Posted on 06/29/2005 8:42:01 AM PDT by oblomov
We can only gain if we do trumpet it. But so far, the RNC has been conspicuously silent about this; there's nothing on their website the last time that I checked, and the response that I received from them was "thanks for your interest and we will let the management know of your concerns" -- not exactly heart-warming stuff.
Oh I totally agree with you. The silence is not a good sign. I sincerely hope there is silence only because they are cooking up something big to come out with soon.
I do too. I think the Republicans taking a strong stance on this issue could insure a lock on the House and Senate in 2006.
At the very least it would shame the Democrats into making some mention of it, but since the loony-left is running the show over there, one assumes that the Democrats are quite happy with the Kelo decision.
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Republican leaders in the state Senate have called for another special session to consider legislation limiting Connecticut's eminent domain laws following its defeat in the General Assembly on Tuesday.
The proposal, offered in response to last week's U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing New London to take homes for a private development project, was killed on a mostly 22-11 party-line vote in the Democratic-controlled Senate.
The House of Representatives, which also is run by Democrats, defeated a similar proposal 82-50.
The plans were offered as amendments to legislation that details the two-year, $31.2 billion budget and other provisions.
Republican leaders in the Senate say homeowners need immediate protections in the wake of the court decision, they said.
The GOP proposal would have prevented a municipality or government agency from taking owner-occupied residential property with four or fewer units for a private development project.
"I just don't believe that we should be in the business of taking a family's home away from them for private interests," said Sen. John McKinney, R-Fairfield. "I don't believe we should stand up and say private corporate needs, private development needs, trump individual rights."
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Republicans said that the Senate, which was meeting in special session on Tuesday, has passed legislation before that hasn't gone through the regular public hearing process. They urged passage by the General Assembly now to protect constituents.
"I would much rather err on the side of going too far to protect individual homeowners and property owners ... than protecting some government agency that wants to take their home because they have the authority, the awesome power to do so because of economic gain," said Sen. David Cappiello, R-Danbury.
House Minority Leader Robert Ward, R-North Branford, said he plans next year to resurrect a bill that died last session preventing the taking of property in Connecticut for economic development.
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Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell and House Speaker James Amann, D-Milford, said last week they are interested in revisiting Connecticut's eminent domain laws next year.
Please Freepmail me if you want on or off my infrequent Connecticut ping list.
Please see #64 for the latest on the land grab situation in our RAT-infested state of Connecticut.
I'm pretty sure there's at least one black homeowner in the Fort Trumbull neighborhood. I saw a quick clip of him on our local news, along with Suzette Kelo and the other residents whose homes are slated for demolition and takeover by the City of New London. I will know more after this rally on Tuesday, July 5.
I finally spoke up to ask whether she knew which justices voted for it and against it. She didn't know--and she didn't believe me the first two times I told her. Stoopid maroons.
THANK YOU for speaking up and educating these maroons, NautiNurse! I sure hope the Republicans take the same opportunity to educate the sheeple before the '06 elections...
"We ought to study this more carefully so there are not unintended consequences," said Senate President Pro Tem Donald Williams Jr., D-Brooklyn.
Apparently the socialists (I mean Democrats)consider the Fifth Amendment an unintended consequence.
"Excellent. A stick to beat them with in 2006 elections...."
YES YES
Never forget.
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