[Libloather]

Laura Ingraham interviewed and debated Riviera Beach Mayor Michael Brown today. The mayor was whinin' and bitchin' about old properties that pay almost no taxes (great reason to take it) and that all poor people would benefit from the new development (another reason to take it). The mayor was promising NEW, BETTER, LARGER houses for those that have their's destroy. Of course, none of that is in writing. It sounded like a total scam. Beware...

Florida city considers eminent domain (Riviera Beach making the latest heist)
The Washington Times
October 3, 2005
By Joyce Howard Price

Florida's Riviera Beach is a poor, predominantly black, coastal community that intends to revitalize its economy by using eminent domain, if necessary, to displace about 6,000 local residents and build a billion-dollar waterfront yachting and housing complex. "This is a community that's in dire need of jobs, which has a median income of less than $19,000 a year," said Riviera Beach Mayor Michael Brown.

[Libloather]

Ping...

[coconutt2000]

We should make a new law that requires governments that condemn land in order to give the land to private developers to pay two to four times the market value of the land to the owner.

The final decision would be subject to a referendum, of course.

(In other words, the development had better be worth the expense, and the tax payers would have to agree.)

[clee1]

Sounds like Mayor Brown is due for replacement.

[EagleUSA]

There are already "uses" of the precedent set by the LIBERAL ACTIVISTS who basically trashed the fifth amendment with the decision in Conn. I hope a huge swell of anger against the liberals who think they can legislate from the bench, their own interpretation of what the Constitution says.

As one of Roberts and Meirs first moves, to rescend the decision which clearly VIOLATES CONSTITUTIONAL LAW. Then to be followed by McCain-Feingold into the trash can, which clearly violated the first amendment.

[prophetic]

and all this Eminent Domain bullshit make the 2nd Amendment more and more significant every day.

[Shermy]

"But Thomas Merrill, a Columbia University law professor who filed a brief with the Supreme Court supporting New London's use of eminent domain, says reaction earlier wasn't nearly as intense as it is now. "This is like a giant tsunami," he says, "compared to what we've had in the past.""

No surprise. The Supreme Court went out of its way to tell the States and localities that merely the idea tax revenue might be increased was a basis for emninent domain. The minimal protection of that "blight" consideration is gone.

[Noumenon]

This won't stop until it becomes both dangerous and lethal for the property-grabbers. That's the bottom line.

Anyone who wishes to seize my property is welcome to die trying.

[RockinRight]

As much as O'Connor infuriates me, her dissent on Kelo was actually quite well-said.

[ellery]

bump!

[nutmeg]

Great thread, thanks. I heard Laura Ingraham interview Riviera Beach Mayor Michael Brown this morning. The guy is scary...

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[Wolfhound777]

Laura Ingraham interviewed and debated Riviera Beach Mayor Michael Brown today. The mayor was whinin' and bitchin' about old properties that pay almost no taxes (great reason to take it) and that all poor people would benefit from the new development (another reason to take it). The mayor was promising NEW, BETTER, LARGER houses for those that have their's destroy. Of course, none of that is in writing. It sounded like a total scam. Beware...


The taxpayers need to march to the this POS mayor's property carrying pitch forks and fire. This country has degenerated so far so fast it's unbeliebvable.

[ELS]

The mayor was whinin' and bitchin' about old properties that pay almost no taxes (great reason to take it) and that all poor people would benefit from the new development (another reason to take it). The mayor was promising NEW, BETTER, LARGER houses for those that have their's destroy.

Nonsense. The new property will cost more to build and will then be more expensive to live in. How does he expect the poor people to be able to afford it? He won't say it point blank, but he wants to kick out the poor people and bring in those with higher incomes and wealth.

[sauropod]

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