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FEDERATION OF WESTERN OUTDOOR CLUBS







WASHINGTON STATE REFERENDUM No. 48
1995 FWOC Resolution No. 27:

The legislature of the State of Washington passed into law I-64.  This was one of the most extreme examples of a "takings bill," which would provide financial compensation to property owners who are (or want to) use land they own in ways that are against the public interest.  It would have required the government to pay costs now borne by developers, such as studies and maps.  It would have required state or local governments to study the economic impacts of any proposed environmental regulations and choose the those with the minimum economic effect.
Over 230,000 signatures were gathered to put this issue on the ballot, for decision at the forthcoming November elections.  A "No" vote on this Referendum would repeal I-64.

Note that at its 1995 Annual Meeting, the Federation of Western Outdoor Clubs went on record in favor of repealing I-64 by encouraging Washingtonians to vote "No" on Referendum #48.
This referendum was soundly defeated at the polls, on November 8, 1995, but the proponents of Referendum 48 vow to keep the nearly-sacred issue of what they term "property rights" back to the State Legislature next year.

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FWOC members and member clubs from Washington should be alert for any opportunity to squelch such "takings" issues.

It's very sad that the BIGGEST TAKINGS ISSUE EVER is by those proposing to take National Forest, national Parks, BLM land, etc., from the public domain, and "giving these lands back to the states" who never, EVER owned these lands before.  This is unfortunately a good example of the ever so evil protagonist/policitian Big Lie technique that Hitler used so effectively!




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