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To: Labyrinthos
Not all the BOR is fully incorporated. Consider Kelo, which relegated 5th Amendment takings to state standards.
53 posted on 08/17/2010 10:40:22 AM PDT by Carry_Okie (Government is an apex predator.)
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To: Carry_Okie

That’s a different issue. The SCOTUS has held on numerous occassions that the “taking’s” clause in the 5th Amendment applies to state and local goverment throughthe 14th Amendment. What the SCOTUS did in Kelo is redefine the phrase “public use” under the 5th and 14th Amendments.


54 posted on 08/17/2010 10:53:28 AM PDT by Labyrinthos
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