(CNSNews.com) – Gary Harrington, the Oregon man convicted of collecting rainwater and snow runoff on his rural property surrendered Wednesday morning to begin serving his 30-day, jail sentence in Medford, Ore.
“I’m sacrificing my liberty so we can stand up as a country and stand for our liberty,” Harrington told a small crowd of people gathered outside of the Jackson County (Ore.) Jail.
Several people held signs that showed support for Harrington as he was taken inside the jail.
Harrington was found guilty two weeks ago of breaking a 1925 law for having, what state water managers called “three illegal reservoirs” on his property. He was convicted of nine misdemeanors, sentenced to 30 days in jail and fined over $1500 for collecting rainwater and snow runoff on his property.
The Oregon Water Resources Department, claims that Harrington has been violating the state’s water use law by diverting water from streams running into the Big Butte River.
But Harrington says he is not diverting the state's water -- merely collecting rainwater and snow melt that falls or flows on his own property.
Harrington has vowed to continue to fight the penalty, stating that the government has become “big bullies” and that “from here on in, I’m going to fight it.”
“They’ve just gotten to be big bullies and if you just lay over and die and give up, that just makes them bigger bullies, Harrington said in an interview two weeks ago with CNSNews.com.
"We as Americans, we need to stand on our constitutional rights, on our rights as citizens and hang tough. This is a good country, we’ll prevail,” he said.
His release is expected in early September.
There is also a similarly sinister story of someone being prosecuted for wanting their home to remain off 'The Grid'. Electricity I think in this case but it could also mean gas and water. All those lovely standing charges and dependency on the 'state' as it were.
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Planning an Off-Grid Existence? The Feds may be Watching You
http://www.millennium-ark.net/NEWS/10_USA/101006.off-grid.spies.html
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There is definitely something going on in Rothschild-controlled (all of them) Mediterranean countries where Sun is cheap and people are trying to lessen the impact of engineered-high energy prices. Those fitting solar panels are being virtually criminalised and a solar panel tax in the post or already on the doormat.
Outdoor Air - stepping out of one's front door - will soon be taxed. A Doorstep Tax so to speak.
I see nothing worse, than to sail this Universe... without YOU!
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Loved the cartoon Tap
ReplyDeleteBeing 50 years old, I would have seen it without knowing its true message-then.
But now it is clear as crystal.
40 years ago I adored and read many Ayn Rand books-The Fountainhead, Atlas Shrugged, We the Living and Anthem.
I guess now it is our turn, altho, being in Australia, I have for a number of years believed that we in Oz could intercept what goes on in other countries.
Alas, we too, are infiltrated to an almost impossible level.
Shirlz I have sent you two emails.