Posted on 06/24/2005 10:38:12 AM PDT by jeffers
Last night's local Fox News ran a story that our local government is looking at using this precedent to force downtown landowners out to make room for a new sports stadium.
This was followed by a story announcing a new plan for a rapid transit system which will require the displacement of tens of thousands of homes and businesses.
it's as if the government here has been planning and waiting for this decision to be handed down, and can't wait to start seizing property under this travesty of justice.
No one is safe, not anywhere in the country.
Any state can pass a law saying we won't do it today, and later, when the furor dies down, quietly change the law back to business as usual.
The Constitution is supoposed to be our final line of protection, but the Supreme Court abdicated their authority.
Or worse.
Just sent an email to Congressman Mike Pence about this issue.
The SCOTUS needs to be shut down, disbanded and it's judges thrown in JAIL!
IMPEACH the bastards...all 5 of them.
Welcome to the new America. This decision by our Supreme Court has to be the greatest affront to freedom ever committed by our government.
While the transit plan may or may not be a bad idea, your claim of 10,000+ is wildly exaggerated, at best.
Good for you.
Here's some more avenues for fighting this travesty:
From New London's daily newspaper:
"The homeowners predicted that more land in the city would end up in the hands of private corporations.
“I guarantee you that just about every house from Howard Street to Shaw's Cove is going to be targeted,” Beyer said. “I see that whole district in New London as being Pfizer's business park. It'll be like Avery Point minus the houses. You'll have access to Fort Trumbull State Park and that'll be it.”
Beyer, who with a partner had renovated one of his two houses and was working on the second when the city took them, said one bitter lesson he had learned was never again to do business in New London.
And he pointed out the city has never delivered on its promise that Pfizer's arrival in the city would mean lower taxes.
“The city of New London promised all the residents of New London that all your property taxes will be reduced,” he said. “That promise was never fulfilled. The taxes keep going up ... When is enough enough?”
http://www.theday.com/eng/web/news/re.aspx?re=6d1f6f54-ff81-48cd-9277-7745e107dfe7
Here is an online petition calling for the impeachment of the five "justices" who voted for this abomination:
http://www.petitiononline.com/lp001/petition.html
If you'd like to let Pfizer know how you feel about corporations manipulating our governments and courts to throw people out of their homes in pursuit of profits, here are some contact numbers:
Headquarters
Pfizer Inc
235 East 42nd Street
New York, NY 10017
USA
Phone
1-212-733-2323
Pfizer Prescription Medicine
1-800-TRY-FIRST (1-800-879-3477)
Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. EST
Legacy Pharmacia Prescription Medicine Questions
1-800-TRY-FIRST (1-800-879-3477)
Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. EST
Pfizer Consumer Products
1-800-223-0182
Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST
Legacy Pharmacia Consumer Products
1-800-223-0182
Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST
Pfizer Animal Health Customer Service and Product Support
1-800-366-5288
Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST
Legacy Pharmacia Animal Health Customer Service and Product Support
1-800-793-0596
Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. EST
Shareholders
Pfizer shareholders of record needing assistance and information.
Phone
1-800-733-9393
Weekdays 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. EST
An automated response system is available 24 hours a day.
If you decide to vote with your feet, here is a partial list of Pfizer products:
Actifed®
Actifed® Cold and Sinus
Actifed® Cold And Allergy
Benadryl®
Benadryl® Severe Allergy and Sinus Headache Caplets
Benadryl-D™ Allergy & Sinus Fastmelt® Tablets
Children's Benadryl® Allergy and Cold Fastmelt® Tablets
Children's Benadryl® Allergy Chewables
Benadryl® Allergy & Cold Caplets
Benadryl-D™ Allergy & Sinus Tablets
Children's Benadryl-D™ Allergy & Sinus Liquid Medication
Benadryl® Allergy Kapseals® Capsules
Children's Benadryl® Allergy Liquid Medication
Benadryl® Allergy & Sinus Headache Caplets & Gelcaps
Benadryl® Allergy Ultratab® Tablets
Children's Benadryl® Dye-Free Allergy Liquid
Benadryl® Dye-Free Allergy Liqui-Gels® Softgels
Children's Benadryl® Allergy Fastmelt® Tablets
Benylin®
Benylin® Adult Formula
Benylin® Expectorant
Benylin® Pediatric
Luden's®
Luden's® Cough Drops with Vitamin C
Luden's® Sugar Free Throat Drops
Luden's® Throat Drops
NasalCrom®
NasalCrom® Nasal Spray
PediaCare®
Children's PediaCare® Cold & Allergy
Children's PediaCare® Long-Acting Cough Plus Cold Liquid and Chewables
Children's PediaCare® Medicated Freezer Pops Long-Acting Cough
Children's PediaCare® Multi-Symptom Cold Liquid and Chewables
Children's PediaCare® NightRest Cough & Cold
Infants' PediaCare® Decongestant
Infants' PediaCare® Decongestant & Cough
Infants' PediaCare® Long-Acting Cough
Sinutab®
Sinutab® Non-Drying Liquid Caps
Sinutab® Sinus Tablets
Sinutab® Sinus Allergy Caplets
SudaCare™
Children's SudaCare™ Nighttime Vapor-Plug™ Mini Waterless Vaporizer
SudaCare™ Nighttime Vapor-Plug™ Mini Waterless Vaporizer
Sudafed®
Children's Sudafed® Cold & Cough Liquid
Children's Sudafed® Nasal Decongestant Liquid
Children's Sudafed® Nasal Decongestant Chewable Tablets
Sudafed® 12 Hour Tablets
Sudafed® Sinus and Allergy Tablets
Sudafed® Cold & Cough Liquid Caps
Sudafed® Sinus & Cold Liquid Caps
Sudafed PE™ Maximum Strength Nasal Decongestant
Sudafed® Nasal Decongestant Tablets
Sudafed® 24 Hour Tablets
Sudafed® Non-Drying Sinus Liquid Caps
Sudafed® Severe Cold Formula Caplets & Tablets
Sudafed® Sinus Headache Caplets & Tablets
Sudafed® Sinus Nighttime Tablets
Sudafed® Sinus Nighttime Plus Pain Relief Caplets
Unisom® Unisom SleepGels® Gelcaps
Unisom SleepTabs® Tablets
Zantac®
Rolaids®
Dramamine®
Emetrol®
Gelusil®
Kaopectate®
Benadryl®
BENGAY®
Cortizone
Desitin®
Micatin®
Neosporin®
Polysporin®
Proxacol®
Wart-Off®
All Listerine products
All Efferdent Products
Plax
Fresh n Brite toothpaste
All Tucks products
All Anusol products
Hemorid
All Lubriderm products
All Pacquin products
All Purell products
Cornhuskers Lotion
All Bengay products
Cut and paste this as needed, spread the word.
Sports stadiums and rapid transit systems were fair game even before the SCOTUS ruling. Indianapolis didn't have to wait.
What good will a State law do when all they have to do is take the case to the Supreme Court and we already know how they will rule.?
he said. “That promise was never fulfilled. The taxes keep going up ... When is enough enough?”
answer, when "enough people" get fed up and revolt in masses.
I disagree, but it's a non-issue.
Think I-69.
This ruling dramatically increases the leverage the government now has to force people from their land, for ANY project they choose, at whatever prices THEY choose to pay.
For now, I'm willing to fight this war politically, and financially.
If peaceful protest fails, well, freedom isn't free.
Looks like we have a big payment coming due.
Congress doesn't run this country, SCOTUS is ruining it.
There is no text. There is only interpretation.
You're missing the most important piece of the puzzle -- throw out the elected thieves on the state and local level who are actually stealing our land! Call all of your representatives and let them know that the minute they propose an act of government armed robbery, they will be thrown unceremoniously out of office, either through the next election or through a recall process!
Then we can deal with the enabling thieves in the judiciary.
I think if they want to build a rapid transit that is a public undertaking and they could have seized the homes anyway before the SCOTUS ruling under eminent domain where the gov't takes over the property for public infrastructure needs.
Wrong -- this never would have been in front of SCOTUS unless the elected officials of New London (and your town and my town) weren't so eager to steal our property that they would fight it all the way to the highest levels. The tyranny in this case begins with the legislative and executive branches at the state and local level -- the courts are just in collusion.
"answer, when "enough people" get fed up and revolt in masses."
That won't happen unless something astronomically outrageous on a level we've never seen before happens. For those who believe in some fantasy revolution that'll save America at the last minute: face it, we're all content with our own lives, or we're too busy making ends meet to worry about being politically active, or we're just plain scared of the government. A few might have the balls to make a Waco-style standoff at their homes when eminent domain abuse starts getting out of control, but most of America will just roll over and take it. And can you blame them? I mean, if they decide to take your home, there's really nothing you can do about it besides challenging it in court for a long time or getting yourself killed in a standoff. The more they erode our freedom, the suckier the options will be when it happens to you. We don't have as many brave patriots today as we did when we revolted against the British for far less than we're accepting from our own government now. Well anyways, this is really nothing new, I guess it only confirms that eminent domain abuse is alright. If they really want your house, they can conduct a phony drug raid on it too. There's numerous ways corrupt politicians can take your home from you, even without compensation.
"City officials use the power of eminent domain very selectively and very carefully," said Indianapolis, Indiana, Mayor Bart Peterson, NLC's 2nd Vice President.
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