I noticed the MSM is reporting on the ruling. It appears even they (news media) are a little shocked by it. While they are reporting what happened, I noticed they wouldn't name the "justices" who voted FOR this outrage. They seem to be down playing the fact that they are all liberals, while the Conservatives dissented in the strongest possible terms.
For any democRAT voters lurking- let's make sure you understand what has happened: You work hard, save your money, buy a house. You put money into that house, and you want to leave that house to your children.
Guess what? That house that you worked so hard to get, is only yours until the govt. along side a big corporation, decides they want your property. They can take YOUR house away from you.
Oh, they have to offer money, but does that equal what you put into your house? Does it make up for the fact that you wanted to leave your home to your kids?(Some of the houses involved in the case had been in the owner's families since the early 1800's- several generations of family members were born in them). This really means that you don't own that propery at all.
THE UNELECTED SUPREME HIGH OVERLORDS OF THE USSA HAVE DISPENSED WITH YOUR PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS.
WAKE UP AMERICA! WAKE UP!
This is the most serious threat to the United States that has occured in my life time. I don't know what to do. I'm beyond outrage. Maybe we should send tea bags to the court and congress? This is on a par with the Boston Tea party, or it should be. What is the congress going to do about this? This is what leads to Civil War and states seceeding from the Union.
I was surprised at one conservative talk show host who, while acknowleging the seriousness of the issue, suggested that the solution was to " elect City Council members who won't take your property away". I was thinking What? This goes way beyond electing city council.
In fact, if this abomination is allowed to stand, there won't be a point to having elections or voting. The Judicial branch of government will officially establish itself as an unelected dictatorship. It's that serious.
I am fed up with republican's cowering over judicial nominations, and being to lazy to take thE democrats on. i.e. not making the rats filibuster for real, or using the constitutional ammendment, or whatever you have to.
Note to all Republican elected officials-
YOU WERE NOT SENT TO WASHINGTON TO "GET ALONG" WITH THE DEMACRATS.
YOU WERE SENT THERE TO STOP THEM. YOU WERE SENT THERE TO PREVENT THIER SOCIALIST AGENDA FROM BEING IMPLEMENTED.
I hate to argue against thios, but technically the Supremes didn't do away with these rights ... the legislatures and city councils that took private land for other private use did away with our rights ... The Supreme Court just didn't do its job and slap down these actions of the perversion of eminent domain.
So, there's a LOT of blame on this issue.
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