Posted on 07/08/2005 9:41:30 AM PDT by MikeEdwards
In the true spirit of America’s Independence Day, the 4th of July saw battle joined as homeowners, concerned citizens and upholders of the American constitution from all sides of the political spectrum joined forces to defend the now threatened 5th amendment and to protect hard-earned property from municipal governments recently accorded sweeping new powers of eminent domain.
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Hathcock summed up the feelings of many Americans made painfully aware of eminent domain when he said "I just cannot imagine how we can give such a broad brush of power to local, municipal government."
Meanwhile, conservative activists at the Free Republic online community gleefully began to support Logan Darrow Clement’s plan to build the intentionally ironically titled "Lost Liberty Hotel" on Justice David Souter’s property in New Hampshire, as a way to humorously highlight the unnecessarily extreme reaches of the newly revised eminent domain law.
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However, knowledgeable legalists and cynics both point out that these bills, even if they pass, would not have much of an effect on the application of eminent domain since it’s application is determined by a local authority, and a federal resolution would not heavily impact it. As a result, many citizens are turning a thoughtful eye to a state-wide prohibition of eminent domain, except in cases of blight, already in effect in Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Montana, South Carolina and Washington.
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Would love to see Judge Roy Moore replaced O'Connor--a dream come true.
Roy Moore would do a good job and he's my first choice too. I'm relieved Gonazales wants to stay AG though. He's doing a good job there, but I dont think hed be great as a Supreme Court Justice.
Everyone here at CFP has a different pick for possible replacements. I think Alex favours a more libertarian constitutionalist replacement from our discussions here at the office.
I'm a big fan of Kozinski, actually. But Luttig, despite his overt politization, is not a bad choice IMHO as well. Frankly, I'd be happy with almost any non-ultraconservative conservative (translation: any strict constitutionalist conservative, since I don't want rights and freedoms trampled).
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