Government land grab in New London, CT

reasononline ^ | Oct 29, 2004 | Jacob Sullum

[RightWhale]

Those Commies need an education on the purpose of the State. This kind of action is not it. Even if New London is a rathole.

[janetgreen]

In a case the U.S. Supreme Court recently agreed to hear, Kelo and several of her neighbors are challenging the city's authority to carry out this plan.

IF this is still America, the Supreme Court will rule in Kelo's favor and against the big corporation.

[longun45]

What did you want from a corrupt government? The corruption extends to all levels. Not everyone is involved directly except by turning thier heads and not speaking.

[Ragnar704]

"Not everyone is involved directly except by turning thier heads and not speaking."

This is exactly the reason I wanted to post this article. I want to do something to help these people fight. Unfortunately, I don't know what else to do other than to bring attention to the issue.

Does anyone here have ideas? How about a boycott on Pfizer?

[Pastnowfuturealpha]

Government run corrupt - People in that state should take note of the names of these officials pushing this - and get them removed from any office they hold - if possible -

What a terrible thing to have happen - but it seems to be taking place in other states as well - Florida comes to mind -

Hope the S.C. puts a stop to this -

[Clemenza]

No Viagra for me!

[proudofthesouth]

I suggest you contact radio talk show host Neal Boortz. He gave a lot of publicity to a case down in Alabaster, Alabama because WalMart wanted to expand their parking lot and the city of Alabaster used the eminent domain law. Neal hates eminent domain!

[Hidasta]

AMEN!!!!!!!

[unixfox]

$1.2 million annually in property tax revenue.

And that's all you need to know about this scheme.

[nothingnew]

What did you want from a corrupt government? The corruption extends to all levels. Not everyone is involved directly except by turning thier heads and not speaking.

I'm afraid that "the speaking' will come in the form of revolt. When enough peeples become "disenfranchised" from their own property, BITS will happen.

I hope I'm still around when it happens. It will be the apex of my earthly existence.

I have updated my FMCDH (From My Cold Dead Hands) sign-off with the addition of (BITS).....Blood In The Streets, which I foresee coming soon, due to the enormous increase of the Marxist progressive movement being shoved down the throat of this failing REPUBLIC through the Judicial tyranny of fiat law, the passing of unconstitutional laws by the Legislative and Executive branches of our government and the enormous tax burden placed upon the average American to support unconstitutional programs put forth by Marxist ideology. FMCDH(BITS)

[Ragnar704]

Proud of the South,

Looks like Neal is already on to this land grab (and many others as well).

For those interested, see

http://boortz.com/nuze/alabaster.html

Furthermore, there is an organization that fights eminent domain abuse called the Castle Coalition:

http://www.castlecoalition.org/

[j_tull]

Jacob Sullum is a senior editor at Reason and the author of Saying Yes: In Defense of Drug Use (Tarcher/Putnam).

Even the leftie author is outraged. They're citing a Michigan Supreme Court precedent, but New London is nowhere near the shit hole that the parts of the Detroit that prompted that ruling were.

[Ragnar704]

j_tull,

I haven't read anything from this author before, but my money says he's a libertarian, not a leftie.

[farmfriend]

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[nutmeg]

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[nutmeg]

land grab ping!

[E.G.C.]

BTTT!!!!!!

[Kay Ludlow]

Hope the Supreme Court does the right things, reminding all that this is a country based on god-given rights of individuals, not group or government rights.