Paul Named a Champion of Property Rights

FOR RELEASE: May 23, 2001

Washington, DC- The League of Private Property Voters recently named Congressman Ron Paul a "Champion of Private Property Rights" for his consistent pro-property voting record during the 2000 Congressional session. The League publishes an annual scorecard designed to let the public know how each member of Congress and the Senate voted on important private property and federal land use issues. Paul received high marks for his votes protecting the rights of property owners against an overreaching federal government.

"I am pleased that property rights organizations are monitoring Congress," Paul stated. "The federal government has become hostile toward private property owners, particularly in rural and agricultural areas. Congress wants to regulate, tax, and control private lands without regard to constitutional constraints. Many of my constituents are farmers and ranchers, and their financial survival constantly is threatened by Washington bureaucrats dictating how their private land can be used. I want to restore respect for property rights on Capitol Hill."

The League is a nationwide nonprofit coalition of more than 600 organizations representing farmers, ranchers, woodlot owners and rural communities. Votes for the 2000 index were chosen by prominent property rights advocates nationwide.