Posted on 06/24/2005 7:42:35 AM PDT by Ed Hudgins
"Wesley Horton and Thomas Londregan, the attorneys for the city, celebrated the court decision as a vindication of the work the city's planners had done in crafting a development scheme that would benefit the public through tax dollars, jobs and a new public walkway along the river.
“This case was never about taking from one person to give to another. It was not some kind of land grab,” Londregan said. “It was about New London, its six square miles and its economic survival.”
He and Horton said it was the careful development plan that proved the city's good intentions and won over the court to their side. "
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A message to Horton and Londregan: A town that must steal property from it's rightful owners doesn't deserve to survive...
Utilitarianism. Which brings it right into line next to abortion, euthanasia, and the medical community's advancement toward organ removal. All for the common good. All about best use of a resource.
Hear hear!!
If you do have the knowledge then correct it. As far as ED regs ... tell us about how it works there. I'm speculating.
I confess to not being familiar with the term Utilitarianism. Sounds pretty much like socialism, though.
No, common interest in this case is more likely "how much cash the developer slipped the local politicians under the table".
Absolutely.
Atlaw, I have no idea who the freeper lawyers are, except yourself. Do you know if there's a ping list for freeper lawyers? What do you think about the viability of this idea:
The Kelo decision is a wakeup call for the restoration the property rights. Under the Fourteenth Amendment, which allows Congress to protect the rights of citizens against abuses by state governments, the U.S. House and Senate could pass new civil rights legislation to protect citizens' Fifth Amendment property rights. Congress could limit the scope of eminent domain to narrow public purposes and bar all takings of property for ultimately private uses.
Check out this petition site:
http://www.petitiononline.com/5amend/petition-sign.html
An email correspondent's comment:
"FOLKS: This past week, SCOTUS (Supreme Court OF The United States) once again, has attempted to rewrite OUR Constitution to totally change the original intent as written by the Founders.
Eminent Domain was NEVER intended to be used by government EXCEPT to obtain property for roads, public buildings, schools, military bases and other necessary government usage.
This past week, the Supreme Court rewrote the Constitution, stating that it was legal for cities to condemn private property under Eminent Domain, to purchase and then resell to developers and other special interests, supposedly to benefit the community and the city by increasing tax revenues.
THIS IS TOTALLY BOGUS!
Please click on the link below and add your signature to the petition for a Constitutional Amendment to put a stop to this invitation to even more corruption within government and the theft of private homes and property for the financial benefit of a few.
http://www.petitiononline.com/5amend/petition-sign.html"
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