OT: USSC on Private Property

Jefferson is rolling over in his grave right now. Sad day for the average citizen.

I have already wrote both my state senators and my state rep, asking them to sponsor or support legislation limiting the power of government to seize personal propoerty for commercial development. I thought the Constitution did that, until today.

Please stop now and send a message to your electred officials.

Rex Burkheimer

Dave wrote:

Agreed. This is one where people should be screaming bloody murder.

Koz (who, by the way, is a pinko liberal commie "lefty" and still believes that taking property like this is about as wrong as you can get)

Here are the guilty jackals who should be impeached (I'll not say what should happen after, but let's just say that the Tree of Liberty needs refreshing):

- John Paul Stevens

- Anthony Kennedy

- David H. Souter

- Ruth Bader Ginsburg

- Stephen G. Breyer

Of course, no surprises from the socialist/communist tyrants in black robes.

Remember these names and remember them well. They are the enemies of America and of our Constitution.

On Thu, 23 Jun 2005 14:34:00 -0500, the opaque Rex B spake:

Spinning is more like it.

Indeed.

As did I, but it was a 5-4 split decision. Y'know, something Shrub might consider a "Mandate!"

Excellent idea.

----- = Dain Bramaged...but having lots of fun! =

"I love my country, but I fear my government,"

And be sure to read Sandra Day O'Conner's dissenting opinion. She's right on the money, and she's pissed!

You ain't joking.. This is bad stuff, this is the sort of thing that's used against the people who give those in power a pain.

I think that of all the current events that have been discussed recently, this bothers me the most. Bad stuff..

John

Laws are made by the wealthy, for the wealthy...isn't that the first thing taught in law school?

I drove through my small and grreedy town today thinking about these:

Development on the corner that would be worth soooooo much more if the city gobbled up the bank and gave it to the developer to make a full city block

The ailing K-Mart that could easily be gobbled for a more profitable shopping center i

The 120 year old dairy farm that is surrounded by business parks that would serve the city more profitably as another generic business park

And on and on....

I bet within a few months there are "consultants" pitching redevelopment proposals to towns if they only gobble up the right properties.

Koz

In my book, this is worse then 9/11.

V>I guess now they won't have to waste any time trumping up a claim that

This is a very subtle but direct attack on churches ( notice that all the justices in favor of this are also very anti religion). Churches own lots of prime land and pay no taxes....exactly the case that this ruling opens up...Anyone who now wants to build a shopping center where a church now sits...Good bye church...

Maybe NOW people will understand why it is so important to get decent Constitutionalist judges on the bench.

al in colorado

As she should be!

Harold

Its a great way to get rid of those pesky elderly home owners that enjoy a senior citizen tax freeze, in addition it is now possible to destroy any ethnic or minority neighborhood deemed undesirable in the name of economic development and you won't violate anyones civil rights. I see this ruling being used against black, hispanic and elderly home owners in large urban areas like chicago, detroit, etc. Yuppie condo owners don't want to see anyone that is not just like they are.

Can racist nazi judges be impeached ?

Best Regards Tom.

Done.

If nothing else wakens the public..this will indeed.

Gunner

"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire. Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us) off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give them self determination under "play nice" rules.

Think of it as having your older brother knock the shit out of you for torturing the cat." Gunner

Odd..it appears that the conservative judges were against it.

"The ruling drew a sharp dissent from Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, who warned that it will allow governments to seize any property simply to allow developers to upgrade it. "Nothing is to prevent the state from replacing any Motel 6 with a Ritz-Carlton, any home with a shopping mall," said O'Connor, who was joined by Chief Justice William Rehnquist and Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas in a dissent that emphasized property owners' rights."

And some people have been trying to block conservative judges as being too radical.....

Snicker

Gunner

"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire. Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us) off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give them self determination under "play nice" rules.

Think of it as having your older brother knock the shit out of you for torturing the cat." Gunner

Damned straight!

Gunner

"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire. Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us) off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give them self determination under "play nice" rules.

Think of it as having your older brother knock the shit out of you for torturing the cat." Gunner

On Fri, 24 Jun 2005 06:57:43 GMT, the opaque Gunner spake:

My aim was at Shrub, not conservative justices. Scalia is my fave justice.

----- = Dain Bramaged...but having lots of fun! =

Despite majority public opinion to the contrary, the Constitution says exactly what the nine geezers in Washington says it says, no more and no less. Thus, it is futile to go hat in hand to your legislature whining for relief. If our so-called representatives (who are all in the pockets of the land-grabbing corporations) want to address this problem, the cure is impeachment and removal from office of the revisionist judges, not more speeches to an empty chamber on C-SPAN.

In other states, such as Kansas (and shortly Texas where I live), the courts are now imposing taxes. It is clear that until and unless the existing legislators are replaced with actual representatives of the people, nothing will change.

The Constitution was written by and for honorable people. As soon as the majority, or even a significant minority, of the people that run things become other than honorable (amoral being worse than dishonorable), the Constitution is as obsolete and meaningless as were the five tablets of the law in imperial Rome.

Given your somewhat left of center normal stance..I thought you would be overjoyed that the Leftist judges ruled that the State can now void your property rights in full.

Gunner

"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire. Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us) off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give them self determination under "play nice" rules.

Think of it as having your older brother knock the shit out of you for torturing the cat." Gunner