In an update in the Monona Wal-Mart battle, "anonymous" points out that Monona City Councilman Peter McKeever is also an attorney with the law firm founded by Democratic Party uber-liberal Ed Garvey. Garvey & Stoddard support liberal agenda items in the court system. One area of specialty is fighting Wal-Mart expansion and it is telling that the firm has represented the two organizations identified at the initial organization meeting to stop the Monona store.
“A more recent issue facing communities is whether to site big box stores, especially Wal-Mart. Citizens across the state are saying “no,” and Garvey & Stoddard is helping them. We currently represent groups fighting Wal-Mart in Janesville, Minocqua, Beaver Dam, Waupaca, and Franklin.”The presence of Dane County Supervisor Brett Hulsey at a non-governmental meeting outside of his elective district must mean he is involved in his capacity as Senior Midwest Regional Representative for the Sierra Club. Brett Hulsey and the Sierra Club believe that the oil based economy in general and the automobile in specific cause permanent harm to life on planet earth. Brett’s writing clearly shows his primary goal, whether as government agent or private citizen activist, is to stop people from driving cars.
“Garvey & Stoddard was retained by the Wisconsin Wetlands Association, Sierra Club, 1,000 Friends of Wisconsin, Wisconsin’s Environmental Decade, and the River Alliance of Wisconsin …”
Better Communities Start With More Transportation Choices (PDF): “Sprawl and a lack of transportation choices force people to own and drive cars in order to reach most destinations.”Much of the environmental movement’s logic is flawed. Many evironmental arguments are composed of cut and paste snippets of anecdotal evidence, bad statistical analysis, computer generated projections misrepresented as science and plausible sounding horror stories. When Brett writes that an expanded road “causes” more traffic, it is probably no concern to him that the cause comes from people’s love of personal freedom, and not because concrete and lane paint “force” them into anything.
New Roads Are Not The Answer (PDF): “Congestion plagues a road, the road is expanded, and more people can now drive on the road. Public transit or carpool riders switch to driving, drivers switch routes and take longer trips, and congestion reappears at a greater level than before the construction. More traffic is dumped on local streets. Welcome to Induced Traffic.”
Highway Health Hazards (PDF): “Crucial public policy changes must include a more balanced transportation policy, greater emphasis on public transportation systems and other options such as walking and bicycling. In addition, we need to limit development near new roadways.”
