Almost every day now, there is another story in the news about people who are challenging environmental protection laws. The property rights movement has been built, and is gaining momentum on, stories like these.
Some folks appear to have legitimate grievances.
Sometimes it does seem that the government agents are being rigid and unreasonable. Sometimes the same can be said for the property owner, who just may not like being told what to do. It seems to me, though, that if we each embark on our own separate search for justice, we will get farther away from achieving a just society. The answer lies in looking out for each other as well as ourselves. By working together for a common purpose, citizens find mutual support, wellsprings of energy and goodwill, and the confidence to succeed.