Topic: Weren't we just
started by: Leisher
Posted by Leisher on Feb. 23 2005,21:12
discussing < this sort of situation? >
Posted by TheCatt on Feb. 24 2005,05:55
Yes, and I really, really, really hope that the individuals win this thing.I think this topic has been a recurring them for years. I remember my picture of Gordon's highway when he came out completely against eminent domain.
Posted by thibodeaux on Feb. 24 2005,06:50
Highways are one thing. What's happening now is that property is getting siezed so that private developers can build businesses.Now, one may argue that this is the natural result of giving government the power of imminent domain, but I do think that it's possible to draw a line SOMEWHERE.
Posted by TheCatt on Feb. 24 2005,07:06
< Hey Thib... >As for the rest of the issue... I'm in agreement with Thib; railways, roads, etc are fine; private development crap is not.
Posted by TheCatt on Feb. 24 2005,07:08
MSPaint goodness...
Posted by thibodeaux on Feb. 24 2005,07:55
| Quote (TheCatt @ Feb. 24 2005,07:06) |
| < Hey Thib... > |
I knew it didn't look right, but Google didn't try to correct me.
Posted by TheCatt on Feb. 24 2005,10:01
Well, the English language is malleable.
Posted by thibodeaux on Feb. 24 2005,10:07
| Quote (TheCatt @ Feb. 24 2005,10:01) |
| Well, the English language is malleable. |
Don't make me angry.
Posted by GORDON on Feb. 24 2005,10:29
Oh yeah... I didn't remember "gordon's highway" until I saw the pic.I read somebody last night who wrote, "Nothing you own is yours... you're just using it until the government takes it away."
Posted by DoctorChaos on Feb. 24 2005,11:03
HOLY CRAP!In a few years, we will just be serfs to the great Corporate Kingdom.
Posted by Leisher on Feb. 24 2005,11:32
Actually Catt, your drawing is a beautiful thing to people who like to spend time in their cars.Oh, and oil companies.
Posted by thibodeaux on Feb. 24 2005,14:15
| Quote (GORDON @ Feb. 24 2005,10:29) |
| I read somebody last night who wrote, "Nothing you own is yours... you're just using it until the government takes it away." |
< Billy Beck? >
Posted by GORDON on Feb. 24 2005,15:18
Actually, no.... it must have been someone who quoted him.
Posted by Malcolm on Feb. 26 2005,14:39
(--thibodeaux @ Feb. 24 2005,10:07)
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(--TheCatt @ Feb. 24 2005,10:01)
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Well, the English language is malleable.
Don't make me angry.
Or maelleable?
Posted by GORDON on Apr. 21 2010,06:38
I never knew the result of the Kelo decision was that the private properties were seized and destroyed... and then the plans of the private business fell through and those plots sit empty.< http://www.foxnews.com/us....in-case >
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But five years ago the United States Supreme Court ruled that communities could use the power of eminent domain to help private interests, if the result was for the public good. The case centered on New London, Connecticut, where a neighborhood was razed to make way for a private development that never came.
The main plaintiff was resident Susette Kelo, whose little pink house was move to another part of town and now stands as a symbol of regular citizens fighting the government's use of eminent domain. The blocks that were torn down remain largely empty to this day, save for the overgrown weeds and wild cats that roam the desolate area. The city's plans fell through. "In the wake of Kelo, we have learned about this abuse of power," notes Christina Walsh of the Institute for Justice in Washington, D.C., which has advised the Wards.
The main plaintiff was resident Susette Kelo, whose little pink house was move to another part of town and now stands as a symbol of regular citizens fighting the government's use of eminent domain. The blocks that were torn down remain largely empty to this day, save for the overgrown weeds and wild cats that roam the desolate area. The city's plans fell through. "In the wake of Kelo, we have learned about this abuse of power," notes Christina Walsh of the Institute for Justice in Washington, D.C., which has advised the Wards.
Posted by Vince on Apr. 21 2010,17:04
Oh yeah. I think it was Pfizer that was going to build there.