[rintense]

Did you ever think you’d ever see the day when freepers would excuse eminent domain?

[snowrip]

There are conservative freepers, and there are people who hang out on FR and post idiocy.

[muawiyah]

Hey, did you ever read the Fifth Amendment? It's all about letting you be silent and having the government take your stuff ~ but they have to pay for it.

READ IT some time. George Washington, George Mason, James Madison, Thomas Jefferson and a host of other of the Founding Fathers supported the Fifth Amendment.

It would seem you do not.

[muawiyah]

George Washington, George Mason, James Madison, Thomas Jefferson and a host of other of the Founding Fathers supported the Fifth Amendment.

It would seem you do not.

Here's what it says:

"No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation."

If you want to limit the expression "public use" you can do that by law ~ the USSC didn't touch that. CT doesn't limit the expression constitutionally, and they're not alone in that. Other states do limit but only by laws that can be rescinded at any time by the legislature.

If you don't like the implications of Kelo, don't live in CT or another state that doesn't limit "public use".