Public 'Interest' Shouldn't Mean Money (Steyn Slams SC "Eminent Domain" Decision -- MUST READ!)

Chicago Sun-Times ^ | 7/03/2005 | Mark Steyn

[infowarrior]

Nobody ever quite puts it all into perspective like Mark Steyn does...

the infowarrior

[D-fendr]

a stein o' pings...

[George Frm Br00klyn Park]

"A handful of whimsical commissars settling the rights of 300 million citizens is not republican government."

Guys, Actually, it IS "Plato's Republic" with "Philosopher Kings" writ large. But, "higher tax revenue" is NOT "in the public's best interest". Only in BIG Government's best interest. Peace and love, George.

[George Frm Br00klyn Park]

"A handful of whimsical commissars settling the rights of 300 million citizens is not republican government."

Guys, Actually, it IS "Plato's Republic" with "Philosopher Kings" writ large. But, "higher tax revenue" is NOT "in the public's best interest". Only in BIG Government's best interest. Peace and love, George.

[gridlock]

I had not heard the Pelosi "Almost as if God has spoken" quote before. She really is a moron, isn't she? Of course, if the Democrats want to marry themselves to the wrong side of this issue, I say we let them!

People are really, really pissed off about this one. Every happy homeowner in the country just realized the value of his house has just been pegged to whatever the local Board of Selectmen might decide they would like to pay him for "Market Rate". Any buyer would have to be a moron to pay more than that, when a bunch of bought-and-paid-for local politicians can move in and take the land at cut rate the day after he closes.

[Madame Dufarge]

Ping

[Loud Mime]

So, Pelosi is thinking that congress is going to name another god?

Years ago I called Dennis Prager and told him that I saw liberalism as a religion, and he disagreed with me. Now he says liberalism is a religion, as is Pelosi.

[B4Ranch]

In case folks want to encourage the Weare, N.H., selectmen who have the power to take Judge Souter's house by eminent domain so that it can be replaced by a higher-tax-paying hotel, here are the Selectmen's addresses.

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Board of Selectmen in general: office@weare.nh.gov

The Chair is Laura Buono: lbuono@weare.nh.gov

Vice-Chair is Leon Methot: lmethot@weare.nh.gov

Heleen Kurk: hkurk@weare.nh.gov

Joseph Fiala: jfiala@weare.nh.gov

Donna Osborne: dosborne@weare.nh.gov

[Armigerous]

Pelosi is being disengenuous. She agrees wholeheartedly with the decision given her socialist propensities- but she dare not say so openly so she whusses out with tht non committal 'God' crap

[goldstategop]

Kudos to Mark Steyn. My proposed resolution in accordance with Honest Abe is to submit a plank for the abolition of judicial review to take away the God-like powers of our judges and make sure the final say rests with the people. Who's with me? Let's give America this July 4th a "new birth of freedom!"

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)

[Pokey78]

Thanks!

Steyn ping!

[Congressman Billybob]

Da-yum. Steyn writes so well that he almost discourages me from writing my column on the defalcation of the Supreme Court. And I've been on this subject for 33 years. LOL.

John / Billybob

[sauropod]

Nonetheless, across the fruited domain, governments reacted to the court decision by sending the bulldozers round to idle expectantly on John Doe's front lawn: In New Jersey, Newark officials moved forward with plans to raze 14 downtown acres and build an upscale condo development; in Missouri, the City of Arnold intends to demolish 30 homes, 14 businesses and the local VFW to make way for a Lowe's Home Improvement store and a strip mall developed by THF Realty.

You were right. All since Last Monday.

[COUNTrecount]

Steyn-O-mite !!!

[blanknoone]

I wish the Chi-Sun-Times would give Steyn more room. As wonderful as this column is...I wish he had the much greater room he has in some other columns. Besides that way...we'd get what we want: MORE STEYN

[Right_in_Virginia]

Thanks for this "ping".

This is Steyn at his absolute best.

[FastCoyote]

Thanks for the email links. If this is to be really instructive, the selectmen should be receiving bribes right now - perhaps only in monopoly money - but bribes nonetheless.

[Conservatrix]

across the fruited domain

Brillant Steyn does it again...

[yoswif]

Steyn has a very good point about applying the court's "public interest" standard in Kelo vs New London to USFS and BLM land.

The standard for USFS management plans is "in the public's interest". Local governments should be able to use the court's definition of "public interest" in Kelo vs New London to challenge any forest plan that doesn't produce increased tax revenues for local governments.