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Justices Stephen Breyer, Elena Kagan, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, and Sonia Sotomayor joined Kennedy in the majority opinion, while conservative justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito joined Chief Justice John Roberts' dissent. The Supreme Court's newest member, Justice Neil Gorsuch, did not participate in the case.

Even if Gorsuch had been there, it couldn't have changed anything.

This is a disappointing day for those of us who cherish liberty.
1 posted on 06/23/2017 2:20:20 PM PDT by Sopater
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This has to be reversed by the congress.

We have to make this case a top priority, or the entire bill of rights is history.
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40 posted on 06/23/2017 3:19:08 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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If they had been black - the ruling would’ve been unanimous.


41 posted on 06/23/2017 3:22:14 PM PDT by Skywise
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Kennedy (80) needs to go, along with Ginsburg (84) and Breyer (78). Kagan and Sotomayor are still too young to speculate about their replacement.

Kennedy is the one that caused the ensuing persecution of Christians post-Obergefell which was in line with all rulings he authored of similar subject matter since 1996.

His clerk background is shady, he lied to Mark Levin who interviewed him during the presidency of Ronald Reagan.

Once either Kennedy, Ginsburg, or Breyer are gone, this important issue of property devaluation will be revisited.

Note that the property was reported as appraised at $400,000 but the only buyer reported was the county which offered $40,000. It would be interesting to know what the property tax assessed value was. If the tax assessment value was more than $40,000, the family should sue the county for difference X 3 plus attorney fees and costs, plus distress and bad faith.

It is a mystery as to why Gorsuch did not participate. I would expect him to have joined in the dissent.


42 posted on 06/23/2017 3:23:40 PM PDT by Hostage (Article V)
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It’s an assault on property rights that this case even made it to SCOTUS.


43 posted on 06/23/2017 3:24:38 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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Keep in mind, this always first comes down to a decision by your local elected officials.

If you were in an elected position with this decision facing you, what would you decide, pay them $400,000 or pay them $40,000?


49 posted on 06/23/2017 3:37:43 PM PDT by gunsequalfreedom
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It is apparent that the federal government and certain states will not allow you to own land unencumbered.

So the concept of an “alloidal” title is history.

Did I spell that wrong?

5.56mm


55 posted on 06/23/2017 3:46:55 PM PDT by M Kehoe
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There was a case in WA where this elderly lady had some property condemned by the city and forced to sell on that eminent domain thing - city didn’t do a thing with it and sold it later to a car dealer for a dealership.


57 posted on 06/23/2017 3:49:31 PM PDT by SkyDancer (You know they invented wheelbarrows to teach FAA inspectors to walk on their hind legs.)
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To avoid liability in the case, the state and county told the Murrs they could combine the two parcels of land for regulatory purposes.

Even if they did so, that would not change the fact that the second parcel was greatly devalued by the state taking its usefulness from them.

58 posted on 06/23/2017 3:52:29 PM PDT by Teacher317 (We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men)
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One of the sticks in the bundle of property rights is the right to subdivide. The majority of these black-robed fascists don’t have a clue what property rights are. We need a US Congress that can impeach and remove these totalitarian dopes.


60 posted on 06/23/2017 3:54:47 PM PDT by sergeantdave
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Anthony Kennedy strikes again. The sooner he, and hopefully justice Ginsburg, leave the bench to retire, or on a stretcher, the better. It is still going to take years or decades to reverse all the harm the liberals have caused.


68 posted on 06/23/2017 4:18:45 PM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy ("Baizuo" A derogatory term the Chinese are using to describe America's naive "White Left")
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The majority of the Supreme Court should have been impeached years ago.

Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan have brought disrepute on the Court.


72 posted on 06/23/2017 4:40:32 PM PDT by Ray76 (DRAIN THE SWAMP)
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Elect no more female SCOTUS judges. They do not think.

Wait a few decades before more female judges.

A 50/50 female male SCOTUS would be devastating.
Women socialize thought, sadly.


84 posted on 06/23/2017 6:49:15 PM PDT by TheNext (SLOW FUND Wall = Trump 2020 Trump Jr 2024 Eric 2032)
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Disappointed that you post an article full of errors instead of posting the actual decision...


85 posted on 06/23/2017 7:06:20 PM PDT by TexasGator
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reason for Justice term limit of 18 years or be reconfirmed?


103 posted on 06/24/2017 3:17:37 AM PDT by SMGFan (Sarah Michelle Gellar is on twitter @SarahMGellar)
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There is the enemy of freedom folks. The Federal Courts from top to bottom.


117 posted on 06/25/2017 9:31:57 AM PDT by Nuc 1.1 (Nuc 1 Liberals aren't Patriots. Remember 1789!)
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