EMINENT DOMAIN 2: THE QUICKENING

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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.

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Never heard of them doing rural renewal...

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...even when those houses are so much below the grade of the city homes that get whacked it's not funny. Rural blight is merely picturesque -- and the worst of them are tenant houses on proper people's land.