President Obama is expected to be in California next Monday to announce the establishment of the César E. Chávez National Monument.
The monument, which the president will designate through the authority bestowed by the Antiquities Act, "will be established on the property known as Nuestra Señora Reina de la Paz (Our Lady Queen of Peace), or La Paz," according to a release from the White House. "The La Paz property is recognized worldwide for its historic link to civil rights icon César Estrada Chávez and the farm worker movement. The site served as the national headquarters of the United Farm Workers (UFW) as well as the home and workplace of César Chávez and his family from the early 1970s until Chávez’ death in 1993, and includes his grave site which will also be part of the monument."
“César Chávez gave a voice to poor and disenfranchised workers everywhere,” the president said in prepared remarks. “La Paz was at the center of some of the most significant civil rights moments in our nation’s history, and by designating it a national monument, Chávez’ legacy will be preserved and shared to inspire generations to come.”
From this rural headquarters in the Tehachapi Mountains of Kern County, California, Chávez played a central role in achieving basic worker protections for hundreds of thousands of farmworkers across the country, from provisions ensuring drinking water was provided to workers in the fields, to steps that helped limit workers’ exposure to dangerous pesticides, to helping to establish basic minimum wages and health care access for farm workers.
The National Chávez Center, in consultation with the United Farm Workers of America, the César Chávez Foundation and members of César Chávez’s family, offered to donate certain properties at La Paz to the federal government for the purpose of establishing a national monument commemorating César E. Chávez and the farmworker movement. This designation will represent the culmination of a process that has been under way for several years.
The César E. Chávez National Monument will encompass property that includes a Visitors’ Center containing César Chávez’s office as well as the UFW legal aid offices, the home of César and Helen Chávez, the Chávez Memorial Garden containing Chavez’s grave site, and additional buildings and structures at the La Paz campus.
The monument, which will be managed by the National Park Service in consultation with the National Chávez Center and the César Chávez Foundation, will be the fourth National Monument designated by President Obama using the Antiquities Act. He previously designated Fort Monroe National Monument in Virginia, a former Army post integral to the history of slavery, the Civil War, and the U.S. military; Fort Ord National Monument in California, a former military base that is a world-class destination for outdoor recreation; and Chimney Rock, which is located in the San Juan National Forest in southwestern Colorado, and offers a spectacular landscape rich in history and Native American culture.
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No. It's common knowledge that Armey promotes the use of Alinsky's tactics-- the ones praised by William F. Buckley, also. It's also common knowledge that Alinky explicitly decried Marxism and any kind of ideology. This is obvious in the praxis he forwarded.
[color=#00da00]Alinsky's tactics aren't just used by Liberals. Former U.S. Congressman Dick Armey is now the head of FreedomWorks, A Tea Party group known for its grassroots efforts. Armey gives copies of Alinsky's book, "Rules for Radicals," to his organization's members because they're extremely effective. FreedomWorks spokesman Adam Brandon has claimed that Tea Partiers angrily confronting lawmakers at town hall meetings is right out of Alinsky's book.[/color]
[color=#0000ff]http://politics.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981172802[/color]
Nice try, Justinh. Just good business to know the other's playbook. Again, nice try.
That's a pretty idiosyncratic definition of "consitutionalism." In the context of interpretation of the Constitution, it seems to be blurred with "strict constructionism."
Well, Connected, I can't read the article(s) for you. Here's another one, which might be more accessible. It, too, describes how Armey and the Tea Party have appropriated Alinsky's tactics to use for themselves. The link is below for you or anyone else who wants to read more about it:
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0909/27285.html
Now, let's get back to talking about the parks!
Justinh: Just one more post/question if you don't mind. To be fair could chronicle how the occupants of the WH and many in Congress have used Alinsky tactics to reach their (and Alinsky's) goals. How do their goals effect the country's (people) status and relationship with their parks would be another good topic.
Frankly, Connected, that would be going far, far, far off topic....
Alright Kurt, just trying to get to the top of the pyramid instead of wallowing in the trenches. Better view up there:).
I do appreciate your site very much. Attempts at transparency concerning our Parks does have some uncomfortableness for some that take it as a direct attack. Human nature I suppose but that's why the Constitution is such a great document to be followed, I believe.
Fall time glory spreading accross our Parks and Rangeland. Great time of year!
Thanks