Posted on 06/29/2005 7:52:11 PM PDT by DaveTesla
Last week, I reported on the Supreme Court's Kelo vs City of New London decision, which seriously weakened Constitutionally guaranteed private property rights.
Now, in what can only be viewed as an attempt at pure poetic justice, a budding developer, businessman Logan Darrow Clements, has begun the process of seizing Supreme Court Justice David Souter's homestead in Weare, New Hampshire and replacing it with a hotel.
Citing the Kelo decision, Clements has contacted Weare's building official, saying:
"Although this property is owned by an individual, David H. Souter, a recent Supreme Court decision, "Kelo vs. City of New London" clears the way for this land to be taken by the Government of Weare through eminent domain and given to my LLC for the purposes of building a hotel. The justification for such an eminent domain action is that our hotel will better serve the public interest as it will bring in economic development and higher tax revenue to Weare."
Think the Fab Five ever considered that the Kelo ruling might directly threaten their property rights?
As I've said before, when our Constitution is ignored, all Americans suffer the consequences.
Clements is currently seeking investors to fund the project. He can be reached by clicking here. Encourage him to develop similar plans for properties owned by Supreme Court Justices Breyer, Ginsburg, Kennedy and Stevens.
Well, she was a lawyer for the ACLU. I believe she was in their 'upper management' or possibly was in charge of one district, if I am not mistaken.
Ginsburger is the perfect example of what can happen when the spineless, cowardly Republican Senators do not stand up and fight. Klinton appointed her, there was no dissent from the Republicans and I believe she was approved something like 99-0.
http://www.pledgebank.com/LostLibHotel
PLEDGED!
Current count 343
Just think, if ever conservative American sent him one dollar, so that he could buy up ever justice's property and throw them out.
Hahahaha .... one of those "so, are we going to hurt each other" tactics?
I just love this idea ... perfect!
BUMP!!
Unfortunately, if you do the same to ALL of them, they must ALL recuse themselves from the case, and by precedent already set by Kelo vs. New London, we would not have a reversal of the Kelo decision. Yes, they would lose their homes, but we would still be shorted our property rights since no new precedent would be set to correct the injustice already done.
Payback is a bitch, Davey-boy.
We should support this effort and, when the justices are removed from their dwellings and move to another location, we should begin the process again at their new abode... until they -- in emergency session before October -- gather to re-decide this ruling of theirs. Then... maybe then... they'll get the message. In the meantime, a chain of Liberty Hotels sounds damn fine.
Not long ago, many in this forum cheered on as the Oklahoma legislature violated private property rights by passing into law a bill which prohibited employers from banning firearms in their company parking lots. This law is a clear violation of the property rights of the owners of those companies.
The Government cares very little whose property rights they violate, and by cheering on the violation of the property rights of others, we give tacit support to those we call oppressive.
Beauseant!
I told my father this morning and he is willing to kick in $100.
Really? how many conservatives would be willing to kick in $100.00 dollars to fight back legally?
$100.00 is beer money for some of you guys! :-)
Or you can keep your beer and drink it under a bridge.
Oh... I just LOVE This! I hope it's true.
No matter what the outcome, I hope that this legal assault by Clements ends up costing that scumbag Souter lots and lots of money. I hope this drags out in court for a decade and gives Souter a throbbing, puke-inducing migraine that never, ever stops.
Dig it.
Actually, and I could be wrong, someone feel free to correct me if so, but I believe we actually had 2 0r 3 Repub senators with enough ba@@s to vote no on her confirmation.
http://www.pledgebank.com/LostLibHotel
Make that 351
To any one that can afford a fancy night's stay in a hotel;
Freep This.
Freep this...
http://www.pledgebank.com/LostLibHotel
Me too. So contact the fellow and suggest a Partnership and advertise the partnerships on Free Republic. Surely there are enough of us to put up a bit of cash. This indeed is a very good cause. I'll bet that town could use the tax increase a 'better' use of the land would provide.
Again, the same must be done to ALL of the Justices
AND some senators and reps. I'll bet MANY of them own some prime real estate that is not being used to the best 'tas' advantage for their respective communities.
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