We're gonna need to take from you for the common good.
Posted on 06/23/2005 1:54:47 PM PDT by calif_reaganite
McClintock to introduce an amendment to the California Constitution to restore the original meaning of the property protections in the Bill of Rights
“Today the U.S. Supreme Court broke the social compact by striking down one of Americans’ most fundamental rights. Their decision nullifies the Constitution’s Public Use clause and opens an era when the rich and powerful may use government to seize the property of ordinary citizens for private gain.”
“The responsibility now falls on the various states to reassert and restore the property rights of their citizens. I am today announcing my intention to introduce an amendment to the California Constitution to restore the original meaning of the property protections in the Bill of Rights. This amendment will require that the government must either own the property it seizes through eminent domain or guarantee the public the legal right to use the property. In addition, it will require that such property must be restored to the original owner or his rightful successor, if the government ceased to use it for the purpose of the eminent domain action.”
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My State Senator - Tom McClintock. Wish we had many more like him.
bump for McClintock.
Standing up for private citizens.
A start. To bad it wouldn't hold up in court.
The Supreme Court decision is OUTRAGEOUS. Thank you, Mr. McClintock, for speaking up for our rights.
I don't believe you have any grounds for maintaining that this proposal would not hold up in court. Some states already have similiar protections. Remember the picture of the little house surrounded by a multi-story luxury hotel because the little old lady wouldn't sell and they couldn't take it. New Jersey maybe, I can't remember where it was for sure.
Luckily the Arkansas constitution is more strict than the US Constitution apparently is imagined to be and my state will have a little harder time. Unless the legislature and courts decide to even things up....which is definitely a possibility.
We can either elect US Senators and Presidents who will appoint and approve common sense justices, or we can just keep on accepting the SCOTUS ignoring constitutional law.
California needs to elect two commonsense Senators instead of those weirdos, Boxer and Feinstein.
Too bad he didn't become CA governor...he'd make a good one. And a good President someday too...perhaps in 2016 we could have a Ken Blackwell/Tom McClintock ticket...
Can we IMPEACH SCOTUS justices???
I've always liked Tom, and I still do.
I didn't vote for Arnie. Things have gotten better, but more because of the general economy than because of AS. Arnie is STILL a RINO IMO.
Then read it again. He's proposing amending the CALIFORNIA Constitution.
Good job, Tom!
A flag hung upside down is an indication of a ship in distress. The flag in my front yard is now upide down. My ship of state is in distress. If all propery owners who fly the flag would do this, it is a demonstration that could NOT go unnoticed.
“Today the U.S. Supreme Court broke the social compact by striking down one of Americans’ most fundamental rights. Their decision nullifies the Constitution’s Public Use clause and opens an era when the rich and powerful may use government to seize the property of ordinary citizens for private gain.”
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It is a favorable sign that this obscence judgement from the Socialist Court, is recognized an not only FLAWED but wholly unConstitutional -- it is clear that the battle is going to come down to a fight between Socialists and Constitutional conservatives (REAL AMERICANS)....the fight is coming - it has to.
it would hold up actually, but having to restore property rights for non-public use in a battle across every state - alot of people are going to fall short. governments want this power.
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