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I was with you in terms of thinking of leaving the country. However, on further reflection, I believe that this decision will have no (yes, I said "no") significant effect on large parts of the country. In particular, I am thinking of those states with an initiative process.

I predict that, in those states with an initiative process (including the most populous state in the USA, California), there will be an amendment to the state constitution drafted, circulated, voted in, and in place within the next election cycle. I further predict that such an amendment will make it even harder for state and local governments to excersise eminent domain than it was before today.

In California, Tom McClintock has already said that he's going to introduce such an amendment, and my guess it that such an amendment will likely win handily. Since I live in CA, and am pretty much committed to staying in states with an initiative process, I am not as upset about this ruling as I was this afternoon.

Interesting twist. I like it.

I don't live in a blue state, so maybe I don't have so much to fear. Most initiatives here would go similar to what McClintock would propose.