SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES - KELO V. NEW LONDON - FULL TEXT OF OPINION

USSC via Cornell ^ | June 23, 2005 | USSC

[balrog666]

Where is the dissent?

[Mister Baredog]

A very sad day for America

[Centurion2000]

In affirming the City’s authority to take petitioners’ properties, we do not minimize the hardship that condemnations may entail, notwithstanding the payment of just compensation.

Nice job, you scumbag black robed rats. These 5 justices just destroyed private property rights in this country.

[TheOtherOne]

Someone had already posted the Thomas Dissent, but you can read it here:


http://straylight.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/04-108.ZD1.html

[balrog666]

Nevermind.

When faced with a clash of constitutional principle and a line of unreasoned cases wholly divorced from the text, history, and structure of our founding document, we should not hesitate to resolve the tension in favor of the Constitution’s original meaning. For the reasons I have given, and for the reasons given in Justice O’Connor’s dissent, the conflict of principle raised by this boundless use of the eminent domain power should be resolved in petitioners’ favor. I would reverse the judgment of the Connecticut Supreme Court.
- Thomas, J., dissenting

[EagleUSA]

It is very much WORSE than a sad day. It is the height of runaway socialist judicial acitivism in the highest court in our land. It is a catastrope for America that five socialists can rewrite our Constitution, undermine the founding principles of our country, and destroy the freedom and personal rights of American citizens with this obscene precendent. These socialist justices took an oath to uphold the Constitution, our laws and our freedoms.

They are operating against our country for the furtherment of a socialist, big government, control and power agenda.

[groovychick]

I saw this on the news and could not believe my eyes...
It hurts my head - our land rights have been sold out to the highest bidder!!
What's next?!?!
Once something goes to the supreme court
can it be appealed?

[backhoe]

Men(ace) in Black? SCOTUS goes Rogue...

[balrog666]

Any property may now be taken for the benefit of another private party, but the fallout from this decision will not be random. The beneficiaries are likely to be those citizens with disproportionate influence and power in the political process, including large corporations and development firms. As for the victims, the government now has license to transfer property from those with fewer resources to those with more. The Founders cannot have intended this perverse result. “[T]hat alone is a just government,” wrote James Madison, “which impartially secures to every man, whatever is his own.” For the National Gazette, Property, (Mar. 29, 1792), reprinted in 14 Papers of James Madison 266 (R. Rutland et al. eds. 1983).

I would hold that the takings in both Parcel 3 and Parcel 4A are unconstitutional, reverse the judgment of the Supreme Court of Connecticut, and remand for further proceedings.
-Justice O’Connor, with whom The Chief Justice, Justice Scalia, and Justice Thomas join, dissenting.

[grayforkbeard]

Hang onto your ass folks.

There is now no longer any reason for Government at any level to hold back on taking whatever whenever. You can own it and pay the tax on it until some developer wants it. Then it's a gonner.

[upchuck]

This is a travesty!

If our nation be destroyed, it would be from the judiciary." ~ Thomas Jefferson

One more nail in the coffin.

Memo to self: The Revolution is coming. Buy more ammo!

[<1/1,000,000th%]

Maybe she can keep it in court over the just compensation.

[TXBSAFH]

Allow me to summarize:

TO: Home Owner in America,


BOHICA!!!!!!!!

Sincerely,
Your Imperial Robed Masters

[jw777]

Look for the DNC to start annexing Red State strongholds.

[TheOtherOne]

Petitioner Wilhelmina Dery was born in her Fort Trumbull house in 1918 and has lived there her entire life.

That has got to suck. She has to move because some city council decides they 'think' a developer can do more for the city with her property. What the hell country is this.

[technomage]

Time to start the impeachment process on these senile old far#!#.

[Realism]

Right, blame the judges. Why not blame those legislators who use it against us AND have the power to fix it so its right?