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| Daisy Girl |
Posted - 06/23/2005 : 20:09:18
This is a tribute to the KOK
Legal Affairs
Development Trumps Property, Says High Court
by Nina Totenberg
All Things Considered, June 23, 2005 · A divided Supreme Court rules that local governments may seize people's homes and businesses against their will for economic development. The 5-4 decision was a defeat for Connecticut residents whose homes were due to be demolished to make way for an office complex.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4716118 |
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| Dallas |
Posted - 06/24/2005 : 10:32:10
That is a horrific decision. It will by definition create a redistribution of wealth from ordinary citizens to the well-connected EVERY single time it is invoked. Reverse Robin Hood. This is the left wing of the Supreme Court at its worst.
D.C. Council member Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) said that the ruling should give the city apowerful hand during negotiations with the 33 property owners at the ballpark site.
"It puts to rest the issue of whether the city has legal rights to take the properties," Evans said. "This strengthens our hand to get control of the property. Hopefully, it will encourage owners to settle with the District and accept a fair price and move on."
FU DC councilman Evans. Citizens should not have to 'move on' when you are stealing their property. |
| MissMaceo |
Posted - 06/24/2005 : 09:22:47
This is one of the scariest news items to come across in a while.
I love love love that someone posted this here.
(still getting a sense of things here)
'Those who find themselves ridiculous, sit down next to me'
The days are long but the years are short. |
| BLT |
Posted - 06/23/2005 : 21:53:11
Alright! Politicians are already licking their chops on this one.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/23/AR2005062301786.html
Let the kickbacks begin!
To hell with private property, as long as it's "good for the community." |
| VoVat |
Posted - 06/23/2005 : 21:35:25
Imminent domain pisses me off. It's pretty much the ultimate screwing over of private citizens for the benefit of the government. It's certainly nothing new, but the fact that it's only getting worse doesn't exactly thrill me.
I was all out of luck, like a duck that died. I was all out of juice, like a moose denied. |
| BLT |
Posted - 06/23/2005 : 21:33:27
So what's new? The fucking City of LA used eminent domain to seize my favorite bowling alley (site of the film The Big Lebowski and also where I took my wife for our first date on January 4, 1992) to tear it down for a school.
Someone please explain the difference between that and communism. I don't understand.
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| kathryn |
Posted - 06/23/2005 : 20:13:02
Does he still post here? I thought he moved to Northeastern Oregon in search of his true Sasquatch home.
Which will soon be seized by government thugs.
I still believe in the excellent joy of the Catholics
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