EMINENT DOMAIN 2: THE QUICKENING

[rone]

The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that local governments may seize people's homes and businesses -- even against their will -- for private economic development.

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Susette Kelo and several other homeowners in a working-class neighborhood in New London, Connecticut, filed suit after city officials announced plans to raze their homes for a riverfront hotel, health club and offices.

It's finally happened: i'm on the same side of a decision as Rehnquist, Scalia, and Thomas.  Time to join a golf course and buy a luxury car.

Comments

[tongodeon.livejournal.com]

From your comment it's not clear whether you read this, but Rehnquist, Scalia, and Thomas dissented from the ruling.

[erikred.livejournal.com]

I apologize for the ambiguity.

Rehnquist, Scalia, and Thomas are country-club-belonging, Cuban-cigar smoking, Bush's-balls-licking filthy rich bastards, regardless of how they came down on this decision; if you own a luxury car and are a member of a golf-course, odds are you're on your way there too (or you're hoping to get there some day).

[ptomblin-lj.livejournal.com]

Whereas in my life I've become more of a union-supporting, donating to good causes, died in the wool liberal/socialist the older and richer I become.

[erikred.livejournal.com]

Damn it, would you stop poking holes in my outrageous and utterly ridiculous generalizations?

[wisn.livejournal.com]

A golf course or McMansion complex is considerably less likely to be claimed by eminent domain for a Wal-Mart. So it works for you both as an investor and as a landowner. Double-score!