CAPR Mission Statement

CAPR supports Environmental policies and regulations that are intellectually honest, fair, grounded in real science, and that do not force private property owners to pay for public benefits enjoyed by all.

 


"The three great rights are so bound together as to be essentially one right. To give a man his life, but deny him his liberty, is to take from him all that makes his life worth living. To give him his liberty,  but take from him the property which is the fruit and badge of his liberty,  is to still leave him a slave."

 

- George Sutherland, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, 1921.

 

 

After observing environmental conditions around the world we have concluded that private owners are far better stewards of this earth than collectivist central planners are.

We want to be part of our children’s and grandchildren’s lives. They should not have to move elsewhere in order to afford a home of their own. Laws protecting property rights are useless if the relevant courts ignore or misinterpret their clear meaning.

Therefore, our MISSION is to protect property rights by:

 

  • Establishing a single coordinated voice dedicated to preserving and protecting property rights.

  • Electing legislators pledged to protect, not destroy, property rights and electing judges pledged to uphold our constitutionally guaranteed right to own and control property.

  • Promoting legislation to preserve and protect property rights while opposing excessively burdensome legislation.

  • Reducing the regulatory cost of living in Washington State.

The founders of America and of the state of Washington understood that without an individual right to own and control property, no other rights can be protected from government tyranny. Homes, personal possessions, personal safety, unrestricted travel and free speech are all placed in jeopardy once government has established the power to control or confiscate private property through general edict. Property rights are really human rights and the very foundation of a free society. That is why the founders included the Fifth Amendment in the federal constitution and Article 1, Section 16 in the Washington State constitution. Secure property rights have been a major cornerstone of the American experiment that has resulted in the highest standard of living and the most personal freedom of any people in the history of the world.