Property Owner Wins Eminent Domain Battle

Fox News ^ | 7/04/2005 | report by FOX News' Jeff Goldblatt.

[ClaudiusI]

What's the Supreme Court going to do next? Rescind the Third Amendment? What they just did comes dangerously close to that.

[tryon1ja]

I agree. The test is "Can You Read....the Constitution?"

You still have to know what is going on to be informed enough for a reality check before rendering a decision. I don't think they weigh the consequences. But, if you make decisions based upon the constitution and not on international law or whatever, you do not need to consider the consequences. They are not part of the equation.

[tryon1ja]

I think at 75 they ought to be forced to retire. Earlier if they show signs of dimentia.

Sounds good to me.

[tryon1ja]

What's the Supreme Court going to do next? Rescind the Third Amendment? What they just did comes dangerously close to that.

Don't say that too loud.

[RightWhale]

"Every American believes that ... they have sanctity in their land, that holding land is a right and that it's not a right that can be alienated by a politician because he feels he has a better use for it," Hathcock said.

He won in court. Not because he has sanctity in his land, and not because a politician might feel something or not. Pretty words, but useless.

[nothingnew]

...if you make decisions based upon the constitution and not on international law or whatever, you do not need to consider the consequences. They are not part of the equation.

Yes. Bump. CW2. BITS. FMCDH.

FMCDH(BITS)

[RightWhale]

Wallmart doesn't seem to have trouble building anywhere and they don't use eminent domain

They do have trouble sometimes, here for example, when they tried to get a grant from public land. They eventually got a piece of private land through subdivision.

[connectthedots]

great quote

[ChildOfThe60s]

Then go to China you S.O.B.

I'm going to leave if the government won't help me steal someone's land???

One really scary aspect of this is the fact that these people have progressed to the point where they see this as an entitlement, i.e. just normal business practices (the goberment, too). It isn't greed or theft to them. They honestly can't understand why we would call it that.

That IS scary.

[tryon1ja]

Then go to China you S.O.B.

Thought at first you meant this for me. Couldn't think what I had said wrong. But, it sounds good to me. If you don't like how things should be done here, and prefer China's style of government, then by all means cart yourself over there.

[NicknamedBob]

"Lodial titles are the only nontaxable land and I think they are quite difficult to get, although more common out west"

I tried wading through it. Now I feel whipsawed.

You guys figure this alloidal title stuff out.

[NicknamedBob]

Sorry, allodial.

[Lancey Howard]

Correction, except for greedy developers and crooked city councilmen, hardly anyone agrees with the corrupt liberal activist judges of the Supreme Court.

[xzins]

One of the biggest advantages is being able to assemble land," Fiacano said.

Horsepucky! There's plenty of land.

What they want is LOCATION! In other words, they want already proven land.

[where's_the_Outrage?]

Wallmart doesn't seem to have trouble building anywhere and they don't use eminent domain.

Unless I'm mistaken, Neal Bootz ranted on Walmart at Alabaster Alabama using eminent domain.

[Iscool]

A company says, 'Do I locate in China or do I locate in the Midwest? What are the advantages that I have?' One of the biggest advantages is being able to assemble land," Fiacano said.

Nonsense...There are hundreds if not thousands of vacant factories all over the U.S...Already set up for manufacturing...

And they can be picked up for back taxes and actually for free in most places...In fact, places like Michigan will pay you to move in...There's no shortage of space...

[longtermmemmory]

I agree, developers look at this as a way of dealing with that last holdout owner on the cheep.

[LS]

MARK Goldblatt. Right. Sorry.

[longtermmemmory]

FL has mandatory retirement for all judges at 70.

HOWEVER (there is always a however) they use the retired judges as senior judges to hear loooooooong civil cases which would just kill the docket of an unretired judge.
The retired judge (senior judge) hears the one case which can take MONTHS. For some judges, they just keep working for free after the pay cap on retired judges runs out because they enjoy the work.

The elected judges are pushing for merrit retention as a way of means of job security. Instead of being exposed to potential oponents, they get a yea or nay vote. Appelate judges, who have merit retention, have never been removed on such a vote. (even the 2000 election FLSC judges).

How about just capping it at 20 years of service.

[ChildOfThe60s]

Oops, didn't mean to startle you!

If I had been refering to you it would have meant Sweet Old Buddy /wink

I believe there actually was a time when his type knew they were amoral and crooked. I don't think they do now. Which I find even more alarming.