.com/player.php?video=2d800837398eba76cde16e6ded9a261f
North Bend City CouncilRegular meeting of the North Bend City Council held March 25 ,2014,http://coosmediacenter.pegcentral.com/player.php?video=c877950ea68e34cb35f2a6fc7dcbfc45
Coos County CommissionRegular meeting held March 25, 2014http://coosmediacenter.pegcentral.com/player.php?video=db52e1a6c614c24c6da0b94db015224a

Dear Editor --

On Saturday, April 5th, 2014 The World ran a front page article titled "Important election coming in Curry Co."  The article stated that a Curry County Home Rule Charter and one commissioner position will be on their May ballot.

Understand that this Curry County Charter in no way resembles the freedom-loving Coos County Home Rule Charter coming on the ballot this November.

Home Rule Charters are county constitutions.  They can be amended.  Each is individual.  Let me compare some points between theirs and ours.

Our Charter clearly forbids the hiring of a County Manager. (Coos County voted down a County Manager in 2012.) 

On the other hand, Curry County's Charter mandates the hiring of an appointed, not elected, County Manager.  These managers come with no accountability, big paychecks, golden parachutes, and, on average, three year terms before they move on.

This unelected, can't be-fired-by-the-people administrator is then directed by their Charter to appoint Curry County's Treasurer, Assessor, Surveyor, and Clerk.  Yes, I said "appoint".  Curry County voters are being asked to surrender their voting rights to the whims and dictates of an unelected person.  True, it says the commissioners must approve these choices.  However, if you don't vote them in, you can't vote them out.  And if you don't have your vote, what do you have?

Coos County's Charter says all of the county officers will be elected, at large, as it should be.  It makes them accountable to you.

And their County Commissioners will then number five, with no pay or benefits, a $10,000 stipend per year and these happy folks are supposed to review and approve the full time, full paid Administrator's unelected personnel choices.

On our side of the county line Our Charter will also have five commissioners, full paid, full time, and responsible for the full management and administration of the county, under clearly defined guidelines.  Ours is called "Voice of the Voters". 

The good news is that the Curry County voters have wisely voted down notoriously bad propositions before.  Clearly they should read the Charter and it might be interesting for them to discover who actually drafted it for them.  My bet is it wasn't their Home Rule Charter Committee.

Ronnie Herne
ARRRG Secretary
Home Rule Charter
arrrg@agitatus.com

62650 Fairview Road
Coquille, Oregon 97423
541-396-4200

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Hey Folks,

The mosquito infestation caused by the USFWS's marsh restoration will have to be paid for by someone, and that someone is us taxpayers.  Look at the chart below and you will see that Vector Abatement is the duty of the county.  Look at the last item on the list In the middle column titled, Natural Resources and Recreation and you will see that it is the county, which will have to take care of the mosquito problem....Rob T.

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Dear Editor,  
The real question is: Why are our commissioners and would-be County leaders rushing agreements, relieving  Jordon Cove of 15-plus years property tax? 

The company has yet to acquire a building permit, prove it's reliability, or use it's initial property tax relief.    If a company proposing plans of this magnitude is solid it should not need to take our money!    

Our commissioners are poised to approve Jordon Cove's tax relief based on verbal statements they will  create 501(3)(c)'s,  yearly giving millions to verbally stipulated beneficiaries chosen by themselves.  Additionally, there would be no public oversight as their board selections, meetings, and financial decisions will all be private.  (Individuals who lost their property due to unpaid property taxes wish they had such a deal.)   

Why rush giving Jordon Cove millions of dollars?  Could Chapter 662 Oregon Law 2003 section 307.123,  modified October 16th 2013, be of interest?  The legislation allows property tax relief to be transferable.  " ....upon the property being acquired by a business firm that is different from the business firm that initially benefitted from the exemption...."   Section 9 of this legislation states  "....A determination ... that a project shall be exempt from property taxation ...must be requested by official action of the governing body of the county .." ( ie. our Board of Commissioners ).  

These rushed decisions by our BOC have a great deal to do with our present financial state.  Consider the State's  '2012  Financial Condition Review'  of  Coos County:  "...a balanced budget will become more difficult..."  " Coos County debt is primarily for the county-owned pipeline."  They further stated the 2012 commissioners' response:  "As a result, the county commissioners indicated they will need to consider liquidating  county assets in order to pay expenses"....What the report did not state was Northwest Natural's pipeline payment to Coos County continually equals our payment to them for maintenance.  We taxpayers got  $27 million, plus interest, in debt.   

The 2012 commisioners gave Oregon Rescources Corp. similar tax perks based on verbal assurances of hundreds of jobs. Four days after obtaining our transferable lease, they laid off about half of their remaining  employees.   

The list of ill thought out, rushed decisions with our money and land goes on and on.  We deserve better.  This time the commissioners must, at a minimum,  require beneficiaries of our assets use what they have already been given before asking for more.     Jaye Bell

Dear Editor --      It is with great pleasure that I announce that the "Voice of the Voters" Home Rule Charter for 2012 is being updated to 2014.   The Charter, a constitution that creates enforceable contracts between the voters and their elected officials,  focuses on the active role of the voter in county politics.  The Charter's title is "Voice of the Voters".  That is also its philosophy.      

The Charter is not being rewritten but it is being tweaked, smoothed, expanded in a few areas.  And best news, it is open to all the people of Coos County for the entire month of January 2014 to make recommendations on revamping or improvments you'd like the attorney to consider.  Yes, I did say that.  You can submit new ideas on the Charter any time during January.     

Find us on the web at ARRRGvoice.com.  The 2012 charter is there as well as a link to our e-mail.  The second page is the Index.  Several of you had great points at our Charter meetings but the Charter was filed at the time and could not be edited.  Now it can.  So dust off those memories!  Send us those ideas.  Input can also be mailed to PO Box 826, Coquille, Oregon  97423.  Come February 1st, they all go to the attorney.      Looking so very much forward to hearing from you. 

Happiness in 2014!  
Ronnie Herne ARRRG Secretary    
62650 Fairview Road
Coquille, Oegon 97423
541-396-4200

Hey Folks,

Do you like the idea of the county having a Home Rule charter, but did not like everything that was in the edition that was circulated by ARRRG in 2012.   Well, here is your chance to let the authors of the "Voice of the Voters" Home Rule Charter know that you have some concerns and want to make some changes.  The group is going to put the final version on the Ballot in 2014, after it is certified by their attorney.  The only way to be heard is to be involved and there are four meetings in January.  See the ad below.....Rob T.

The Article below is a very good description of Regionalism.  I don't normally post the complete article, but it is worth republishing......Rob T.  

Rob,
you may republish. The terms of republication are set out here: http://www.freedomadvocates.org/republication_policy/. 
  
Best to you in your efforts.

 Michael Shaw

Gone are the days when government was limited, where individuals were politically
acknowledged to possess unalienable rights, and where money was honest. The
American political structure has been transformed. This has occurred quietly for
more than 50 years without public awareness of the mechanisms underlying the
change.


At the core of this transformation is the political process of“regionalizing” the country.  Political regionalism is
the antithesis of representative government. Regionalism restructures or reinvents the operation of American government by destroying traditional political boundaries, such as county lines, and ushers in a transformed system of governance that ultimately abolishes private property and the rights of the individual. Regionalism has infiltrated cities and counties everywhere, affecting transportation, water, farming and land use systems…literally every aspect of your life. 

Let’s start with an example showing how Agenda 21 programs are brought into your town via “Regionalism.”

Here is an excerpt from the United Nations’ Agenda 21 document concerning transportation planning:

Towns across the country are adopting these transport systems. This is because these systems are imposed upon locales by a regional level of government largely unknown and underestimated. 

The large scale version of the U.S. adoption of modern regionalism is a federally imposed extra-constitutional layer of government covering the entire nation.

According to the website of the National Association of Regional Councils (NARC), NARC “serves as the national voice of regionalism through effective interaction and advocacy with Congress, Federal officials and other agencies and interest groups.” NARC’s agenda includes but is not limited to: transportation, community and economic development, environment, homeland security, "regional preparedness," and community issues…

 In addition to NARC, citizens must know about the following regional planning and development agencies that work to implement NARC’s goals:

·        Council of Governments (COG)

 ·       Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) 


Council of Governments (COG)

 COGs are region-wide associations of local governments –regional bodies, typically defined to serve an area of several counties to address issues such as regional and municipal planning, economic and community development, cartography and Government Information Systems (GIS), hazard mitigation and emergency planning,  aging services, water use, pollution control, transit administration, and transportation planning.

 COGs run your town and your county from behind the scenes. Federal funds allocated to COGs coordinate the local implementation of Agenda 21.

Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO)

MPOs are federally mandated and, like COGs, are the instruments for restructuring American government. They are setting up an infrastructure for a new economic system based on public private partnership to replace free
enterprise.

 COGs and MPOs are federalized organizations that break down America’s constitutionally formulated government structure. Their purpose is to control and direct localgovernment from behind the scenes.

 Today, they propel the federal injection of the globalist agenda into local government policy and thereby negate the protections afforded by our constitutional system of government. This violation of the American essence and of our natural rights must stop!

In the words of Charlotte Iserbyt, former Department of Education official and author of The Deliberate Dumbing Down of America,

Regionalism promotes soviet style councils that develop policy that is then rubber-stamped by elected officials, with no meaningful public oversight. It is an extra level of government that operates outside the provisions of the Constitution, thus advancing globalist objectives whilst insulating most elected officials. Some elected officials are the appointees to COG management authority.

In short, American regionalism is theinstrument used to advance the globalist goals of political restructure:
 ·        To implement a step-by-step approach to the abolition of private property;
 ·        To promote the relocation of people from rural areas to Smart Growth urban centers;
 ·        To conscript public private partners and mandate community volunteerism.

 A leading example of regional control is emerging in the San Francisco Bay Area. There, the COG is known as ABAG, the Association of Bay Area Governments.  ABAG, in association with ICLEI (International Council for Local  Environmental Initiatives) has launched the “One Bay Area”program.  One Bay Areais the local federalized and internationalized plan for the implementation of Agenda 21. This 9 county, 101 city (with a combined population of 7 ½ million people) “regional” plan is designed as a full commitment to the collectivist program of Smart Growth and wild area set asides. 
 
Over the next 20 years 630,000 new residential units are projected by ABAG. ALL residential construction specified by the plan is be multi-family housing. Fully 80% of the planned housing must be within ½ mile of newly designated “transit corridors.” One such transit corridor, El Camino Real, is the major artery from San Jose to San Francisco and is planned to be transformed into a series of government controlled stack‘n pack smart growth developments. Ultimately all private vehicles will be banned from El Camino. 

To accomplish this and much more, the federal government has committed a quarter of a trillion dollars to ABAG’s One Bay Areaprogram! Despite widespread opposition as One Bay Area was rolled out this year, the plan is moving forward pursuant to a shortened and rigged approval process – a sign of things to come all across the country.


ABAG and One Bay Area evidence that government no longer operates pursuant to Constitutional design. As a result, we all lose government protection and defense of unalienable rights. 
  
Regionalism - The Blueprint for Your Serfdom by Michael Shaw

This overview of Regionalism originated as part of a larger national speech tour by Michael Shaw in 19 communities across the nation, entitled "The Ultimate War:  Globalism vs. America." Michael Shaw is a leading critic of Sustainable Development, also known as the U.N.’s“Agenda 21,“ which is the Action Plan implementing world government in the 21stcentury.

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Hey Folks,
 Here is another great article dealing with centralization and Agenda 21.  I asked permission to post this during the Light fight in Bandon. It was very good resource material…..Rob T.  
 
Hey Brandon,

 Your article "Community vs.  Collectivism" is very well constructed and outlines the situation accurately.
We are fighting New Urbanism and the "Dark Skies" initiative being promoted by the local environmentalist and the fight is reflected in what you describe in your article. Could I repost the article on my website at www.cooscountywatchdog.com   Of course with proper recognition to you and www.alt-market.com  
 
Here is a link to the Light Fight: 
City of Bandon---Outdoor Lighting Ordinance Measure 6-148---Updated 3/28/2013

Sincerely,
Rob Taylor
Website:   www.CoosCountyWatchdog.com 

Hey Folks,

I was at this BOC meeting and the board really didn't make any headway with thier plans to create a director, but they didn't discount it either.  Rob T.....

Mary Geddry...
http://mgx.com/blogs/2013/01/22/administrator-off-the-table-but-finance-director-maybe/ 

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From: Jaye Bell
Subject:  PSU report fon CC government‏

It is my observation that an 'administrator' is  not the  real object of the report, but rather is a smoke screen.  It appears implementation of regionalization and profiling are the real objectives, both  being more permanent.and deadly. 
  
For the above reason,. I hope many will see the importance of  attending the workshop Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 in the Owen Bldg.
 
This is our county...  if we can keep it.
 
Jaye

PS You may find the attachment below with an  independent  review of John M Bryson's work, that PSU lauds  so highly, very interesting.
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   On page 5 of the Portland State University Report on how Coos  County should operate, the report lauds John M Bryson as the  master author.  Wanting to know more about this person I went to the  internet.  The
only place I found John M. Bryson listed was under Amazon  books.  Going to Amazon and locating his book I reviewed the  comments.  It seems most who had to read or teach his book  praised him.  Below is listed the author's background,  and a comment from a  reader who was evidently not associated in either
catagory.  I enclose  this writer's comments because I found the PSU report to be akin to his comments  regarding John M. Bryson's book.........................................   Jaye 

Link to the Report
Combined Review of Selected Administrative Issues for Coos County Government Recommendations Condensed

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