Kelo development? Weeds and feral cats

blogs.dailymail.com ^ | 9/25/09 | Don Surber

[Winged Hussar]

The majority upheld that the city of New London, Conn., could declare as urban blight the Kelo house and the well-kept neighborhood it was in so that the city could sell it to a developer who promised 3,169 new jobs and $1.2 million a year in tax revenues.

Four years later?

Nothing.

The land the city stole [not legally stealing because Ruth Bader Ginsberg told them they could do it] truly is urban blight today, Katie Nelson of the Associated Press reported.

[Winged Hussar]

This really made my day, and I am laughing my head off at the City of New London.

I called the City of New London and told them I was glad the development project fell through, and that they got what they deserved. I also E-mailed them the same sentiments.

[GeronL]

just desserts

[Non-Sequitur]

...not legally stealing because Ruth Bader Ginsberg told them they could do it...

Actually it was the Connecticut Supreme Court that told them they could do it. The U.S. Supreme Court refused to overrule them.

[Clock King]

So much for those new taxes they were hoping to collect. Now they don’t even have resident taxes.

[SIDENET]

Eat crap, New London.

[Carling]

“If there had been no litigation, which took years to work its way through (the court system), then a substantial portion of this project would be constructed by now,” said John Brooks, executive director of the New London Development Corp. “But we are victims of the economic cycle, and there is nothing we can do about that.”

In other words, if those pesky landowners would have just rolled over and given you their land instead of trying to keep their homes, things would be up and running by now.

[americanophile]

Another such victory over the Romans, and we are undone.

[nd2bfree]

This is what happens when it is done for the greater good, the collective, and they public welfare. Maybe if the build a A ball baseball stadium they could name the team the Feral Cats...Not! PETA would not approve!

[Constitution Day]

The majority upheld that the city of New London, Conn., could declare as urban blight the Kelo house and the well-kept neighborhood it was in so that the city could sell it to a developer who promised 3,169 new jobs and $1.2 million a year in tax revenues.

Four years later? Nothing.

Maybe they could hire some hunters to go in and wipe out those feral cats!

A .223 varmint rifle would be just perfect.

[Covenantor]

This really made my day, and I am laughing my head off at the City of New London.

I called the City of New London and told them I was glad the development project fell through, and that they got what they deserved. I also E-mailed them the same sentiments.

From the article:

Some protesters even tried to turn the tables on now-retired Justice David Souter, trying unsuccessfully in 2006 to take his New Hampshire home by eminent domain to build an inn.

That would have been poetic justice.

[ClearCase_guy]

[ClearCase_guy]

Nice classical allusion. Well done!

[SIDENET]

Looks like there's nothing left to do but make the place into a gun club and shooting range.

[null and void]

Still a major victory for the left.

They

•destroyed a source of income
•created new homeless
•set a precedent that the State can seize anyone’s property at any time for any reason
•failed to produce anything of value

It’s a liberal’s wetdream.

[SIDENET]

Very good point.

[Oldpuppymax]

You mean OUR government is responsible for blighted, run down property! How shocking.

[Travis T. OJustice]

Maybe they could hire some hunters to go in and wipe out those feral cats! A .223 varmint rifle would be just perfect.

I'd do it if they'd just cover the cost of the ammo! Hell, I'd do it for free, who am I kidding Friggin rats. Oohrah! Could use some practice!

KELO really chaps my ass, damn, did they ever get it wrong with that one. Grrrrrrr.