NPTR: Alert #235: Blowin' in the wind

[Wayne Fischer]

Blowin’ in the wind
 
ALERT:#235
DATE:April 15, 2010
TO:Incline Village & Crystal Bay
Property Owners
FROM:Village League Tax Revolt Committee
 
Dear
Incline Village & Crystal Bay Property Tax Protesters,
 
The
following article published in theNevada Policy Research Institute’s (NPRI) e-Bulletin was written by our own Les Barta, as a contributing writer.
 
Best
Regards,
Wayne
Fischer,Webmaster
Nevada Property Tax Revolt Web
Wayne.Fischer at yahoo.com
www.NevadaPropertyTaxRevolt.org
 
 
Nevada Policy Research Institute’s e-Bulletin
www.NPRI.org
Blowin' in the wind
Nevada officials face no consequences for ignoring the law
By Les
Barta
 
Remember the computer
"Hal," in Stanley Kubrick's movie 2001? After becoming self-aware,
Hal abandoned its mission of service for that of self-preservation. 
 
The same thing is happening in
government today. Traditional principles such as "public service" and
"fiduciary duty" are evaporating as government officials become aware
that they can ignore the law and pursue their own agendas without fear of
consequences.
 
This nation was founded as a
republic, to be governed not by the will of persons with agendas, but by the
rule of law. Public officials at all levels have a fiduciary obligation and
take an oath to uphold the law. They must diligently observe the Constitution,
the statutes, the regulations, and the rulings of the Supreme Court, both in
spirit and letter. Their policies and actions must guarantee the rights and
interests of the citizens they serve.
 
Recently, all 9,000 residential
taxpayers in Incline Village and Crystal Bay received final decisions from
county and state boards of equalization, rolling back unconstitutional 2006
property-tax valuations to 2002 levels. By law, Washoe County must pay refunds
for any taxes that exceed those values. In three major decisions, the Supreme
Court has ruled that unconstitutional assessments are void and that refunds
plus interest must be paid for the excess taxes. Yet the Washoe County
commissioners and treasurer, led by the district attorney, still refuse to pay.
 
• To read the rest of the article, please click on this link
 
 
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Village League to Save Incline Assets Board
Members:
- Maryanne Ingemanson,President
- Dale Akers,
Historian
- Les Barta,Law Research
- John Carney,Analyst
- Wayne Fischer,
Webmaster
- Todd Lowe, Financial,
- Chuck Otto,
Public Relations 
 
Village
League to Save Incline Assets, Inc.
Non-Profit Corporation - FEIN 88-0399029
1165 Vivian Lane, Incline Village, NV 89451
Phone: 775-831-4011, Fax 775-831-0325
www.NevadaPropertyTaxRevolt.org
 
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