This year it's our Fifth Amendment Property Rights that was decimated by this abhorrent freedom sucking gang of black robes.
What's next...second amendment???
Is it any wonder these black robed theives plot to destroy our Great and Glorious Constitution?
Heck, the bastard terrorist scum at least have a right to pray and possess their religious book...we Americans are forced to settle for a Constitution that has been tortured and abused by these elitist wealthy non-elected self-annoited monarchs that are paid by the very people that they are stealing our God given rights.
Perhaps, Ruth Nazi Ginsbergs home should be first on the list of confiscated homes for the public good. I wonder how she'd like that.
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I wonder how many Freepers are going to support this ruling. I can think of several who I can imagine coming up with justifications for this type of action.
Bill
Twice I tried forming a coherent letter to my US Representative (Curt Weldon, PA-7), but I'm so angry that I just can't seem to write anything that's both polite and gets the message across. Saying I'm "outraged", "incensed", or "furious" doesn't scratch the surface. How does one tell one's representative that one now considers the people in power in this country on a par with blood enemies? How do you tell your congressman that they are threatening one of the very few things in life actually worth losing one's life over? How do you tell him that his silence on the issue hints at quiet support, and expect him to actually read the thing?
In the end I didn't write anything. Congress has been utterly silent on the issue. I think they don't give a rat's behind about anything but keeping their backsides planted in the same cushy chairs. If there was a Libertarian candidate in my district who would propose an amendment to the US Constitution to correct this, I'd vote for him in a heartbeat.
Armed federal agents should toss those robed tyrants onto the the curb so construction can begin.
fyi (also see link at post 35)
Hmmm, I wonder what this means?
The fact of the matter is that when something in the Constitution needs to be changed, the Constitution itself sets for the procedure to do so.
As you quoted, doing anything else, makes the Constitution a "meaningless document."
Mark
...This government is a complete system, not only for making, but for executing laws. And the courts of law, which will be constituted by it, are not only to decide upon the constitution and the laws made in pursuance it, but by officers subordinate to them to execute all their decisions. The real effect of this system of government, will therefor be brought home to the feelings of the people, through the medium of the judicial power. It is, moreover, of great importance, to examine with care the nature and extent of the judicial power, because those who are to be vested with it, are to be placed in a situation altogether unprecedented in a free country. They are to be totally independent, both of the people and the legislature, both with respect to their offices and their salaries.No errors they may commit can be corrected by any power above them, if any such power there be, nor can they be removed from office for making ever so many erroneous adjudications.
The only causes for which they can be displaced is, conviction of treason, bribery, and high crimes and misdemeanors.
This part of the plan is so modeled, as to authorize the courts, not only to carry into execution the powers expressly given, but where these are wanting or ambiguously expressed, to supply what is wanting by their own decisions.
Telling truths like these were just as dangerous then as they are now. It is no wonder he used a pen-name. The Anti-Federalist Papers gave us warnings to many of the Constitutional problems we now face.
Closer ever closer comes the Social War.
You know, the politics is an interesting thing. I do read a couple of sites that tend to the left wing, not for the philosophy or ideology (which I don't usually agree with), but for the financial analysis they happen to provide. Some of the most rabidly left wing people (by their own admission) on those sites (Bush haters included) are angry about this decision to every bit the extent that most people here are. Their language tends to be more colorful and explicit as usually is the case. I think this will go down as one of the most unpopular USSC decisions with the people of all time!
Check out this petition site:
http://www.petitiononline.com/5amend/petition-sign.html
An email correspondent's comment:
"FOLKS: This past week, SCOTUS (Supreme Court OF The United States) once again, has attempted to rewrite OUR Constitution to totally change the original intent as written by the Founders.
Eminent Domain was NEVER intended to be used by government EXCEPT to obtain property for roads, public buildings, schools, military bases and other necessary government usage.
This past week, the Supreme Court rewrote the Constitution, stating that it was legal for cities to condemn private property under Eminent Domain, to purchase and then resell to developers and other special interests, supposedly to benefit the community and the city by increasing tax revenues.
THIS IS TOTALLY BOGUS!
Please click on the link below and add your signature to the petition for a Constitutional Amendment to put a stop to this invitation to even more corruption within government and the theft of private homes and property for the financial benefit of a few.
http://www.petitiononline.com/5amend/petition-sign.html"
""""This is what happens when liberals rule on your constitutional rights. To them, the document has no inherent meaning - it means whatever they want it to mean. When they say, "It is a living, breathing document," that is code for, "It is a meaningless document and five of us can change it whenever and however we want.""""
Bears repeating every chance it can. I'm still really ticked off about this.
The executive branch is to uphold the organic constitution of the USA, when a ruling is made by any fed blk robe that does not uphold our constitution....IT IS TO BE DISREGARDED!!!!