[OldDeckHand]

Turley, although an orthodox liberal, again proves himself to be at least a fairly principled orthodox liberal. Kelo v. City of New London was a HORRIBLE decision by the statists on the Court, and Turley was critical of them and continues to be critical of them.

This latest story is just further proof of the liberal chickens coming home to roost, and baring their anti-private property claws.

[GeronL]

Why would anyone be astonished that government would abuse its power?

[brooklyn dave]

I wonder what kick backs Mayor Quill is getting from this developer?

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Pfizer and Kelo's Ghost Town

[DCmarcher-976453]

The use of eminent domain for private ends is not legal in Georgia,after kelo law was changed.

[Secret Agent Man]

Funny how eminent domain is never used against the people with the power to execute eminent domain.

[Old Teufel Hunden]

And what’s funny is these leftist always claim to be looking out for the little guy. Who does this always end up hurting? Look at Susette Kelo. She was just a regular person with a pink house trying to stand up against Pfizer. A huge corporation. Isn’t this the stuff that big hollywood liberals make movies out of? Only this time the big bad corporation is the one that wins.

[equalitybeforethelaw]

My wife is from Auburn. Having been there many times, I can’t imagine why anyone would want to go there to be amused and quartered. That said, I could not find much information of where in Auburn they seek to place the Hotel and Amusement Park?. Auburn has already disfigured its town center by placing a throughway downtown. They did this in the 1960s with the expectation of increased shopping traffic to support retail. It did just the opposite and now their city center looks like a highway. Can anyone supply further info?

[ncalburt]

weird place and been there twice.
my great grand mothers grand old home from the early 1800’s and the stone carriage house was part of the under ground railroad.
in the 70’s the city of auburn bought the land and the place and put up a parking lot and then years later put a historical marker in the parking lot for the house they knocked down!

[Clock King]

We’ve got to start running for political positions, ourselves. I know it’s ugly, and most of us don’t want to be bothered, but we need to use the TEA party or any other apparatus to start taking over local government. Or we’ll keep electing people who just treat us like lab rats and don’t give a damn what the people want. Is there ANY way to win a campaign without selling your soul to Big Money?

[Thurston_Howell_III]

In the words of all the Oak Beach Inn bumper stickers I remember growing up seeing in the 80’s.......”Get out of New York State Before Its Too Late”

[Buckeye McFrog]

if it was my land I’d probably truck in a few dozen endangered species and some toxic waste and dump them all there

[xzins]

nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation

Private use is not public use.

Public purpose is not public use.

Only public use is public use.

I'm not real sure what is hard to understand about that. If they take my lot and give it to a hotel chain, they have not met the public use requirement.

[SunkenCiv]

shows the need for state laws barring the practice

It also shows the need for recall campaigns. Thanks OldDeckHand.

[I got the rope]

I don’t understand this. Someone would have to kill me to remove me from my home.

These people need to stand up to the government and tell them the same thing. It will stop them in their tracks.

[freedomfiter2]

What kind of people would be so subservient that their local government wouldn’t fear to try something like this?

[M-cubed]

I just lost a hunting camp up here in Maine that my Grandfather (former Game warden) built in 1922 or there abouts....no deed... had been passed along thur generations..

Taxes paid to the state every yr (its in a township)..
New Paper co. took over the land around it...

Yeah...I'm sick about it...but not gonna pay thousands to fight them....Our time will come..

[Smokin' Joe]

While I am neither suggesting nor advocating such an action, there was a time when the mayor would have been dragged from office, tarred and feathered, and his property levelled as he rode out of town on a fence rail.

[murphE]

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[UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide]

The people should use a little “eminent domain” against the developer and then against the town hall and then a little more on their neighbors who elected them so it doesn’t happen again.