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- --- DEFENDERS of Property Rights ---
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- Dear Friend and Colleague:
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- Are you tired of the unchecked growth of federal, state, and local rules
- and regulations (and the taxes that come with them) that infringe upon
- the individual and property rights of you, your friends, and your
- family?
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- Are you sick of government bureaucrats telling you what you can and
- cannot do with your property and business, how to raise your children,
- and what products you should and should not buy?
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- Do you feel the government routinely overrules even the most basic
- decisions you make every day about your family and livelihood?
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- In short, are you just plain sick and tired of big government?
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- I know that I am. I am writing you to let you know about something you
- can do that will help make a difference. I'd like to introduce you to
- GET GOVERNMENT OFF OUR BACK, an ad hoc coalition of individuals,
- businesses, and grassroots organizations across the nation dedicated to
- reducing the size of government and the amount of needless regulations
- at the federal, state, and local levels. We believe that unless private
- citizens demand reform now, the American system of free enterprise is in
- danger of collapsing under the weight of big government.
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- On October 10th, GET GOVERNMENT OFF OUR BACK will be holding press
- conference in key places all over America to call attention to the
- danger that big government poses to our rich democratic heritage. We
- are currently working with a diverse group of grassroots organizations
- and individuals in your area who will be participating in the event. I
- have attached a copy of the petition we will be unveiling at the press
- conferences, and I would like you to take a good look at it. I think
- you'll find a lot to agree with.
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- If you agree with us -- that it is time to put property rights and
- government back in the hands of the people -- please let me know. We
- will list you as a member of the coalition and signatory of the
- resolution. Please fill out the attached form and fax it back to us as
- soon as you can. We will get in touch with you in the days ahead to
- give you more details about the campaign and events happening in your
- area.
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- I hope you will agree to participate in this important step in putting
- government back in the hands of the people. Thank you for your time.
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- Yours truly,
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- Nancie G. Marzulla
- President and Chief Legal Counsel
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- GET GOVERNMENT OFF OUR BACK RESOLUTION
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- WHEREAS, the U.S. government's payroll is growing at a faster pace than
- the private sector's; and
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- WHEREAS,over 200 pages of new and often conflicting government
- regulations are added to the Federal Register each day, and thousands
- more at the state and local levels; and
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- WHEREAS, federal and state governments' use of unfunded and underfunded
- mandates results in especially prohibitive burdens on state and local
- taxpayers and businesses; and
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- WHEREAS, the virus-like growth of federal, state, and local statutes,
- ordinances, laws, rules, and regulations has a profoundly stifling
- impact on the free exchange of goods and services among individuals and
- businesses; and
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- WHEREAS, consumers and individuals are frequently confused and often
- misled by their own government; and
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- WHEREAS, government is increasingly assuming the role of telling us what
- consumer products we should buy and what not to buy, how to raise our
- children, and what we can do with our own property and businesses; and
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- WHEREAS, businesses and individuals are routinely overruled by
- government in basic decisions about family and enterprise, subjected to
- arbitrary civil and criminal penalties by regulatory agencies with
- little or no recourse under law; and
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- WHEREAS, over-regulation by OSHA, EPA, FDA, IRS, other federal agencies
- and their counterparts at the state and local levels results in lost
- jobs, increased costs, mountains of needless paperwork, and hampers the
- ability of U.S. business to compete in the global marketplace; and
-
- WHEREAS, individual rights, property rights, and personal privacy are
- under attack from government at all levels; and
-
- WHEREAS, our tax laws and the regulatory process are often used as a
- form of back-door prohibition, or otherwise designed to achieve the
- objectives of social engineering;
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- THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that we the undersigned call upon every
- candidate for elective office -- at all levels of government -- to
- promise:
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- 1. That they will take measurable steps during their term of
- office to REDUCE the size of government payroll and the number of
- regulations under their jurisdiction and explain how they will
- achieve this in their first term of office;
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- 2. That they will reform the regulatory process to make it more
- responsive to the needs of the American people rather than the
- desires and whims of the government;
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- 3. That they will undertake a review of all existing rules,
- regulations, laws, ordinances, and statutes with a goal of
- eliminating those that are burdensome, conflicting, and intrusive;
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- 4. That they will sign this simple pledge: "Citizens and small
- business owners in America have a right to exist subject to the
- free enterprise system as a national priority. The proper role of
- government is to protect the lives and freedom and property of
- Americans while otherwise staying out of our lives."
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- Resolution Sponsor Response Form
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- Please complete and return ASAP!
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- Name of signer as it should appear on all printed material:
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- Business title of resolution signer:
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- Resolution signer's voice phone:_______________ Fax: __________
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- Name of resolution signer's business or organization:
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- Resolution signer's shipping address:
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- Please send completed forms to:
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- Nancie G. Marzulla - Defenders of Property Rights
- 6235 33rd Street NW, Washington, DC 20015
- FAX: (202) 686-0240 - phone: (202) 686-4197
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- DEFENDERS of Property Rights
- 6235 33rd Street NW - Washington, D.C. 20015 - (202) 686-4197
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- "[Nor] shall private property be taken for public use, without just
- compensation." -U.S. Constitution, Amendment V
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