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YOU can help stop eminent domain abuse. Scare off the brand-name companies that are reaping the rewards of stolen land. Just go to the below link and pledge to not stay at any Starwood Hotel (W, Sheraton, Four-Points, Westin, St. Regis, Luxury collection, Le Meridien) until they back out of the development at the intersection of Hollywood and Vine that involves stealing buildings using eminent domain... http://www.pledgebank.com/Starwood-Boycott

Re: Lost Principles Hotel Dear Starwood Hotels, I'm the guy that organized the campaign to try to take the home of Supreme Court Justice David Souter using his own vote in favor of eminent domain. Perhaps you heard of it. If not please Google "Lost Liberty Hotel." This was covered by nearly every media outlet in the nation. Over one million people visited my website (FreestarMedia.com) as part of this project. Now, I'm planning a world-wide boycott of all Starwood hotel brands unless you pull out of the Hollywood and Vine development. I have not yet started this call for...

The 5th Amendment, ratified in 1791, states, “No person shall…be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.” The term ‘public use’ was later reinterpreted to mean public benefit or purpose. Still, the ‘takings clause’ has been utilized for preservation of historical sights, construction of roads, etc. The recent Supreme Court majority decision expanded the definition of ‘public purpose’ to include economic development. That is, it entitles the local government to confiscate your house (with compensation), if it has done so for the purpose of...

THIS LAND WAS YOUR LAND Movement builds to seize Souter home If New Hampshire selectmen don't bite, ballot initiatives planned Supreme Court Justice David Souter probably never expected his vote to permit a Connecticut town the power to seize the homes of citizens would come back to haunt him. But it may. An effort by a Los Angeles advertising entrepreneur to persuade the city fathers of Weare, N.H., to turn the tables on Souter by seizing his home and building a hotel on the site is gaining steam. Logan Darrow Clements and his company, Free Star Media, are now collecting...

With Justice Sandra Day O'Connor gone from the Supreme Court, choosing her successor is NOT the most important task before us. More critical is reducing the damage a clueless and arrogant Court can do. Thankfully, there are signs that America is moving toward a new declaration of independence. The Court unleashed its latest shocker on June 23. In a 5-4 decision called Kelo vs. New London, the Court declared that it's okay for the government to seize your house just for the purpose of giving it to someone else. [snip] Only Congress is authorized to make laws or spend money....