[JTN]

Holy smokes. Kelo on steroids.

[JTN]

Ping

[BipolarBob]

Hmmmm. The love of money is the root of all evil. I think that applies here.

[JTN]

If anyone knows of an eminent domain ping list, would you please alert the holder of that list?

[oblomov]

We are now well beyond the level of tyranny that drove our forefathers to rebel against the colonial authority. Will the American people wake up, or simply shrug and watch more reality TV?

[LibFreeOrDie]

"...the developer demanded $800,000 from Didden to make him “go away” or ordered Didden to give him an unearned 50 percent stake in the CVS development."

So now the courts are working for the Tony Sopranos of the world?

[Jaysun]

This is an outrage. A fair price is whatever someone is willing to pay, not what someone is forced to sell for. It stands to reason that it would come to this because the courts have been so wrong concerning the matter (just as they have been concerning abortion, privacy, and any number of things). Now they have to reconcile their absurd opinions with reality. It will be interesting to see their reaction, then compare it with that of abortion and "privacy", as it were.

[longtermmemmory]

The fact there was blatent extortion shocks the conscience. The cold fact is that much of this type of extortion has been going on for years it is just nobody has paid attention.

I wish there would be CRIMINAL investigations for these extortion efforts.

[ConservativeMind]

Actually, I just want to see that hotel group attempt to retake Judge Souter's house.

I'd pay to sleep on his eminent domained property.

[aruanan]

With the blessing of officials from the Village of Port Chester, the Village’s chosen developer approached Didden and his partner with an offer they couldn’t refuse.

Don't people often end up in dumpsters over stuff like this?

[mware]

I remember when the SCOTUS ruling came out regarding Kelo, all I could say was, "My God, and I am from New Jersey."

[arthurus]

It is a logical progression. From here a logical next step is the government paying nothing for expropriated land because with the government's interest becoming known the land cannot be sold and therefore has no market value and the government pays market value (as determined by the government).

[Obie Wan]

Kelo, a travesty of the pinciples of our Constitution !!!

[sionnsar]

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld this extortion

The constitution's been dead for some time now. What's the big surprise?

[freedomfiter2]

The very fact that we have to ask the highest court in the land for such a ruling underscores how precarious and threatening things are getting for ordinary American landowners.”


Our forefathers won their freedoms by telling the judges where the boundaries were. As long as we are asking, the boundaries will keep getting smaller.

[MarkL]

While it's not going to happen in this case, someday, the Kelo decision is going to cost lives. There's going to be someone who refuses to abandon their homes, and decides to defend it.

Mark

[silentreignofheroes]

U.S. Supreme Court to Consider Eminent Extortion Case for Review..

Old Honest Abe's Legacy?

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Because of the Kelo decision, Mr. Didden is now screwed...or will be screwed come Jan. 5, 2007.

The USSC will not rule for him in this case...no matter how distasteful it may be. To do so would be to admit they were wrong on Kelo and that won't happen.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Another ping for you.

Yer gonna love this. It'll make your blood boil.

[upchuck]

I'm as outraged, maybe more, as y'all.

But there's a couple of questions I wish the article had answered:

1. How much has the Village offered Didden for the land.

2. What's the name of the evil developer?

It's too late for this case, but y'all in Virginia need to get a state constitution amendment in place to stop this.

I'm sure glad we have something like this in South Carolina.

[Lancey Howard]

“What really surprised me about this whole ordeal was the total lack of concern my situation earned from the Village politicians, to the County District Attorney’s office, all the way into the federal courts. A private citizen using the government’s power is extorting me. And the government that was supposed to protect my rights is nowhere to be found. If anything, it is making this extortion possible. It is an outrage.”

Surprised? Please.... Welcome to America 2006.