By Jack McPherrin Spurred by the release of former Wall Street hedge-fund manager and financial expert David Rogers Webb's groundbreaking expose, "The Great Taking"- and by subsequent research verifying Mr. Webb's claims - lawmakers in South Dakota have introduced legislation seeking to protect their citizens' fundamental property rights. Though sources tell us that several other states are considering similar legislation, this is something that all states must prioritize because this issue completely transcends traditional party lines. Important laws in all 50 states have been added to state codes over the past three decades, specifically within provisions dealing with Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC). These laws, drafted and propagated by the influential Uniform Law Commission in tandem with powerful banking lobbyists, were seemingly deliberately designed to revoke Americans' private property rights?"specifically those related to investment securi