[kindred]

[The court is being asked to overturn rulings favoring the city of Norwood's acquisition of private property from unwilling sellers to be developed by private investors - not the city. Lawyers for the city argue the private development project would generate more tax revenue for the municipality.]

5 Unjust judges on the U.S. Supreme Court overturned our Constitution by taking the right to own private property by citizens and have put this power under the local governments; a tragedy and great injustice to all Americans.
Our founding fathers would have had these 5 unjust judges put out from the justice system. Times have changed and so has the interpretation of our constitution. The return to monarchy is now complete in America.

[moonman]

I hope Ohio fairs better than Florida did with their idiot S.C. justices.

[Ma3lst0rm]

I want to know what in the hell tax revenue has to do with the public good? It is my opinion that aside from roads and some basic services most tax revenue is wasted and would be better spent and invested by the people who earned the money in the first place. Regardless nothing justifies stealing someone's property. The government does not own us. These types should be ashamed to show their faces in public and when they do they should face showers of rocks and stones for their indignant arrogance. I'm tempted to wish the most horrible diseases on these public vermin but they already have a disease that has long rotted their souls and minds and can only be cured in hell.

[n230099]

Eminent Domain, in its historical context has, although never popular, been an understood part of the need to develop and grow municipalities. There have always been abuses but the SCOTUS ruling facilitates rampant abuse. Now governments can with virtual impunity, simply take property and give it to their friends. This is an egregious assault on the Constitution. As it can deal with property that someone has spent their entire life working for only to see their efforts destroyed, I really believe that someone's going to snap.

[Stark_GOP]

"Ohio Supreme Court hears eminent domain arguments"
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And each Justice is wondering if they want their home turned into a bed-and-breakfast by some private developer with a wicked sense of humor.

[AZRepublican]

I think most states and cities have enacted stricter rules for the use of eminent domain...why is OH dragging their feet?

[Supernatural]

A big step towards communism or socialism is for the government to "own" all property. If they government can take private property at any time for any reason, then the government owns the property.

And all under a supposedly "conservative" and "Republican" president too. Think of what the other side would do if it were in control of things. Even worse!

[sergeantdave]

The Michigan Supreme Court looked at this issue in 2004 and ruled that taking private property and giving it to another private entity was a gross violation of the state's constitution. They also wrote that the practice violated the original intent of the constitution.

The big city socialist/democrats whined and cried about it, while so-called environmentalists thumped their chests calling the decision an injustice.

The ruling by the court was unanimous.