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I'd like to see those poor homeowners in New London wait until they get paid by the city and then immediately go out and get 100 barrels of toxic waste and dump them all over their properties. And in the meantime, they should all erect HUGE signs on their properties reminding every local resident in New London that the government is stealing their property and YOURS may be next! They should immediately stop paying their property taxes as well, since the property is no longer theirs.

You know, the track record for "redevelopments" in "blighted" areas such as this is not really very good. With any luck, the greedy developers that get these people's properties will lose their shirts.

I'd like to see those poor homeowners in New London wait until they get paid by the city and then immediately go out and get 100 barrels of toxic waste and dump them all over their properties. And in the meantime, they should all erect HUGE signs on their properties reminding every local resident in New London that the government is stealing their property and YOURS may be next! They should immediately stop paying their property taxes as well, since the property is no longer theirs.

Exactly right. Hey, if the house is 'condemned,' then let's condemn the whole property. Salt the earth, as they say. This is criminal. A very sad day for our court and our country.

Eminent domain has long been a staple between wink-wink politicians and developers in New Jersey. Happens all the time, and zoning laws and planning boards are apparently only for the suckers who didn't make huge donations to whatever party is in power. (Where I live, it's Democrats, but NJ is the breeding ground of RINO republicans, who are just as guilty.)

I'm guaranteeing that some politician or developer who has a real grudge against someone will use this law to get at them. What could scare you more than to suddenly find your house is needed by the govt on behalf of a developer? What would make you shut up faster? The threat, for a lot of people, would scare the hell out of them.

IMHO, this insane scotus ruling has opened the door to corruption the likes of which we've never seen. The same govt that uses your tax money to take your property will now do it on behalf of a developer who gives big bucks to the polls on the books (and kickbacks behind the scenes.)

Anyone interested in a good read on the disaster of eminent domain should read "Abuse of Power: How the Government Misuses Eminent Domain" by Steven Greenhut.

Before this ruling, this book would curl your hair. The mind boggles at what the pols and developers will do now that scotus has handed the inmates the asylum keys.

With any luck, the greedy developers that get these people's properties will lose their shirts.

What are the chances of taking some kind of economic action against companies that avail themselves of this ruling?