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Private Property Rights in the USA 7/4/1776 - 6/23/2005
My Dark and Foreboding Mind ^ | 6/23/2005 | Self

Posted on 06/23/2005 8:37:19 AM PDT by Red Badger

The SCOTUS today pulled the feeding tube of the American Private Property Rights. In so doing, these 5 justices have finally confirmed the total and unconditional power of the government over the people. Washington, Jefferson, Adams and Franklin are turning over in their graves...........


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1 posted on 06/23/2005 8:37:19 AM PDT by Red Badger
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To: Red Badger

Can't we just throw those 5 out? Tell me again why justices sit for life??


2 posted on 06/23/2005 8:39:15 AM PDT by RockinRight (Conservatism is common sense, liberalism is just senseless.)
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To: RockinRight

The Constitution says so.........


3 posted on 06/23/2005 8:40:28 AM PDT by Red Badger (The Army makes the world safe for democracy. The Marines make the world safe for the Army.....)
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To: RockinRight

Totally agree.

Just as there should be accountability for teachers and doctors and lawyers (which too is fiction in today's America), so also for judges. A good way to achieve that is fixed terms for less than life.


4 posted on 06/23/2005 8:40:53 AM PDT by voletti (One Ring to rule them all, one Ring to find them....)
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To: Red Badger; eyespysomething

Might as well get used to it. Your entire existence is to serve the interests of the local, state and federal governments, and if you are impeding progress (read growth of the tax base) then your existence is unnecessary.

I am so disappointed in my country.


5 posted on 06/23/2005 8:41:23 AM PDT by SittinYonder (Tancredo and I wanna know what you believe)
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To: Red Badger
The Constitution says so

That's becoming a lousy excuse ... the justices don't care what the Constitution says, why should we?

6 posted on 06/23/2005 8:42:06 AM PDT by SittinYonder (Tancredo and I wanna know what you believe)
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To: Red Badger

Yep. This is pretty much the end.


7 posted on 06/23/2005 8:45:05 AM PDT by beeler ("When you’re running down my country, Hoss you’re walking on the fighting side of me.")
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To: SittinYonder

They pay attention to the Constitution only when it fits their agenda, otherwise it might as well be a living document..........


8 posted on 06/23/2005 8:45:28 AM PDT by Red Badger (The Army makes the world safe for democracy. The Marines make the world safe for the Army.....)
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To: Red Badger

I know...but sometimes I do think that's one area that the Founders could have done a bit differently.


9 posted on 06/23/2005 8:45:47 AM PDT by RockinRight (Conservatism is common sense, liberalism is just senseless.)
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To: beeler

Only if we can't get the REPUBLICAN controlled Congress to pass an AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION!........


10 posted on 06/23/2005 8:47:25 AM PDT by Red Badger (The Army makes the world safe for democracy. The Marines make the world safe for the Army.....)
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To: beeler
That's what these guys' friends said some 230 years ago:

They did something to fix the problem...

11 posted on 06/23/2005 8:47:39 AM PDT by RockinRight (Conservatism is common sense, liberalism is just senseless.)
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To: RockinRight

They couldn't foresee such greed and misuse of the power of IMMINENT DOMAIN........


12 posted on 06/23/2005 8:48:52 AM PDT by Red Badger (The Army makes the world safe for democracy. The Marines make the world safe for the Army.....)
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To: SittinYonder

This is The Dred Scott Decision of this age............we are all slaves on the plantation now.......


13 posted on 06/23/2005 8:50:48 AM PDT by Red Badger (The Army makes the world safe for democracy. The Marines make the world safe for the Army.....)
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To: Red Badger
All property beongs to the government and always has. "Owners" are just paying varying amounts of rent depending on how much control they want to assume over a property. With standard rent - you can't knock out the interior walls; with "ownership" you can...but the government can take over full and real control (ownership) of the property any time they want for what they deem to be a higher and better use. The compensation they offer in return is compensation for your loss of use, not for the property itself.

This has been true since the founding of the Republic - it's only recently that governments have started deciding that the "ownership" level of property control gives too many rights to the "owner" when the government has something else in mind for the property.

14 posted on 06/23/2005 8:51:39 AM PDT by Mr. Jeeves ("Violence never settles anything." Genghis Khan, 1162-1227)
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To: Mr. Jeeves

Up until this age, imminent domain was used for public use of property, now it's being used for transfer of ownership from foe to friend...........


15 posted on 06/23/2005 8:54:29 AM PDT by Red Badger (The Army makes the world safe for democracy. The Marines make the world safe for the Army.....)
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To: Red Badger
That wouldn't help. The Constitution is essentially null and void now.
16 posted on 06/23/2005 8:56:47 AM PDT by beeler ("When you’re running down my country, Hoss you’re walking on the fighting side of me.")
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To: Red Badger
"Nothing is ours, which another may deprive us of." --Thomas Jefferson to Maria Cosway, 1786. ME 5:440

"The first foundations of the social compact would be broken up were we definitely to refuse to its members the protection of their persons and property while in their lawful pursuits." --Thomas Jefferson to James Maury, 1812. ME 13:145

"The moment the idea is admitted into society that property is not as sacred as the law of God, and that there is not a force of law and public justice to protect it, anarchy and tyranny commence." --John Adams (1735-1826) Founding Father, 2nd US President

"Among the natural rights of the colonists are these: first, a right to life; secondly, to liberty; thirdly to property; together with the right to support and defend them in the best manner they can." --Samuel Adams (1722-1803), was known as the "Father of the American Revolution."

"[A]ll power is originally vested in, and consequently derived from, the people. That government is instituted and ought to be exercised for the benefit of the people; which consists in the enjoyment of life and liberty and the right of acquiring property, and generally of pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety. That the people have an indubitable, unalienable, and indefeasible right to reform or change their government whenever it be found adverse or inadequate to the purpose of its institution." --James Madison (1751-1836), Father of the Constitution for the USA, 4th US President

"The time is now near at hand which must probably determine whether Americans are to be freemen or slaves; whether they are to have any property they can call their own; whether their houses and farms are to be pillaged and destroyed, and themselves consigned to a state of wretchedness from which no human efforts will deliver them. The fate of unborn millions will now depend on God, on the courage and conduct of this army. Our cruel and unrelenting enemy leaves us only the choice of brave resistance, or the most abject submission. We have, therefore, to resolve to conquer or die." --George Washington (1732-1799) Founding Father, 1st US President, 'Father of the Country'

17 posted on 06/23/2005 9:04:14 AM PDT by So Cal Rocket (Proud Member: Internet Pajama Wearers for Truth)
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To: Red Badger

Maybe justices should have term limits for 20 years lets say. Don't forget, the life span was so much shorter in the 1780's that it was incomprehensible that a justice would be on the bench for 30 years or so.


18 posted on 06/23/2005 9:05:22 AM PDT by brooklyn dave (Bring Down the Mullahcracy in Iran)
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To: Red Badger

Boortz has been a strong leader on this issue, for all his spiritual warts. He provided an AP link on this from his website:

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050623/D8ATCKVO1.html


By HOPE YEN


"WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that local governments may seize people's homes and businesses - even against their will - for private economic development."
[snip]

THIS IS WHY WE NEED NEW 'SUPREME' COURT JUSTICES. This is the COURT THAT THE LEFT RABIDLY DEFENDS! 5-4 decision.

We conservatives need to make this crystal clear: WE DO NOT SIDE WITH THIS COURT DECISION!

It's hot as a firecracker on talk radio. Congratulations. Today, you are part of that special group, the tip of the sword!

FRegards....


19 posted on 06/23/2005 9:16:33 AM PDT by Arthur Wildfire! March (<<< Ad Campaign for Durbin the Turbin in profile)
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To: MeekOneGOP; Blurblogger; goldstategop; backhoe

Tip of the sword ping!


20 posted on 06/23/2005 9:17:23 AM PDT by Arthur Wildfire! March (<<< Ad Campaign for Durbin the Turbin in profile)
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