[jw777]

so there is no right to private ownership, but we should allow the flag to be burned for fear of abridging free speach?

silly libs. they are sofa king retarded.

[Haru Hara Haruko]

When the armed men wearing flag patches on their shoulders show up to take your house, will you still want to save the flag from being burned?

[boofus]

The Supreme Court has ruled that the U.S. Constitution does not prevent local governments from seizing property for this reason.

Yes so according to the court it is constitutionally OK to seize property in this manner. So what would prevent a developer from challenging the constitutionality of a law that prohibits such seizure.

The 5th and 4th amendment should trump any local laws that greedy council members can cook up. Otherwise your town could pass an ordinance that strikes down every person's right to a trial by a jury of peers. Or what about summary execution via dismemberment without trial, because the town elders say so.

The SCOTUS is supposed to be the last defense of the individual against the tyranny of the state, and it has failed.