Supreme Court's Kelo Decision Trashes Taxpayer Rights as Well as Property Rights, Citizen Group Says

usnewswire.com ^ | 6/23/2005 1:13:00 PM | U.S. Newswire

[Destro]

Are we changing from a pluralistic republic into a corporatist state?

Historically, corporatism or corporativism (Italian corporativismo) is a political system in which legislative power is given to corporations that represent economic, industrial and professional groups. Unlike pluralism, in which many groups must compete for control of the state, in corporatism, certain unelected bodies take a critical role in the decision-making process. This original meaning was not connected with the specific notion of a business corporation, being a rather more general reference to any incorporated body. The word "corporatism" is derived from the Latin word for body, corpus. Ostensibly, the entire society is to be run by decisions made by these corporate groups. According to various theorists, corporatism was an attempt to create a "modern" version of feudalism by merging the "corporate" interests with those of the state.

[Mears]

I find this one of the most frightening decisions ever handed down from the Supreme Court.

[Destro]

me and you both.

[OpusatFR]

Are we?

You hadn't noticed? Neither party is worth the powder....

[Destro]

You know what? I assumed when Republicans came into power we would correct things - especially after 9/11. What I learned is that the Republican party used Conservatives - waves a red flag issue in Conservatives' faces to get them all distracted and then expands the power of the state over the individual - a DC version of the shell game. We are like toads in slowly boiling water.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

I am almost as shocked by this as I was by the CFR decision.

[shellshocked]

"I find this one of the most frightening decisions ever handed down from the Supreme Court."

AbsoFREEPINGlutely!

It set aside the 5th amendment concerning private property.

It defined eminent domain to include private use of private property taken by the government.

It allows government confiscation of private property for sale for any reason as long as the government can loosely define the action as a benefit for the government.

It proved the Supreme Court is out of control and will set aside the Constitution at will for the benefit of the government.

[Destro]

CFR?

[Pukin Dog]

Freepers are overreacting as usual.

The ruling stinks, yes. But Congress is drawing up laws to counteract this decision as we type. This will be fixed before the year is out. The Supremes even pointed out that Congress can change this at their leisure.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

Campaign Finance Reform aka First Amendment Reform.

[Destro]

Oh yea - that was bad law and decision too.

[Destro]

You know what - it is not over reacting at all.

[XHogPilot]

Italian corporativismo is synonymous with Mussolini's Fascism. As opposed to the "right of the individual", fascism recognizes the "power of interest groups".
The definition of fascism has been corrupted today to describe an oppressive government of "jack booted thugs". The real definition and dangers of fascism, loss of individual rights and power, have somehow been swept away. Sad to say, Mussolini would be quite pleased with the direction of America and the European Union.

[GailA]

It won't just be US businesses that will be asking for others private property. Toyoto, Nissan etc wanting to build plants will use this ruling to their advantage.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

Does the Constitution address this or does it not? It seems that the only safe constitutional rights are the imaginary ones found in the shadows of the real thing.

[Paladin2]

Our local gov't wants to impose/expand a historic district on a huge portion of town. This would seem to help them do this against the wishes of the homeowners.

[rmmcdaniell]

The ruling stinks, yes. But Congress is drawing up laws to counteract this decision as we type. This will be fixed before the year is out. The Supremes even pointed out that Congress can change this at their leisure.

So now Congress has to go trampling on state and local rights to do what the Supremes should have done? Don't get me wrong, I don't know wether or not such a law would be good or bad. Such action would further erode, however small, the federalist system.

[Ken H]

But Congress is drawing up laws to counteract this decision as we type. This will be fixed before the year is out. The Supremes even pointed out that Congress can change this at their leisure.

Are you sure? I know the majority opinion said that States may provide such protections, but I hadn't heard that Congress can.

[GailA]

Toyoto wants to build a new plant (not sure if it's a auto or parts plant) in TN...and guess what the LT Gov owns at least 300 of those acres. Lot of farm land involved to be stolen for a fraction of the true replacement value.

[virgil]

I hope you're right