Comments on: So Much For Property Rights

By: Shirley

Shirley — Sun, 03 Jul 2005 16:43:47 +0000

For those who would like something more actionable, following is a link to an online petition to impeach certain Supreme Court members.. the very ones who have voted in favor of private property condemnations...

http://www.PetitionOnline.com/lp001/

By: Joseph

Joseph — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 05:42:32 +0000

Bush had no part in the surpreme court decision, but don't expect him to do anything in opposition to it. Bush himself became powerful through the state by seizing private property through eminent domain.

While Bush has claimed to be a strong advocate of property rights, he has proven to be a powerful agent in working against our freedoms, the most important of which includes the right to private ownership of property.

By: Milton

Milton — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 20:37:56 +0000

It is a sad day for our nation.

By: James

James — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 04:15:12 +0000

This is a horrible decision. Now, let's look for a solution. Call, write, email your state and Federal congressmen and Senators demanding a new law to forbid the use of eminent domain for Private parties. I personally think ALL eminent domain is wrong, even for "public use".

By: David Sohn

David Sohn — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 18:16:18 +0000

I live in an area where eminent domain will probably take my house. The supreme court has proven that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely

By: ICallMasICM

ICallMasICM — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 13:56:59 +0000

Sorry but I disagree with the CW on this. I don't think this increases or decreases the likelihood that your property gets seized it just means that the property doesn't have to get turned over to some gov't agency. Say you have a highway reststop and property is taken by ED. Do you think that property should have to be owned by the state and leased to the user or do you think the user should be able to own it.

By: Mover Mike

Mover Mike — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 07:30:29 +0000

Kelo v. City of New London, Decision!

After writing so much about Kelo v New London here and here and

By: a

Fri, 24 Jun 2005 03:38:47 +0000

Take some advice from the previous owners of this land: In the end, the only tribes that got treaties were the savage ones that fought hard and took scalps.

If you take this lying down, you'll wind up extinct, or at least unrecognized, and without a reservation to call your own.

By: Ashish Hanwadikar

Ashish Hanwadikar — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 01:25:17 +0000

Eminent Domain Abuse

By: Steve Verdon

Steve Verdon — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 01:10:03 +0000

Anderson,

I hear ya'. Bush has shown himself to be a big government "conservative".

By: Truth. Quante-fied.

Truth. Quante-fied. — Thu, 23 Jun 2005 23:23:51 +0000

Private Takings Authorized by Supreme Court

I thought I'd blog about the Supreme Court decision handed down today that I hope even the liberals out there lament (if not spew out a mouthful of soda in disgust like I did). Today the Court ruled that local governments could not only take private ...

By: Anderson

Anderson — Thu, 23 Jun 2005 22:43:49 +0000

Well, since the Republicans control Congress, it should be no trouble to get an amendment through forbidding the taking of homes except for actual public use.

[Holds breath; dies.]

By: I Wanna Be - Anarchy § Unqualified Offerings

I Wanna Be - Anarchy § Unqualified Offerings — Thu, 23 Jun 2005 22:41:53 +0000

[...] a has left the building. Someone please turn out the lights. Oh, and also, of all people, squishy old Justice O’Connor: “Any property may now be taken for the benefit of anot [...]

By: morningsun.blog-city.com

morningsun.blog-city.com — Thu, 23 Jun 2005 22:31:21 +0000

Another Freedom Lost

Outside the Beltway Is Commenting on it . Google News already has 486 Articles on it . The American Farm Bureau Federation
is outraged

By: Steve Verdon

Steve Verdon — Thu, 23 Jun 2005 22:18:13 +0000

Look, Bush is creating a ownership society. Bush and his billionaire pals own our asses. Is anyone suprised by this?

What a load of crap considering that the majority vote came from the liberal wing of the SCOTUS, and the Bush had little if anything to do with it.

In short, get your head out of your butt anjin-san. Oh, and your pilot's license has been revoked for wearing too large ideological blinders.