Policy 5

Lobby local, state, and federal legislators to present a case for property rights and responsible property use.

The special interest pressure on our elected representatives is intense. From the day they announce their intention to run for office to the day that they retire they are bombarded with requests to vote a certain way on legislation that comes before them. They are inundated with facts, spin and bold-face lies. Few have the time to even read the bills they vote on let alone the time for in-depth study of the issues. They end up relying on the advice of whichever lobbyist told the best story or shouted the loudest.

If we, as property rights advocates, are to be heard, we must raise our voice in that same arena. We have many good, common-sense arguments to be made in favor of our beloved rights as well as two hundred years of history that show their worth but, if we are silent, we cannot prevail.

It is the policy of Citizens’ Alliance for Property Rights to lobby any and all elected representatives that will listen to us so that they have our input before they cast the votes that affect our property rights.