OPEN LETTER PUBLISHED AT LOBBYIST FOR CITIZENS IN LAKE COUNTY

Wednesday, February 7, 2024

To: Attorney General Dave Yost (via fax)

To: Treasurer Robert Sprague

To: Secretary of State Frank La Rose

Cc: Buckeye State Sheriff’s Association, (postal mailing)

A group of concerned citizens in Lake County Ohio fear that a financial crime, of monumental proportions, will soon take place. We are requesting that you take a close look at section 8 of the Ohio Revised Code 1308-53, which is based on (identical to) the UCC code section 8-503 (all 50 states have adopted this same UCC code). We share concerns about this law that have been raised by both Governor Kristie Noem of South Dakota and the Heartland Institute in Illinois (see the link below). That letter is signed by Liberty Counsel Attorneys, several financial hedge fund managers, two Congressmen, Lieutenant Colonel Allen B. West, and several other notable figures.

The UCC code authorizes the “too big to fail” banks to confiscate all securities, whether owned personally or within a state pension, company 401K, or IRA, as well as bank deposits, during a financial crisis. This will affect EVERYONE. In effect, this statue steals ownership of all securities by considering them property of the brokerages, etc during their bankruptcy; we just have use of these assets. This is outright theft. Those of us who track the financial markets fear that a serious financial crisis is imminent, and could well happen this Spring/Summer.

We ask that you please consider asking the legislature to change Ohio’s UCC code to line up with South Dakota’s HB1199, restoring full personal property rights of securities to their rightful owners. Please consult with the Heartland Institute—a public policy think tank—for further guidance. Please read their full signed letter.

EXPLANATION FROM THE HEARTLAND INSTITUTE:

https://heartland.org/publications/protecting-private-property-through-the-uniform-commercial-code/

Respectfully,

LETTER FROM CAROLYN BRAKEY

Wednesday, January 31, 2024

I am running for Geauga County Commissioner to defeat dysfunction, but some may ask, “What dysfunction?”

As President of the Geauga Board of Health, I am proud of the work we have done to cut spending and keep taxes low, while ensuring full delivery of public health services for Geauga residents.

And in that role, I have also had a front row seat to some of the dysfunction in county government. For example, when the Commissioners’ Office recently spent time and taxpayer resources to issue unprecedented demands for rent payments from Geauga Public Health, I was a little frustrated… but thankfully, I had the law in hand.

Pointing to an Attorney General’s opinion that the Commissioners’ Office conveniently kept hidden from the Board of Health, I argued that the county is legally obligated to provide space at no charge to Geauga Public Health — and won the day.

But the Commissioners’ Office won’t leave well enough alone. Even the Chagrin Valley Times noted the dysfunction, satirizing it in their paper.

The Chagrin Valley Times recently satirized the dysfunction in county government.

I'm running for Geauga County Commissioner to solve problems — not make problems. That’s why, upon election, I will work to defend freedoms, protect paychecks, and defeat dysfunction.

I hope you are with me.

ELAYNE CROSS FOR CONGRESS, OHIO 14^TH DISTRICT

Sunday, January 21, 2024

“JUST DAVE” has occupied the district 14 seat for far too long. At the March 19, 2024, Republican primary, “Just Dave” is opposed by a qualified Portage County opponent. Please cast your vote for “NEW BLOOD.”  ElectCross.US