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To: Pietro

They can use Justice Roberts’ “tax power” argument to get away with stealing people’s property without just compensation in violation of the 5th amendment.


12 posted on 09/07/2012 11:23:16 AM PDT by Defiant (If there are infinite parallel universes, why Lord, am I living in the one with Obama as President?)
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To: Defiant

“without just compensation”

According to Kelo and other decisions confiscation via eminent domain can be for public benefit instead of the required public use. How hard would it be to define “just” as “whatever we feel like”?


57 posted on 09/07/2012 12:38:06 PM PDT by Tublecane
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To: Defiant

Maybe Robert’s needs to be impeached.


63 posted on 09/07/2012 12:53:51 PM PDT by elephant
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