Citizens for Property Rights Baldwin

Today's the day, Stockton! Polls are open now until 7:00 PM at the Stockton Civic Building.

Make your voice heard and vote NO to protect your property rights!

Tomorrow, Stockton voters will head to the polls to decide an issue with lasting consequences for private property rights in their community.

We believe property owners should be able to rely on the rules that were in place when they invested in their land. Make your voice heard and Vote No.

Private property rights deserve to be protected, especially when property owners have followed the law and operated under the rules already in place.

On June 30th, Stockton voters will have the opportunity to stand up for fairness, consistency, and the principle that your land and your rights matter. Vote on June 30th.

We are now just two weeks away from an important vote for the future of private property rights in Stockton.

On June 30th, voters will decide whether the rules can be changed after property owners have already followed the law and moved forward under existing regulations. Make a plan to vote.

The June 30th vote is about whether the government can change the rules on property owners after the fact. Property rights matter, and the decisions made in Stockton could have lasting consequences for property owners across our community.

On June 30th, Stockton residents will vote on an issue that could have lasting consequences for private property rights in our community.

We believe property owners should be able to rely on the laws and regulations that existed when they made the decision to invest in their land. Make a plan to vote on June 30th.

Property rights are one of the foundations of individual freedom. When someone follows the law, invests in their land, and plays by the rules, government should not be able to step in and change those rules after the fact.

In Baldwin County, we believe property owners should have the freedom to decide how their land is used.

In 1939, the Alabama Legislature adopted “We Dare Defend Our Rights” as our official state motto, and it accurately reflects the fundamental beliefs regarding freedoms and liberties that most of our citizens embrace.

The Alabama Religious Freedom Amendment, ratified by voters and enshrined in our State Constitution, defends the right to worship as you please.

Our constitutional carry law, allowing citizens to carry fi****ms without first requesting government permission, defends Second Amendment gun rights.

Alabama’s strongest-in-the-nation law bans abortion and protects the unborn, defending the basic right to life.

But one liberty needing an added dose of defense is property rights.

I am a lifelong outdoorsman, and I believe strongly that if someone in Alabama wants to buy acreage and develop it for hunting land, they should be allowed to do it. The same goes for building a lake for fishing. Hunting property cannot be created in urban settings, of course, but in more remote locations where the safety of surrounding people and property can be assured, no government or individual should stand in your way. This boils down to the theory that rights are sacred until they infringe on the rights of another, or as a quote attributed to Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes says, “My right to swing my fist ends where your nose begins.”

But even in Alabama, property rights remain under constant threat from their mortal enemy: aggressive, intrusive, and overly-invoked zoning decisions.

With the simple cast of a vote and the stroke of a pen, local government zoning decisions can instantly wipe away property rights and stop any project, large or small, dead in its tracks. A pattern of inconsistent and extreme zoning mandates can result in investors, business recruiters, and economic development prospects abandoning some towns and communities altogether for fear that their significant financial outlays could be lost at the whim of local officials.

Some communities are currently wrestling with exactly this kind of question as proposals emerge to change zoning or land-use rules after property has already been purchased and development has begun under existing regulations. Whether someone personally supports or opposes a particular project is not the central issue, because allowing government to change zone rules after projects have begun is like letting referees rewrite the entire rulebook at halftime of a football game.

This exact scenario is playing out in South Alabama with a clean, renewable energy infrastructure project essential to supplying power for an $800 million Meta data center in Montgomery that will soon add more than 100 jobs. Some are seeking to halt the already approved and underway project by changing zoning rules, but if they are successful, it could deter future investors from starting businesses in the area and harm job creation and economic progress for years to come.

When government changes the rules for one property owner because of public pressure, it sends a message that no one’s property rights are truly secure. Today it might be one type of development, but tomorrow it could be a farm expansion, a mom-and-pop storefront or business, or a family home built on land that outsiders would prefer to see used differently.

Changing the rules midstream may feel like a quick solution, but the long-term consequences are far greater. It risks undermining the rule of law and weakening a principle that has protected American property owners for generations. Leadership sometimes requires defending principles even when it would be easier to simply follow the loudest voices in the room.

If we want to preserve the freedoms and opportunities that property ownership provides, we must remain committed to a simple but essential idea: When someone follows the law and invests in their property based on the rules that exist, those rules should not be changed after the fact.

There is no ranking or hierarchy of our individual rights because all of them are precious and important, and blood was shed on battlefields to secure each of them.

The loss of property rights could start a chain reaction that quickly leads to the loss of other freedoms, and that is a road that no true patriot should ever want to travel.

Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth: Alabamians must dare defend all our rights |… The loss of property rights could start a chain reaction that quickly leads to the loss of other freedoms, and that is a road that no true patriot should…

📫Private property rights are a cornerstone of our community and our country. But should the government be able to change the rules for property owners?
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We’re asking Greg Albritton Senate 22 to defend the property rights of the people he represents.

“We Dare Defend Our Rights” in Alabama and Baldwin County private property rights are now in jeopardy.

It’s time for the people of our community to come together and ensure our current freedoms are maintained.

I appreciate the invitation to speak to such a great group today at the Republican Think Tank at Mama Lou's in Robertsdale! Included in my remarks were updates on the status of the Mobile River Bridge project and the condition of the Alabama Health Care system. Afterwards, I also enjoyed conversations with several individuals concerning the Stockton Solar Farm situation and explained two bills I'm developing addressing this issue.