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Piñon Canyon expansion

Tuesday, May 15 at 11:10 AM

Kathleen Doherty Brooks (no hometown provided) writes:

I am writing to bring to your attention that Congressman Mark Udall has failed the people of Colorado by paving the way for the Army to receive funding in 2008 for its plan to expand the Pinon Canyon training site in southern Colorado. He is in direct opposition to the Colorado House and Senate, the Governor, as well as the “will of the People” he serves! It is truly unbelievable to me that he can thumb his nose at what his constituents and the people he is supposed to be serving in his state have voiced. It is time we declare all out war on his elected position! He no longer is our elected official but one who is a puppet of the government system. We cannot afford to reelect people with that dangerous mentality.
My family has had a operating ranch near Trinidad for over 125 years, my father has been ranching for over 60 years and continues to ranch with my brother and nephews. We and all of the people who oppose the Army's take over of productive ranch and farm land, whole towns, whole communities, schools, churches, businesses ... “historical groups, conservationists, Native America Nations, archaeologists, cattlemen’s groups, private property rights groups, labor unions, paleontologists, religious groups, counties, cities, towns. Museums, scientists, artists, etc.” will not sit still while our Army “bullies” its way into stripping communities and people of their livelihoods, roots, homes, schools, churches, history. They have NO right to take our land! Already the army helicopters are beginning to fly overhead! As many as 20 at a time! Would you like someone to TAKE your home without your permission?
To seize your business? To intend play war-games in your town and in your schools and in your churches? Put the shoe on YOUR foot!
This has nothing to do with Patriotism. Many of the people in our community are veterans and have served their country! This has to do with taking over land and homes and communities! There is LOTS of unused and unusable land in this country for the Army to use! Go play war games there!
We ask you as people of Colorado to RISE UP with us and take a stand against eminent domain by the Army and against Congressman Mark Udall who needs to lose his job! He no longer can be trusted with the State of Colorado issues! Please write or call him today!

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READER COMMENTS

A B.S. FEDERAL land grab. If they can take most of the rural peoples lands and herd all them folks into the big cities, it makes it much easier for orderly disposal of all the "worthless eaters".

Posted by Jay on May 15, 2007 02:59 PM

Let the government seize worthless land in Texas for a training range, Crawford ranch comes to mind as a suitable land with just lower life forms such as slime molds growing on it. Leave the productive land for use by the living, not to be used in the black art of dying.

Posted by Western Slope on May 15, 2007 03:10 PM

udall doesnt care about anyone but himself and what he will get out of it. the army could go to 29 palms and have a better training ground. just remember it was all teh liberal judges on the supreme court that ok the first land grab a few years ago for a company because it was for the good of the government by bringing in more taxe money.

Posted by fish on May 16, 2007 05:39 AM