Time for revolution in the People's Republic of Alberta

[cottonpicken]

Wrote for 10 minutes,and deleted it all.

[parsley]

Good to see you're deleting what doesn't make sense.

LOL

[rockpile]

Very precise response Grassy. You are right, we need
to change the 'culture' here. Good comments Pars, but
you don't understand Alberta. It doesn't work that way
here. I'm not sure I would discount the court system
just because a Provincial cabinet states otherwise. So,
a starting point?

[cottonpicken]

I love the smell of napalm in the morning-but im still not going to bother-even if i make more scence.

[Burbert]

All that the PC's have to do is, load up buses from the old folks homes and drive them to the election polls. Guess what? PC's win again, with even a massiver majority. A bale of hay can get elected in Albertie, if'n its a PC bale. Revolution, not likely ta happen any time soon. PC's have all the money, cause industry lovesem. Vote Liberal in Altie, no f'n way. Maybe some votes fer NDP causa Notely, but not enough. Wild horse party, is even more conservative than the conservatives!! Nope we are doomed to a life of pollution, powerlines, oil wells, oil smell, sour gas, carbon hiding, craker plants, chemicals in the air seems unfair, but thats life in Albertie........ Bye the way, which way to the polls, where you in vote fer the Conservatives?

[parsley]

Farmers really need property rights enshrined in the constitution. For down the road. Legislated property rights. I think we could still get them for homesteaded farms, at the least. Pars

[grassfarmer]

Thanks Pars for the advice - I'll think on tackling it at a Federal level which appears to be what you are suggesting - not that I have the ability or time to tackle that large a project.

Burbert - what do you mean the PCs need to load up at the old folks home to get re-elected? what about at the auctions grain farmer hangouts? Lets face it rural Alberta is blue to the core. Just look at this thread - where are the responses from the Alberta guys that spout indignation about the unfairness of the CWB, the farmers jailed, no freedom etc - TOM4CWB for one? I suspect these folks can't get past supporting their Tory masters even if they are stealing their land from them.

[silverback]

I wouldn't be too sure about that grassy.

They have pushed it too far this time and we are not happy. They will find that out in the next election. Unfortunately, getting farmers to commit to anything more than a petition drive is nearly impossible and almost no one has the patience for lawsuits.

And yes, I am indignant, the cwb is unfair to anyone who believes in freedom of choice.

[FarmRanger]

Politics aside, do you see the logical disconnect
here?

<i>"I suspect these folks can't get past supporting
their Tory masters even if they are stealing their
land from them."</i>

Land is property....<b>and so is wheat.</b>

[parsley]

Politics and property correlation will hit home when the economy really tanks, and all governments surf the taxable horizon, and upon finding it both bare as well as electorally unfriendly, they will confiscate farmland, and use it as a payment option for compensatory obligations they legally need to fulfill.

They'll target the tax-arrears land first.

Neighbors will watch.

Farmers will talk.

And moan a bit. Politely of course.

And watch.

Pars

[parsley]

What farmers need to make note of, is that Conservatives do not always govern or legislate conservatively.

In the case of Alberta property rights, the Conservative government is Communist.

Doing and saying nothing means approving of it. Pars

[parsley]

What farmers need to make note of, is that Conservatives do not always govern or legislate conservatively.

In the case of Alberta property rights, the Conservative government is Communist.

Doing and saying nothing means approving of it. Pars