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High Court: Govts Can Take Property for Econ Development
Bloomberg News

Posted on 06/23/2005 7:30:08 AM PDT by Helmholtz

U.S. Supreme Court says cities have broad powers to take property.


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To: Lancey Howard
I saw on 'Dateline' the other night that it is legal to purchase and own a .50 caliber long gun in all 50 states (although California looks poised to outlaw them). I don't know why I thought of that just now. Sorry for going off topic.

You're not exactly off topic. Property rights, gun rights, rights as Americans...all the same kettly of fish.

81 posted on 06/23/2005 8:07:16 AM PDT by madison10
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To: Cosmo

Eminent domain for roads is a well established "public good". This decision wouldn't likely affect that for your parents neighborhood.

Once the bypass is in the neighborhood may be more valuable as commerical propoerty.....that's when this decision might kick in.


83 posted on 06/23/2005 8:07:49 AM PDT by RFEngineer
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It's bad enough that the govt can seize property for govt issues.

But now they can seize it for private developments.

This is not right.

84 posted on 06/23/2005 8:08:22 AM PDT by texasbluebell
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To: rwfromkansas

Well, I wasn't far off. The other seven were dead on.


85 posted on 06/23/2005 8:08:27 AM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (G-d is not a Republican. But Satan is definitely a Democrat.)
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To: Helmholtz

As long as we keep voting for RINOs (Bush and McCain) then we can expect our freedoms to be taken away.


86 posted on 06/23/2005 8:08:31 AM PDT by sasafras (Enforce the border, take away all the benefits and penalize employers who hire illegals)
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To: MamaTexan
It's official, we now have an ILLEGITIMATE government. So that leaves one question...... Is it time YET???

Order 66?

87 posted on 06/23/2005 8:08:42 AM PDT by Christian4Bush (The modern Democratic Party: Attacking our defenders and defending our attackers.)
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To: jpsb

You're exactly right, the goverment would never do anything to lessen it's power. Today is a black day in America, private property rights have been struck down.


88 posted on 06/23/2005 8:08:45 AM PDT by rattrap
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To: Flint

You'd probably have more luck going through your state legislature and ban this in your state. Some state constitutions might already ban it.


89 posted on 06/23/2005 8:08:57 AM PDT by TKDietz
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To: KevinDavis

90 posted on 06/23/2005 8:09:05 AM PDT by Idisarthur
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To: Helmholtz
"Hillary Clinton: "We're Going to Take Things Away From You on Behalf of the Common Good""

Boy, that Hillary sure was psychic on this wasn't she?

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91 posted on 06/23/2005 8:09:13 AM PDT by Enterprise (Coming soon from Newsweek: "Fallujah - we had to destroy it in order to save it.")
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To: Uncle Vlad

I think on the grand scale of history, today is far worse.


92 posted on 06/23/2005 8:09:20 AM PDT by rattrap
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To: rwfromkansas
O'Conner wrote a stinging dissent in favor of private property rights.

Probably because she is from Arizona, where the landowners don't take kindly to the government intruding onto their land.

93 posted on 06/23/2005 8:09:27 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: KenmcG414

Facism just went from baby steps to walking on its own, this will boom as Wal-mart and other corps now play small towns against one another and each town rushes to seize prime property from rightful owners. The SCOTUS should be renamed the High Court of Zimbabwe. Its what we get for worshipping economic growth, and we have become little more then well fed cattle on government approved housing development.


94 posted on 06/23/2005 8:09:34 AM PDT by junta ("Racism" a word invented so as to allow morons access to the political debate.)
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To: Walkingfeather

"Well My family is now screwed. Our property is going to be seized by the cityhall next door to us now."

No more so now than you otherwise would have been absent this decision. An expansion of city hall could be easily construed as for the public good for these purposes......


95 posted on 06/23/2005 8:09:34 AM PDT by RFEngineer
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To: rwfromkansas

Thanks...Im not surprised at the breakdown.

These are dark days. One more lib / big gov advocate on the SCOTUS and I fear much will be lost rather quickly.

This is why EVERY judicial appointmnet Bush makes...and the pubs get confirmed is CRITICAL.


96 posted on 06/23/2005 8:09:55 AM PDT by Dat Mon (will work for clever tagline)
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To: KevinDavis
I didn't really think there was a real estate bubble until now. This should certainly suck the value out of "private" property rights. UNBELIEVABLE!! Our constitution is officially dead.
97 posted on 06/23/2005 8:10:11 AM PDT by Colorado Doug
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To: Freebird Forever

Box magazine I take it?


98 posted on 06/23/2005 8:10:24 AM PDT by junta ("Racism" a word invented so as to allow morons access to the political debate.)
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To: Helmholtz

People everywhere property is wrongfully threatened should stand shoulder to shoulder and resist the wrongful taking. We either hang together or we will all surely hang separately.


99 posted on 06/23/2005 8:10:25 AM PDT by 1_Of_We
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To: Helmholtz

I thought they were already doing this with the confiscatory property tax rates that magically go up 10% every year. Note to self: Collect more ammo...


100 posted on 06/23/2005 8:10:28 AM PDT by Liberty Valance (Every day above ground is a good day)
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