For those who have not had the opportunity of viewing Justice Souter's home at 34 Cilly Hill Rd, Weare, NH 03281-6004 in person:Posted on 02/04/2006 5:19:45 PM PST by Zeroisanumber
WEARE, N.H. - Residents on Saturday rejected a proposal to evict U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter from his farmhouse to make way for the "Lost Liberty Hotel."
A group angered by last year's court decision that gave local governments more power to seize people's homes for economic development had petitioned to use the ruling against the justice.
But voters deciding which issues should go on the town's March ballot replaced the group's proposal with a call to strengthen New Hampshire's law on eminent domain.
"This is a game," said Walter Bohlin. "Why would we take something from one of ours? This is not the appropriate way."
Souter, who grew up in Weare, a central New Hampshire town of 8,500, has not commented on the matter and was not at the meeting.
Joshua Solomon, a member of the Committee for the Protection of Natural Rights, was disappointed with the vote.
"We lost today, not because there isn't support in this town but because the turnout wasn't here," he said. "It's not exactly the message we intended to have."
Solomon had said the group was formed because the Supreme Court has given courts and legislatures "permission to chip away at our freedoms."
The Supreme Court ruling allowed New London, Conn., to take several waterfront homes for a private development. The city argued that the project would benefit the public by generating tax revenue and new jobs.
The Legislature is considering several proposals to limit government's ability to use eminent domain.
He must have pulled some strings. The liberal elite never get what they deserve.
For those who have not had the opportunity of viewing Justice Souter's home at 34 Cilly Hill Rd, Weare, NH 03281-6004 in person:"The city argued that the project would benefit the public by generating tax revenue and new jobs."
One never hears this when WalMart wants to come to town. Sure hope this project is unionized.
Walter Bohlin is a grovelling weeny.
Zero detail in the AP story. What was the vote count?
I find it hard to believe that Weare, NH has a population of 8500. I know things have grown a lot here but that puts it in the "big town" category by our standards.
Win or lose, and you knew it was going to lose, folks' awareness of the issue has been heightened by this whole thing and the people who started this whole thing rolling get praise from me.
Short answer - because he gave others the means to take away yours.
It wouldn't be such a "game" if Mr. Bohlin's property was confiscated by Souter's eminent domain ruling, would it?
Don't put it past Souter to hold on to this fire hazard and sell it along with his neighbors for a future mall. Would be interesting to find out where he actually lives, and if he files this barn as his primary residence - qualifying it for a homestead exemption on his taxes.
I'm disappointed, but not surprised. Nevertheless, it got a lot of attention, and that's important too. If it helps stir up legislation to protect private property, that's a positive development.
Well, it sure as Hell is blighted. The least he could
do is get his sorry behind out there and straighten
up the mail box. I thought that we had Redneck
problems in my part of the country, but this guy is
a classic case. And he's an intellectual?
As Bette Davis said, "What a dump!"
http://www.reelclassics.com/Audio_Video/Quotes7r/bette_beyondforest_dump.wav
The house is on a short dirt road out in the middle of nowhere.
Take a look at this photo. Ya reckon that's Souter's mailbox?
How much money does a Supreme make every year? You'd think he could afford to paint that shack!
"This is a game," said Walter Bohlin. "Why would we take something from one of ours? This is not the appropriate way."
Small town people...nothing ever happens there..don't hurt other people intentially..everybody knows everybody.They're not motivated to do anything political.If Souter sh#t on their front porch every morning,they'd say.."thank ya Judge,you come back again tommorrow you hear.."
Have you ever lived in a small town?
Those pics would seem to confirm that it's a blighted area. Take it!
Have you ever lived in a small town?
I was born in small town.And lived in a small town
I NEVER listen to John Mellancamp and for the first time probably in my life I am listening to his greatest hits collection as we speak and you quote a Mellancamp song...twilight zone stuff at 3:35 AM...lololol.
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