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:
About Us
Citizens' Alliance for Property Rights was organized in 2003 as a non-partisan political action committee where individual citizens and existing organizations can work together protecting property rights. We support equitable and scientifically sound land use regulations that do not force private landowners to pay disproportionately for public benefits enjoyed by all.
After observing environmental conditions around the world, we conclude that private owners are far better stewards of this earth than government planners. Landowners who own and control their own land take much better care of it, regardless of whether they live in an urban, suburban, or rural setting.
We want to be part of our children's and grandchildren's lives. They should not have to move elsewhere in order to be able to afford a home of their own.
We protect everyone's property rights by:
- Presenting a single coordinated voice dedicated to preserving and protecting individual 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 and regulation.
- Reducing the regulatory cost of property ownership.