[RockinRight]

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

[SittinYonder]

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.

[beeler]

Yep. This is pretty much the end.

[Mr. Jeeves]

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.

[So Cal Rocket]

"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'

[Arthur Wildfire! March]

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....

[Publius6961]

Washington, Jefferson, Adams and Franklin are turning over in their graves...........

More like they're slashing their wrists!

I am having a hard time thinking of a more serious attack on our way of life, indeed, against the foundations of our country, than this one.

And yes, that would include the national islamic terrorist threat.

The power to tax is the power to destroy. The power to condemn is the power to enslave. What better threat to invidual freedom and individual choice?
I may be wrong, but I believe that even historically fascist states made "condemnation" a difficult process.

[Publius6961]

Please, everyone, is there a site to read the complete decision?

Has anyone analyzed the statements, the reasoning and the refutation for this decision?

I am dumbfounded. "Due Process" has been reduced to the asinine concept of simply going through motions; as if the rest of the Constitution no longer exists.

[Mike Darancette]

Wait until Greenies start getting elected to more and more County and City governments. They will start seizing farms and ranches and selling them to the conservancies for a $1.00.

[Mark in the Old South]

The Constitution is just Judicial toilet paper and Congress and the White House are complaisant in this. If they do nothing they share the blame. Possible responses:

1. Impeachment (fat chance too many fat cat repugnats and corrupt demoncrats are all for this despite the rhetoric)

2. Cut the courts budgets (only needs 50+ votes and it is done)

3. Censor the court or hold hearings. (Drag them through the mud sunrise to sunset seven days a week four weeks a month until they scream like a little girl.)

4. Redraw districts and eliminate the troublesome sections (the 9th circuit court of appeals would be a good start, they may not be part of the problem this time but what the heck it is time to let them know we are done with them)

[GovernmentShrinker]

If ever there was a time to say "From my cold dead hands" and really mean it, this is it.

One of these abominations is going on in my township. I wish the affected owners had the guts to put out a public call for the militia. They might be very surprised at who shows up to defend their property from the tyrannical government. I really don't think I could live with myself if I didn't answer such a call.