11 April 2014, Vol.1, No.31 > Part
IV – Snowshoe-RAD – The Trump Card!
The POCAHONTAS CRIER
‘When the Righteous succeed the people rejoice,
But when the bad govern, men groan!’ – Proverbs 29:2
PART IV > WHAT’S A…
‘SNOWSHOE
RESORT AREA DISTRICT’
...& THE TRUMP CARD!
The TRUMP EFFECT!
As indicated in Parts I, II, &
III, of this series, if the proposed ‘Snowshoe Resort Area District’ (SRAD) goes into
effect, Donald Trump will become a self-styled DICTATOR of his own ‘Public Corporation
& Political Subdivision’ of Pocahontas County, with his own
private-militia, called, ‘Rangers’; plus he will control all FUNDS
& the EQUITY of all improved property owned by the ‘Homeowners’ and their ‘Associations’;
and the biggest prize of all: UNLIMITED DEBT! Why? Because political power is based upon
ownership of ACREAGE not ‘one-man-one-vote’ for each ‘homeowner’!
For those that may remember their
History, this is the same problem faced by Our Founding Fathers whereby in
order to come to America, many folks SOLD THEMSELVES
INTO SLAVERY as ‘Indentured Servants’ for periods of seven
years each to work on the Plantations of those rich folks given land-grants of
thousands-of-acres by the various Kings of Europe. In order to leave the Plantation and obtain
land of their own, the former Indentured Servants came into Augusta,
what is now West Virginia, Kentucky & elsewhere, carved out an acre or so,
built a log cabin, and lived off the land as much as they could. But this was usually ‘Indian-Land’ – given by ‘Treaty’
– and was broken with each new settler, which is how the friction began between
the Europeans & Native Americans! But in order to vote, you had to own land – and the TIDEWATER Plantation-owners with 5,000 - 10,000
acres, or more, did NOT want some ‘mountaineer’
or ‘hillbilly’ living in the PIEDMONT with one or two acres to have an equal
vote! So all
kinds of controversy existed until it was finally agreed to ‘one-man, one-vote’ for all those
qualified to vote as ‘landowners’! But not so with Snowshoe-RAD – THOSE WHO WILL RULE
ON THE MOUNTAIN OWN THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF ‘ACREAGE’ – and since
Snowshoe Mountain, Inc. owns from 12,000 – 15,000 acres, compared to about 115
acres in total by the ‘Homeowners’ who own by the ‘square-foot’ – Good-ole ‘masser’ DONALD TRUMP is your new
Plantation-owner, Dictator, King, Ruler, Judge, Potentate, Pharaoh, and all
other titles you wish to bestow!
Now if anyone wants to know what
the ‘Trump-Effect’
will be whenever Donald Trump is involved in anything – you must always keep in mind that he calls himself a ‘developer’, not a ‘manager’! He has a checkered-career in all kinds of
developments from hotels to casinos to golf-courses to ski resorts, etc., etc.,
– and he makes his fortunes on the ‘cost-overruns’ of the development and leaves his mountains-of-debt
to the management-firms that follow in his wake! It doesn’t matter what kind of project he
gets himself involved, he eats the main meal and leaves the crumbs fall where
they may – and then moves on!
Of curious note, however, is that in EVERY PROJECT he makes the same lame-promise of ‘a better local economy & JOBS’ – but once the construction is completed – PUFF! In more cases than not, the area
economy is worse off than before he arrived and the jobs are limited in number
as well as a lack-of-longevity!
For example, the people
of South Jersey voted eight-times to REJECT any casinos in Atlantic City since the city was in such a
dilapidated condition – and the general feeling was that the entire city should be renovated,
not just along the boardwalk! Then
the same issue was placed on the ballot for the entire state to vote upon, and
the larger population in North Jersey prevailed and casinos started coming into
Atlantic City – and Trump’s were
surrounded in the worst of the corruption scandals! Yet what followed was quite unique – employees of the casinos in Las Vegas
were offered 20% - 40% more pay IF they would relocate and work in the new
casinos in Atlantic City
– and a lot of them took the bait!
But after two or so years – teaching all new ‘younger, dumber & cheaper’ recruits
for all the gambling tables & such – BINGO – all the former Las Vegas dealers & employees were LAID
OFF, FIRED, or had their NJ Casino Licenses revoked! The promised financial gains were
short-lived and a lot of folks found themselves worse off by coming to New Jersey, since they not only were now out-of-work, but
had also lost all of their seniority & higher pay-scale-wages had they
stayed in Las Vegas! As for Atlantic City – it has
glitzy casinos along the boardwalk – but the rest of the city remains a
horrible slum! Prostitutes made
more money in ‘armed-robbery’
on the streets to folks coming or going than servicing any clientele! The only ‘jobs’
available were for janitors & security guards for the casino parking garages
& floors; in fact each casino had more security guards than uniformed
police officers for the entire city! And
it’s still remains a ‘pigsty’ & then some!
TRUMP KICKED-OUT OF SCOTLAND!
In northeast Scotland, on the
Menie Estate, near Balmedie, Aberdeenshire, Trump triggered a long seven year
battle with local residents, environmental groups, such as the Scotland
Wildlife Trust, and various politicians who campaigned to prevent Trump’s
planned golf course construction on the 4000-year-old
stretch of coastal sand dunes, which is a
designated Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). Nevertheless, Trump was able to buy
enough politicians to at least build his £750m+ golf-course – but then it literally ‘blew
up in his face’!
The Scottish
Times reports: < http://www.scottishtimes.com/_100m_golf_course_opens_but_trump_head_sand
>
“Evidence has mounted which suggests that the tycoon may have overlooked a number of factors which will
negatively impact on Mr. Trump’s investment.Speaking to Scottish Times, Andy Wightman, a land reform campaigner, explained why he believes Mr. Trump may be set to lose millions on his investment in the course, with the magnate basing the course’s environmental sustainability on assumption and wishful-thinking.
- Mr. Wightman referenced a Scottish National Heritage-issued report by Dr Jim Hansom, which shows the dunes have been in the process of migrating northward by 550m since 1949. Whilst this shift is declining in speed, the golfing green, which is entirely surrounded by dunes will eventually be buried as sand is transported north by the wind. This is a naturally occurring process which will be costly and protracted to prevent.
- Despite his vast fortune, Mr. Trump has no apparent grounds to prevent the construction of the EOWDE, with the final decision resting only on Scottish Ministers. The billionaire has warned on many occasions that he will not make any other developments to the course, including the building of a clubhouse and hotel, should the wind farm go ahead.
- A ‘world-class’ golf course may not be feasible, as neither the course nor the surrounding area could facilitate a championship event. Large events attract larger numbers of spectators which will require local infrastructure including accommodation. However Mr. Trump has warned that the infrastructure developments which he promised, are to be predicated on the cancellation of the offshore wind farm - an event which is unlikely to transpire.
- In a competitive sense the course itself has also been labeled as too challenging by professional golfers. Furthermore, future major golfing events will be accredited by Golf Environment Organisation (GEO) - the same body which refused to attend the opening of Mr. Trump’s course.”
Ironically, Proverbs 16:18, tells
us, ‘Pride
goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall’ – and it
doesn’t matter how rich or poor! It so
happens that Scotland is part of the European Union (EU) and the EU is in
agreement to make all of Europe energy efficient by 2020 with renewable energy
that can never run out as is occurring with ‘fossil-fuels’
such as coal, oil, gas, etc., and WIND TURBINES is
their choice for renewable CLEAN ENERGY!
Germany
has become the first nation to become 100% energy efficient with both Wind
& Solar generated electricity!
Therefore always planning several
years in advance, the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDE) had set
in motion plans to build 11 Wind Turbines off the coast where Trump had
insisted on building his ‘golf-resort’! Trump became so infuriated when he realized
that he could NOT buy-off the EU, that he gave an ultimatum to the people &
politicians at Aberdeenshire – his golf-course or the Wind Farm in the ocean – and the local folk ‘kicked
Trump out’! He can’t build
his planned 450 room hotel monstrosity nor complete his plans for 1500
luxury-homes since no one likes what he has done so far anyway, and his golf-course
is literally blowing away in his face from the shifting sands of which he has
no control!
Dah! What was he
thinking? Or does he think he has a ‘Divine Right’…or powers?
What really ticked off the ‘local folks’ the most, outside of
having their historic, primordial, and scientific sand dunes destroyed in part
by Trump’s artificial ‘golf-course’ since
green-sod has to be continually re-laid since it can’t take root on
shifting-sands – is that in the planning stage of his
development, ‘Trump International Golf
Links Scotland’, as it was called – SIMILAR TO SNOWSHOE-RAD – local residents could be served with compulsory
purchase orders - forcing them to sell their homes upon demand to the
wanabe-tycoon! Sound
familiar? With a Snowshoe-RAD, the
EQUITY of all the improved-property of the ‘homeowners’
can, and will, be taken – at will – by Trump as collateral to service his ‘unlimited debt’! See WVC §7-25-20, Indebtedness of Resort Area District.
To top off the controversy,
film-maker Bill Forsyth produced a documentary shown on British TV called, ‘YOU’VE BEEN TRUMPED’, in which he compared the
living conditions of Trump’s neighbors in Scotland
with living in communist-era Romania!
The film depicts the sufferings of residents
living near the golf-resort with residents’ water and electricity being cut off,
tons of earth being piled up next to their homes, and the constant noise of
heavy equipment, etc., including all complaints by locals to police as being
ignored. Gee-whiz, you’ll have to call
the private-militia of Snowshoe-RAD, called ‘Rangers’, to register a complaint on the
mountain – any bets on their response!
The Guardian
newspaper quoted Forsyth, ‘We’re watching real lives and livelihoods mercilessly put
to hazard by a malign concoction of egotistical bullying, corporate muscle
flexing, craven averting of gaze by national politicians and crass misreading
of events by local authorities including police.’ Like we reported in Part I… welcome to ‘corporate fascism’ when a business
corporation takes on governmental powers – and for those that have never
realized it before – ‘capitalism &
communism’ are opposite sides of the same coin – and both require a ‘totalitarian government’ to have total
control! Does anyone think that a ‘PLANTATION’ operates as a ‘democracy’
– you do as the ‘masser’ orders…or
else!
Incidentally,
pursuant to WVC§7-25-3(n)(5), in case you are wondering, Trump’s Lobbyists in
Charleston made sure that no Wind Turbines or any other generation of
electricity would take place within his ‘RAD’! He really is a bigger fool than he looks
since generating electricity with Wind Turbines on top of Snowshoe Mountain
would probably bring a steady flow of the much needed ‘cash’ that he & Intrawest currently lack to pay-down their
massive $1.5+ BILLION DEBT! And the Wind is still
Free!
DILEMMA FACING COUNTY COMMISSION
On or about 17 May 2014, the
county commission is faced with either accepting or rejecting the ‘Petition’ for a Snowshoe Resort Area
District (SRAD) – but only if the ‘Petition’ is complete! WELL IT IS NOT ‘COMPLETE’! At least not according to Article IV, Section
4, of the U.S. Constitution
and the Constitution of West Virginia! All POLITICAL
SUBDIVISIONS, Organizations & Corporations with more than one person must
conduct their respective business within a DEMOCRATIC PROCESS – meaning via
ELECTION through a ‘Checks & Balances’
system, etc. In
short, there can be NO DICTATORSHIPS here in America by Law! Therefore even though the Snowshoe-RAD
proposes to have ONE & ONLY ONE ELECTION – it will NOT be based upon a ‘one-man, one-vote’
contingency, but upon ‘ACREAGE’ whereby the biggest land-owner will
become the New Dictator! Thus the ‘Homeowner Associations’ may wish to
pool their funds together to sue ‘masser’
Trump for not being very democratic and too ‘Imperial’!
At any rate, only
NORMAN LEE ALDERMAN (Rep-SD) and PATTI HEINEMANN (Dem-ND) have dared to discuss
these issues and taken a stand to REJECT THE ‘PETITION’ since it does not protect the
current or future homeowners from gross exploitation! Donald Trump & Intrawest have always
considered themselves FIRST – and never placed THE
COMMON GOOD BEFORE SELF…or their self-styled SPECIAL INTERESTS! Therefore the ‘Petition’ for a Snowshoe-RAD should be REJECTED for its failure to
provide a ‘level-playing-field’
for all concerned! Yeah, Snowshoe
Mountain, Inc. is going through the ‘election process’ only as a ‘smoke-screen’ for raw power since ACREAGE ALWAYS TRUMPS SQUARE FOOTAGE!
THIS TIME…there’s no excuse…
IT’S YOUR
CHOICE…
TO CHANGE FOR THE BETTER!
Just say ‘NO’ to
those who want to keep this county in Poverty &
Pauperism
– and –
Just say ‘YES’ to
real Progress
& Prosperity for the future!
On Primary Day – YOU have a chance to elect two persons
that will always put YOU first! They know that:
THE
GREATER COMMON GOOD ALWAYS COMES BEFORE SELF OR ANY SELF-SERVING SPECIAL
INTERESTS!
Keep up to Date – Stay tuned to these Websites:
► IF YOU are registered to vote as a Republican,
you can
Vote for Norman
Lee Alderman in the Primary Election
on 13 May 2014;
► IF YOU are registered to vote as a Democrat,
you can
Vote for Patti Heinemann in the primary election on
13 May 2014;
► If you are not registered to vote, then you must
register
to vote on or before 22 April 2014;
► If you are registered to vote, but with no party
affiliation, then you must request
Loud & Clear either
a Republican or Democrat ballot
on Primary Day when
you go to the polls; &
► Since Norman
is unopposed, he recommends that you
request a Democrat ballot to vote for Patti so that
this
county can again have an Honest & Just county
commission!
►
Early Voting is from 30 April 2014 to 10 May 2014 – so
Vote Early & avoid
the rush!
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