Forgive me for using such an overused term, but doesn't "authoritarian free enterprise" mean the same thing as "corporatist fascism"?
If our borders are not sovereign, why should our homes be either?
Terms, labels, and innuendos.
These are the important one . .
oligarchy
Pronunciation: 'ä-l&-"gär-kE, 'O-
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -chies
Date: 1542
1 : government by the few
2 : a government in which a small group exercises control especially for corrupt and selfish purposes; also : a group exercising such control
3 : an organization under oligarchic control
sovereignty
Variant(s): also sovranty /-tE/
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -ties
Etymology: Middle English soverainte, from Middle French soveraineté, from Old French, from soverain
Date: 14th century
1 obsolete : supreme excellence or an example of it
2 a : supreme power especially over a body politic b : freedom from external control : AUTONOMY c : controlling influence
3 : one that is SOVEREIGN; especially : an autonomous state
This ruling is not consistent with any concept of free enterprise. Under free enterprise, the developer should have negotiated directly with the owners instead of running to the government "oh please nanny government throw out those pesky little people so we can build on it."
Intersesting this all occurs close to the 4th of July.
What's really funny is that I have a loony-left friend who constantly tells me that the country is run by corporations. Who just handed corporations carte blanche to do as they please? The liberals on the Supreme Court. Oh, the irony...