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Rep. Larry Brown stands up
for Forsyth Co property owners
Friday, March 9,
2007
State Rep. Larry Brown blasts "Heart of the Triad" plan
Dear Rep. Brown:
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!
Thank you for standing up for the rights of the people of Forsyth
County. We appreciate it!
John Hopkins Prisoner of Winston-Salem
(POW-S) by Forced Annexation
Pfafftown, NC 27040
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Jack Fisher's LTE regarding Jim Black
corruption:
Your article
was excellent and needed to prevent a possible wrist-slapping (which
I still expect) for a criminal.
Point: North Carolina has a forced
annexation law championed by the NC League of Municipalities (which
is a large special interest lobby made up of mayors, city attorneys,
city managers, including ex mayors, etc.) who are funded by tax
payer dollars to make sure elected officials do what they want, not
what the people want. They get millions of dollars in 'dues' and
what do they do with it? Why, they fund campaigns of friendly law
makers. Many times state reps attempted to get this law to the floor
for review and possible changing but Jim Black always blocked it and
never allowed any of the bills to see the light of day. Now…He
bribed Decker to switch parties to allow him (Black) to stay in
power and one of the things Black did was continue to block anything
to do with stopping forced annexation. Black retained his position
as Speaker (or at least Co-Speaker) by this illegal act. I wonder if
the citizens who suffer from this criminal act can sue Black or the
State of NC. I don't know, but NC is only one of about 5 states that
allow this anti-American practice of preventing citizens from having
a vote over something that will have such a terrible effect on their
lives. Why do we really have this law? Simple: For developers who
milk the systems for millions (if not billions) and local
governments to fix their busted budgets without having to let people
vote. This is one of the many things Jim Black has done to the
people of NC.
Jack Fisher
Pfafftown, NC
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Annexed residents angry at Winston-Salem
9/25/2006 9:51 PM
High court OKs annexation
High court upholds Winston-Salem's annexation -
WSJ article
here
Annexing to Preserve White Majority in City
Limits?
N.C. Supreme Court Leaves Annexation Challenge Pending
Opponents: City services not worth extra taxes
CLICK HERE
Forced annexation could change political landscape of Winston-Salem
Commentary by John Hopkins, published by 'Carolina Conservative'
Forsyth CAFA Letter Campaign
A
letter campaign regarding the NCLM and their position on Property Rights,
etc. See below to read letters that appeared in the
Winston-Salem Journal :
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Contact: John Hopkins
Phone
336-924-9783
Cell
336-575-3320 |
Post Office Box 5853
Winston-Salem, NC 27113
Info. Hotline 336-922-1944
www.stopNCannexation.com |
Forsyth Citizens Against Forced Annexation |
Forsyth Residents going to NC
Supreme Court to Fight Winston-Salem’s Forced Annexation.
Pfafftown NC, March 19,
2006: The Forsyth Citizens Against Forced Annexation
(Forsyth CAFA) have authorized their Attorney Richard Browne to file
a Writ of Certiorari before the North Carolina Supreme Court asking
the court to hear and eventually overturn the city of
Winston-Salem’s attempt to annex by force over 17,000 Americans
against their will and without their consent.
The steering committee of Forsyth CAFA has been buoyed by the
recent decision of the NC Supreme Court in the case of Nolan vs.
Village of Marvin. The court ruled to overturn the forced
annexation scheme of the Village of Marvin, and the Forsyth CAFA
steering committee sees many correlations between Nolan vs. Village
of Marvin and their case against the city of Winston-Salem.
Forsyth CAFA President, John Hopkins, stated: “We do not oppose
annexation, but we do oppose forcing people against their will and
without their consent. It is just un-American! The city of
Winston-Salem has been acting like the schoolyard bully in this
annexation. Well, we are not going to give up our lunch money
without a fight!”
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Unsuspecting
The N.C. League of Municipalities collects dues from member N.C. cities
who in turn collect the money from mostly unsuspecting taxpayers. The
"dues" are then used to buy influence with many of the weaker elected
state representatives in Raleigh.
Millions of dollars are collected yearly, so we should ask ourselves,
what do they do with all that money? We know these developer-friendly
and money-hungry members of the league (city mayors, city attorneys,
city managers, city council members) are a lobby group fighting the
citizens with their own money, but it leads to the question: Why are
they not subject to the Freedom of Information Act? They will tell you
they are not.
Where do the cities get the disingenuous explanations they give for
forcing annexation on county citizens? Visit the N.C. League of
Municipalities Web site to find the script. It's time this "shadow
government" was exposed for what it really is.
By the way, the N.C. League of Municipalities believes strongly in
eminent domain and denying the citizens the right to vote on issues that
will affect those same citizens. Maybe they should call themselves the
N.C. Anti-American League.
JACK FISHER
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Evidence
It is evident now more than
ever before that the state of North Carolina cannot muster the
leadership it takes to keep spending under control, or to come up with
a budget that holds taxes down. The evidence is in the fact that there
are so many involuntary annexations taking place across the state. The
N.C. League of Municipalities has begged the state legislature not to
bring forth any bill that would let the people have their say in this
matter.
The league does not want any
legislation that would bring about a constitutional amendment to
prevent eminent-domain abuse in N.C. For this lobby group, the people
of Winston-Salem unknowingly pay $36,000 a year in membership dues.
How much longer can the people of Winston-Salem afford to pay a lobby
group like this, that works against the people, and for the
big-spending government?
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Educated Voters
The 2006 elections are just around the corner, and it is time for the
voters to become educated on the people they elect to our General
Assembly. If property rights are an important issue, we should make sure
the people we vote for are not heavily influenced by the N.C. League of
Municipalities.
More than 10 bills were presented regarding forced annexation in 2005,
and because of pressure from the league, they died in committee. It is
hard for citizens to be heard because we do not have the money or power
the league has.
They fight against us with our own tax money. In my opinion, they are a
"shadow government." It seems some of our legislature is there to
represent the league and not the citizens of North Carolina.
We should vote, but make sure we know where our representatives stand on
the issues and the League of Municipalities.
KELLIENE M. FISHER
FORSYTH CITIZENS AGAINST FORCED ANNEXATION
East Bend
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NEWS ARTICLES
October 4, 2005
The city annexes rural areas, complains about the farm
animals, and passes restrictions
September 28, 2005
Voters OK incumbents
City-council candidates complain of low turnout in
primaries; winner undetermined in Southeast
Monday, April 11, 2005
At least four Winston-Salem council members plan to run again
Winston-Salem Journal
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