Posted on 06/23/2005 8:07:27 AM PDT by Stew Padasso
Do you live in MONTGOMERGY Co. cuz it describes what's going on here to the "T" LOL
Where do I sign up?
Time for peasants with pitchforks.
Impeach the Supreme Court.
Term limit the Men in Black (and that goes for you, RBG!!!)
Ya THINK?
"So if a private individual or company can make a case for the city getting more benefit (through tax revenue) for the latest in health spa design, they can snag your land to do it."
Yep, and the highest court in the land just gave this shady practice a stamp of approval.
But please don't mess with a snail darter's (whatever that is)habitat.
Where do we start dumping the tea?
Welcome to Canada lite. This has already been in place in Canada for decades. My grandfather was a self made real estate developer. He was doing great in the '60s (political and social situations aside) and had planned to build a new town, a new supersuburb, with a few other developers, just north of Toronto (where Vaughn and Markham are now, for those of you familiar with Toronto). They lost a bundle when the government seized the land, paid them a fraction (I think it was about 15%) of what it was worth, to build an airport, which they never actually even finished.
Its a scary place. Might be too late for us, but you guys have got to reverse that decision. That is tyranny. It overrides your right to your own property. And if you lose that, then soon you lose your rights to complain about (1st amendment), fight for it, (2nd amendment), etc. etc.
The flies in the face of the DUmmieland belief that it is the conservatives who are the Fascists. It was clearly the Fascists (read liberal lefties) who did this.
Now what does that matter? Most northerners weren't affected by slavery either.
LOL! Now those critters have property rights.
I'm sick of this bullshit government. It just never stops being tyrannical.
This is basically a declaration of war against private property. Any and all property may be taken to give the property to a corporation, person of influence, or for any other reason so long as the government can say it is for economic reasons.
"Eminient domain" is now defined as economic or tax purposes, not rights of way.
Excellent summary!
It's been happening here in my little town in NJ. Local council sends a newsletter around, and a few years ago there was one paragraph that caught my attention: "A developer has agreed to put a shopping center at the corner of such-and-such. The property owner is being uncooperative, so we will be using public domain..." They just came right out and put it in writing.
As if the property restrictions and costs aren't enough.
The difference with non-payment of property taxes, is the city/county places the property up for auction, people bid on the property and the winner gets the property. You get back the difference between taxes owed and the winning bid. Here one entity gets to decided the price, and you have to take it.
Excuse me?
OK...now I get it.
NOW I'm upset.
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