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To: Helmholtz

The Supreme Court really sucks.


3 posted on 06/23/2005 7:31:26 AM PDT by The Old Hoosier (Right makes might.)
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To: The Old Hoosier
The Supreme Court really sucks.

No! Put the blame where it belongs. The local legislators who passed the bill suck, and they are the ones worthy of the voters' wrath.

I am not a fan of eminent domain laws, but it is mentioned in the Constitution as permissible: 5th Amendment - "...nor shall private property be taken for public use without just compensation." What I don't want is the courts to be there 2nd guessing the Constitution because of what they deem "fair."

Now perhaps the case can be made that the compensation being offered is not just, or perhaps they can argue that turning the land over to a developer does not qualify as "public use." I'm no lawyer. But we need to get over this idea that ultimate power resides in the Courts, lest that virtually unaccountable body get too big for its britches.

1,042 posted on 06/23/2005 5:55:04 PM PDT by XEHRpa
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