Coalition president
responds to name-calling used against property
rights advocates by county supervisor
letter
to The Tucson Citizen (Tucson, AZ)
posted 8/18/02
The members of the Pima County
Coalition For Multiple Use, myself included,
have been unjustly attacked by Pima County
Supervisor Sharon Bronson. Its members and I
have been labeled by Bronson as "extreme,
right-wing, radical, private property
supporters." We need to dissect these
names to see the truth behind the slander.
Extreme?
No. I support the United States and the state
of Arizona constitutions. I believe we have
the right to live, raise families, own
property, choose our recreational activities
and work at the trades and businesses of our
choice and heritage. Supervisor Bronson
appears to be a puppet for the radical green
left. She is listed by the Sierra Club as an
environmental "activist,"
"agitator" and presently an
"inside advocate" promoting their
extreme green agenda.
Right
wing? No. If Bronson had bothered to look up
my voter-registration records, she would know
I left the Democratic party in 1985. Does this
mean anyone who left the Demos during the '80s
and '90s, leftist movement is "right
wing"? No. Remember, Supervisor Ray
Carroll left the Democratic Party in the
mid-'90s and became a Republican. Is he a
"right wing extremist"? No.
Radical?
No. The Members of PCCMU believe in common
sense environmental laws and regulations. At
the same time we realize we must have light,
medium and heavy industry to create jobs and
support the economy.
Property
rights supporter? You bet. We support the
right of landowners to be fully paid in real
money the full market value if the government
ever decides to take their property or reduce
development rights. Bronson believes the
county government should have full control
over your property, your right to build a home
and the amount of your property you can use
for recreational purposes, gardening and
landscaping.
Bronson
needs a reality check, this is still America,
isn't it?
- Glynn A. Burkhardt
President
Pima County Coalition For Multiple Use