MISSION STATEMENT:
Promoting private property and free markets as the foundry of Sustainable Liberty, and exposing the chains of statist planning as unsustainable.
Promoting private property and free markets as the foundry of Sustainable Liberty, and exposing the chains of statist planning as unsustainable.
Are you struggling to accept the reality of what is commonly called "Agenda 21" - or
Regionalism? We don't blame you. For many, the term has become associated with conspiracy mongering, Tea Party activism, and over-the-top blog sites.
The team here at Sustainable Liberty understands. We are comprised of industry professionals and elected officials that are trying to find the common ground between the public and private sectors.
What we have found is that we are speaking two different languages, and both trying to get our points across (and most times, failing miserably). The private sector is tired of being manipulated and encroached upon and we are weary of being the brunt of hostile and frustrated rhetoric.
2 years ago, while some of us understood what Agenda 21/Regionalism was, many of our colleagues did not. They would regard us with skepticism and sometimes even ridicule. But as those things that we had warned about came to fruition, there was suddenly a growing movement within the public sector to reclaim our freedoms.
Try stepping back from the common term for a moment and focus on the real essence and structural components of what the so-called "agenda" is about. PLANNING.
From a local community government level, as well as a state and federal regional level. It is about changing the way we live, either by the progressive elimination of choice, or by the overarching mechanism of force through government regulation. And, the basic tool to effect the change is through central planning devices aimed at controlling how we use our land, resources and private property, and thereby forcing "behavioral" changes for each and every one of us.
Because the United Nations could not get its ambitious agenda adopted by all countries, it opted instead to promote the voluntary implementation of it by each government, with the obvious belief that all governments would eventually catch up to each other in the end.
So, rather than worry about "Agenda 21", let's all focus on what is happening in each and every one of our communities from a planning and regulatory perspective and how it is quietly and effectively moving the plan along.
-The team at Sustainable Liberty
Regionalism? We don't blame you. For many, the term has become associated with conspiracy mongering, Tea Party activism, and over-the-top blog sites.
The team here at Sustainable Liberty understands. We are comprised of industry professionals and elected officials that are trying to find the common ground between the public and private sectors.
What we have found is that we are speaking two different languages, and both trying to get our points across (and most times, failing miserably). The private sector is tired of being manipulated and encroached upon and we are weary of being the brunt of hostile and frustrated rhetoric.
2 years ago, while some of us understood what Agenda 21/Regionalism was, many of our colleagues did not. They would regard us with skepticism and sometimes even ridicule. But as those things that we had warned about came to fruition, there was suddenly a growing movement within the public sector to reclaim our freedoms.
Try stepping back from the common term for a moment and focus on the real essence and structural components of what the so-called "agenda" is about. PLANNING.
From a local community government level, as well as a state and federal regional level. It is about changing the way we live, either by the progressive elimination of choice, or by the overarching mechanism of force through government regulation. And, the basic tool to effect the change is through central planning devices aimed at controlling how we use our land, resources and private property, and thereby forcing "behavioral" changes for each and every one of us.
Because the United Nations could not get its ambitious agenda adopted by all countries, it opted instead to promote the voluntary implementation of it by each government, with the obvious belief that all governments would eventually catch up to each other in the end.
So, rather than worry about "Agenda 21", let's all focus on what is happening in each and every one of our communities from a planning and regulatory perspective and how it is quietly and effectively moving the plan along.
-The team at Sustainable Liberty
BEWARE OF THE SCAM: RESOLUTIONS THAT MEAN NOTHING
Lately there has been an influx of Anti Agenda 21 resolutions passed by city councils or county boards - mostly due to the public pressure that citizens have placed on their electeds. The resolution gets passed, and they, the electeds, hope that is enough to make the critics happy, and many times it is. The citizens feel as though they have won the fight and the electeds pat themselves on the back, and neatly tuck their "Anti Agenda 21 Card" into their pocket, where they can conveniently whip it out at election time to remind the citizens how brave they were in protecting private property rights. Shame on them. In the following story, we will give you a prime example of how devious this trick is and how it is business as usual in the grand world big government. Please read so that you can recognize the behavior and identify it when it comes to your city.
City of Menifee CA passes Anti Agenda 21 Resolution, yet denies basic private property rights.
City of Menifee CA passes Anti Agenda 21 Resolution, yet denies basic private property rights.
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In just 3 months, 35 California cities OPT OUT of ICLEI - Congratulations to all of the concerned citizens and community leaders, elected and appointed, that have made this happen!!
Now that you have made this first step, the follow through is imperative.
Look at your city's General (comprehensive) Plan. Does it have a "Sustainable Communities" chapter? If so, you are back to square 1. It is not good enough to merely "opt" out of something if you are still implementing the mandates, policies and forcing behavioral changes within the community.
Opening up your General Plans and really understanding the ideologies, premises and driving forces behind the language presented, is the key to maintaining (or in some cases, returning) freedom in your community.
Now that you have made this first step, the follow through is imperative.
Look at your city's General (comprehensive) Plan. Does it have a "Sustainable Communities" chapter? If so, you are back to square 1. It is not good enough to merely "opt" out of something if you are still implementing the mandates, policies and forcing behavioral changes within the community.
Opening up your General Plans and really understanding the ideologies, premises and driving forces behind the language presented, is the key to maintaining (or in some cases, returning) freedom in your community.