[nmh]

This is outrageous!

The government can now confiscate your home and personal property for the economic good of others.

This is SCARY.

[LS]

It may be scary, but they did not "defy history." This ruling was TOTALLY in line with 170 years of history in which "developmental rights" for the "public good" superceded "pristine property rights." This includes 170 years worth of supporting "squatter's rights" and property taxes; of opposing "landed estates" and "land barons"---a trend that came straight out of the Revolutionary generation.

It's about time we conservatives figured out how to win these cases---the environmental "takings" cases too---by ditching the "pristing private property rights" arguments and arguing that private property holders DO DEVELOP LANDS BETTER AND FASTER than cities or government. In this case, specifically, they should have shown that such malls (we have one in Cincinnati that is a disaster) do NOT produce the expected revenue and therefore it IS in the "public interest" to leave the private individuals in charge of their lands.

[theFIRMbss]

>The government can now confiscate your home and personal property for the economic good of others

"Excuse me, sir, but
your daughter could earn a lot
for the businessmen

who run the cathouse,
so say your goodbyes, your girl
is coming with us . . ."

[aspiring.hillbilly]

Those bastards who ruled this are impeachable...<br?

Article. III.
Section. 1.

The judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish. The Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices ""during good Behaviour,"" and shall, at stated Times, receive for their Services, a Compensation, which shall not be diminished during their Continuance in Office.

[Cultural Jihad]

The government can now confiscate your home and personal property for the economic good of others.

This is SCARY.

Liberty and self-governance are not scary things in the hands of trustworthy people. The only time this ruling would become scary if when the majority of people become corrupted, and at that point eminent domain would be the least of your worries.

[texson66]

This is outrageous!

The government can now confiscate your home and personal property for the economic good of others.

This is SCARY

Yes, it sure is SCARY, and it's called COMMUNISM!!!!

[fish hawk]

This is new?? Isn't this the way America acquired the Indians land? Eminent Domain is alive and well, but then, it always has been. When they come to get yours you will know how the American Indians felt. (rather helpless)