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The Supremes sing another sour note
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Fri, 24 Jun 2005 15:14:30 GMT
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The state can favour one (presumably well connected) private individual over
another, to the point of using eminent domain to take what rightfully belongs to
one person and give it to another:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/scotus_seizing_property;_ylt=ApqlQsKadjGg.7HgWT7RYbqs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3ODdxdHBhBHNlYwM5NjQ-
Strangely enough, this time it was the "liberal" side that was sour.
Some quotes from the article:
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In his majority opinion, Justice John Paul Stevens said New London could pursue
private development under the Fifth Amendment, which allows governments to take
private property if the land is for public use. He said the project the city has
in mind promises to bring more jobs and revenue.
"Promoting economic development is a traditional and long accepted function of
government," Stevens wrote. He added that local officials are better positioned
than federal judges to decide what's best for a community.
The court's decision drew a scathing dissent from Justice
Sandra Day O'Connor, who argued the decision favors rich corporations.
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I guess the idea that the people who actually OWN the property ought to be the
judge of what the best use for it (or what is best for the "community") was a
bit foreign of an idea?
So get those political connections going so that your condo development can be
"public use" and come in and take away that other guy's house.
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| (URL) case this link goes stale, apparently someone has made a proposal that Justice David Souter's(1) farm in NH be condemned under eminent domain and used to site a hotel. It's pretty clear the proposal is a protest but I found it interesting (...) (19 years ago, 29-Jun-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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