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To: Burlem

Seems they just scratched the 5th Amendment, one giant step toward socialism


3 posted on 06/23/2005 10:56:29 AM PDT by Burlem
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To: Burlem
Well, I know that is the feeling here on FR, but the fact is that since 1800 ALL COURTS have ruled that anyone who is "developing" property has precedence over people who have "pristine" property rights (the "Mill Acts"). Whether you agree with it or not, the Court acted completely in line with precedence here in supporting "developmental rights."

The alternative would have required the Court to overturn 170 years worth of legal precedent. That might have been the right call---but it certainly would have been an "activist" Court to do such a thing.

33 posted on 06/23/2005 11:57:15 AM PDT by LS (CNN is the Amtrak of news)
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