To: ninenot
Well, the place to look in this matter is not at the SCOTUS. It is at your local elected officials. Are they planning some such eminent domain proceedings? If so, then that needs to be an issue in the next election.
All that is required is that nobody get elected who is in favor of eminent domain actions against private property.
Railing at the Supreme Court is going to do nothing. They have ruled. Time to move the activism in this area to local government. If they don't move to use eminent domain, your property is perfectly safe.
Insist that candidates make their views on this matter known, and hold them to it.
131 posted on
06/23/2005 8:50:14 AM PDT by
MineralMan
(godless atheist)
To: MineralMan
Good points. Time to really get involved in the local races for aldermen, county commission, mayor, etc.
135 posted on
06/23/2005 8:52:20 AM PDT by
TheBigB
(Why yes, I -do- rock! Thanks for noticing!)
To: MineralMan
"Insisting" that local officials make their views known, and then holding them to it is like answering "yes" to the question "Will you respect me in the morning?".
Sounds good up front, feels good up front, but, then comes the morning.
To: MineralMan
"Insisting" that local officials make their views known, and then holding them to it is like answering "yes" to the question "Will you respect me in the morning?".
Sounds good up front, feels good up front, but, then comes the morning.
To: MineralMan
You have taken a very pragmatic approach to safeguard your property. But I take issue that one should have to make sure local officials are of a particular mind in order to enjoy the rights and protections clearly intended by the constitution. Should one take similar views to free speech protection? Should one make sure local elected official are in support of free speech? The problem here is there is now no appeal - no recourse --- in fact no legal violation.
163 posted on
06/23/2005 8:59:50 AM PDT by
reflecting
(I'm reading what all of you are saying)
To: MineralMan
"It is at your local elected officials. Are they planning some such eminent domain proceedings? If so, then that needs to be an issue in the next election."
Yeah, A fat of $hit that will do ya By the elections come around it will be TOO LATE. AFTER the government seized your property, sold it to developers and put a HUGE building on it.
Go to court. Unless your a lawyer or independently wealthy, you will lose anyway because of legal costs.
It's called a Pyhric victory"
259 posted on
06/23/2005 9:46:32 AM PDT by
RedMonqey
(Keep RIGHT or get LEFT behind!!)
To: MineralMan
Thank you for your correct view on how to be an activist and take back our country.
May I paraphrase what you said:
All politics are local. Take over the local government and you control the politics.
570 posted on
06/23/2005 4:48:16 PM PDT by
sergeantdave
(Marxism has not only failed to promote human freedom, it has failed to produce food)
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