[GladesGuru]

All who take what others create and/or earned stop when FORCED to stop.

Thieves, for that is what such people are, sign their own death warrant when they commit their criminal act.

As the private citizen is, was, and must always be, empowered to carry out the death warrant of the criminal attacking him/her, so must the voter be willing and ready to vote out of office any office holder who violates the Constitution.

What Honduran citizens did should have been done here.

I am ashamed that a banana republic is more diligent in defending its Constitution that my fellow Americans are about the American Constitution.

Recall the Bast*rds ! ! !

[Glenn]

New York transferred $691 million this year into its coffers from its residents’ personal property under its various taking laws.

That's a very big number. I'm amazed.

[Vigilanteman]

The period of time may be up for debate, but a reasonable consumer would not expect the cards to be held open indefinitely.

The government should not have the right to take the cards, but neither should the issuing company. They've gotten their money. Traveler's checks do not have an expiration date. American Express and Thomas Cook openly advertise this to their customers and encourage them to keep them for a future trip. A Morgan silver dollar issued in 1890 still has one dollar in purchase power. A three cent postage stamp purchased in 1952 can still be used on a letter.

Gift card issuers who want to avoid giving unused card value to the government have the option of not having an expiration date and many do. Ultimattely, more will join them and provide a better value to the consumer.