Some Homeowners Vow To Stay Despite Ruling Against Them - But few options seem available

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[Hard Way]

"A whole bunch of Ruby Ridge's"

Or maybe just a few. And due to the Oprah-ization of America, the "Weavers" will be trumpeted in the MSM as nutjobs, and after their bodies and their children's bodies are paraded about, the remaining "Weavers" will toe the line and give up their ancestral homes without a fight. Beaten, and consigned to live as subjects.

Or maybe I'm just being a pessimist today...

[TheForceOfOne]

Sounds like what happened to the Indians. Now they want to play Cowboys and Homeowners.

[Happy2BMe]

Eminent Domain Ruling Labeled 'a Horrible Precedent'

[TheForceOfOne]

Shark infested waters, and we are the feeder fish.

[Edgerunner]

The ones on the government side: Politicians...

[BulletBobCo]

Look around - WHO is in power!?

That does seem to be the question of late.

[Enterprise]

City officials and planners have a necessary duty to control growth in a manner to maximize the liveability of the community. No one wants to live in an area where there are houses intermixed with industrial sites like wrecking yards, dumps, bars, stores, schools, and shopping malls. There has to be a logical beneficial plan and growth process.

To that end, there may at times be a need to seize some property by means of "eminent domain." The seizure must be show a demonstrated need which benefits the people of the city. It MUST be fair, it MUST be fairly compensated, and it MUST be used sparingly.

Many of us understand the evil of this ruling. It basically allows the taking of one person's private property and turns it over to another private person or business for their economic benefit under the guise of the "public good." This cannot be allowed to exist in America. Now I don't know what would be considered "fair" compensation in this situation, but the people should not be forced to sell against their wishes regardless of the compensation.

[Happy2BMe]

HINT: The majority of U.S.S.C. Justices for the past 50 years have been appointed by a Republican President.

The current majority in both the United States House and the United States Senate are Republican.

[baltoga]

It's time for these homeowners to take the money and run. I saw the telecast of the 7 holdouts and the place looks like a ghetto.

[Happy2BMe]

This ruling far surpasses imminent domain.

Imminent Domain is a necessary vehicle to allow controlled growth and is used only sparingly and only when there is no other recourse.

This is not imminent domain.

[mysterio]

What can we do? Refuse to go to work. For months. You would need most of America to do it, too. People are not dissatisfied enough yet. Wait ten years.

The next time it will be fought without bullets. It will be fought economically. We can cut off the blood supply to the tumor that is the government of our country.

[Enterprise]

I agree. This rruling is a travesty.

[Lazamataz]

Some Homeowners Vow To Stay Despite Ruling Against Them - But few options seem available

I have one.

[Lazamataz]

This is not imminent domain.

This is government seizure.

We beat the Soviet Union.

Then we became them.

[Lazamataz]

Now they want to play Cowboys and Homeowners.

That is tagline material.

[Lazamataz]

Or maybe just a few. And due to the Oprah-ization of America, the "Weavers" will be trumpeted in the MSM as nutjobs, and after their bodies and their children's bodies are paraded about, the remaining "Weavers" will toe the line and give up their ancestral homes without a fight. Beaten, and consigned to live as subjects. Or maybe I'm just being a pessimist today...

Personally, I think you are too optimistic.

[Hank Rearden]

Our President and Congressional leaders should speak up very forcefully against this ruling.

All I hear Bush Jr. blabbering about today is our overwhelming need to spend our money and lives to increase freedom and property rights in other countries. Like every Moo sh$%hole on earth, for example.

[JCEccles]

I agree. This ruling is a travesty.

Yes, it is a travesty. But it doesn't affect me. I live in Utah.

I hope citizens in other states follow our example and pass legislation or constitutional provisions that prevent a continuation of the Connecticut travesty in their own states.

[Enterprise]

Tom McClintock in Kaleefornia is going to try to have the voters add an Amendment to the State Constitution to put a stop to some of this nonsense.

[Feiny]

Even if they don't take by eminent domain....try missing a few tax payments & see how much of your property you actually own.