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Florida Is FOR SALE….Quite Literally Preserved Land Is Going To Be Sold….
Author: Matthew D. Weidner, Esq.
We all know that our state is FOR SALE to the highest bidder….and the long term consequences will not be good for anyone who loves this state and cares about its future. We are careening down a path of knee jerk politics governed by the most corrupt group of elected officials this state has ever seen…..read on….
Desperate to cut costs, Florida could soon be selling off tens of thousands of acres of public parks and conservation land — some of it bought at the peak of the real estate boom — to the highest bidder in perhaps the worst real estate market since the Great Depression.
Under a new plan by regional water managers, natural areas bought to help prevent flooding and protect drinking water sources but now deemed to be unnecessary could be sold for development, farming or other uses. Land could be trimmed from dozens of local parks and preserves, including Charlotte Harbor Buffer Preserve in Charlotte County, Myakka State Forest in Sarasota County and Terra Ceia in Manatee.
The mortgage debacle in the United States has raised deep questions about “the rule of law,”
Author: Matthew D. Weidner, Esq.
The bigger picture about what we’re all fighting for….Really have to give credit to the Sarasota Tribune for sinking their teeth into this story. Please forward the link to the story around so the paper get’s the hits for it….
NEW YORK – The mortgage debacle in the United States has raised deep questions about “the rule of law,” the universally accepted hallmark of an advanced, civilized society. The rule of law is supposed to protect the weak against the strong, and ensure that everyone is treated fairly. In America in the wake of the subprime mortgage crisis, it has done neither.
Part of the rule of law is security of property rights. If you owe money on your house, for example, the bank can’t simply take it away without following the prescribed legal process. But in recent weeks and months, Americans have seen several instances in which individuals have been dispossessed of their houses even when they have no debts.
