Posted on 07/19/2006 2:14:54 PM PDT by gentlestrength
The Halper Family's farm in NJ since 1921 is being taken through eminent domain today. Mrs. Halpert says dems and reps make money by having arrangements with developers.
The open agreement between the town and the county says they can "sell lease or donate", which is" doing whatever they want."
Mrs. Halper said it was "to make more money not necessarily for the town but for themselves..."
Her attorney stated, "Major developers throughout the state are benefitting from their relationships with peope that are in the Democratic party or the Republican party, and through that connection they're becoming pricvate developers for property taken in open space, and they're using it for their own private purpose."
Sean Hannity said, "This is almost legalized stealing. This is scary that this is happening in America."
http://www.foxnews.com/video2/player05.html?071006/071006_hc_domain&Hannity_Colmes&Evicted%21&acc&Hannity%20%26%20Colmes&-1&exp
What specifically was this Eminent Domain seizure cited for?
Sorry that I didn't know how to post the link correctly!
Not ostensibly for development, primarily for recreational open space--just because they could. The family was awarded $17 million by a jury for the tenacres, but they say they don't want the money, bless their hearts.
The husband has been their his whole life, the mother for the last 19 years, and their four kids have been raised there.
I do know which there goes there! Shame on my not previewing! Isn't there an 'edit' feature? Some sites have one which you can use within the first 30 minutes of a post.
F#&% 'Em.
Isn't there an 'edit' feature? Some sites have one which you can use within the first 30 minutes of a post.
LOL, talk about digging your own grave!
But shouldn't we take the high road and be the ones protecting all people from wrongs? Would I want the Dems in power not helping me if they found out I was Rep?
"Isn't there an 'edit' feature?"
NO! You will soon suffer the wrath of the spelling police!
Why should anyone be surprised at this? These arrangements are what our government has degenerated into. They also do this with jobs (I won't go into details). If someone wants your job, they arrange things behind the scenes to legally take it. Doesn't matter which party they're in or you're in. When a person tries to fight this theft, they find they're facing the full legal structure of the masters of our society, and they don't have a chance.
The Fifth and 14th amendment of Constitution allows it, and ensures that private parties are justly compensated for. Issue is, for what use?
For many states, condemnation procedures were born from railroads acquiring land to lay tracks.
State legislatures then conveyed authority to other state and local entities: Urban Renewal Authorities, parking facilities, airport expansion.
The main complaint is condemning private property for future private use (i.e. home developer). However, the condemning authority can claim that new property tax roles helps local infrastructure, thus is a public use. This debate continues to be hot.
Good idea!
And, it's Schwartz, not Schwatz. The way I wrote it sounded like I had a bad accent.
And it's Halper, not Halpert.
New laptop, getting used to the keys, does give me an out?!
$17 million for ten acres?! Buy a Steve Miller CD and head out. People shouldn't be so wedded to memories that they miss the big pay day.
Hasn't anyone heard of freedom to have and keep personal property? How can we be a nation of freedom, an example to the world, if we take it away from our own citizens?
(I as going to say 'have and maintain,' but 'maintain' reminds me uncomfortably of my yard's weeds!)
They are under court order to be out of there today. To me, this sounds like a Schiavo case--killing someone when you have family willing to care for the person; stealing land when you have the family still wanting to live there. Of course I'm not claiming a person is equal to a lot of land, but the concept is that it's still brute force taking over through law to do something wrong.
I thought NJ was run by the mob guess it still is.
The sneaky dirty little secret is that the town is taking this land for 'green acres' so they can turn over other land designated for that purpose....to a developer.
Read my post #28
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1431203/posts?page=28#28
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