[Carry_Okie]

If anything good came of Kelo, it was the furious nationwide backlash, which led a number of states — Massachusetts, unfortunately not among them — to pass new laws protecting property owners from abusive eminent-domain takings. But such still happens, and will go on happening until Kelo is overruled.

I take it the author doesn't like Federalism or the Tenth Amendment. IMO, Kelo was correctly decided, regardless of the outrage perpetrated by the City of New London. Be careful what you wish for if you want the Feds securing your rights against the States.

[SJSAMPLE]

It took 30 years for SCOTUS to recognize GM’s “Poletown” disaster. It might take a few more for this one.

[familyop]

"The Fifth Amendment's "Takings Clause" authorizes eminent-domain takings, but only when property is needed "for public use" — for example, to build" the Keystone XL pipeline.

[familyop]

"...nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation."

So, for what's commonly missing in that kind of article, how much did they get?

[LALALAW]

Kelo will NEVER be overturned. Our rulers must preserve the expansive but bastardized view of “public purpose” which together with equally unsupprotable and expansive interpretations of “general welfare” and “commerce” are used to wholesale turn the framers constitution on its head to allow for socialism to be the norm in this country. We need a revolution. As the people are just saying NO to obamacare, we need to just say NO to many other unconstitutional acts of the Federal government, despite what the Supremes say. A proud “wacko bird.”

[fungoking]

Too bad the effort to take Souter’s family home and build a hotel on the site failed....they were going to put the “Just Desserts” diner in the lobby.

[editor-surveyor]

Mystery Babylon at your disservice.

[Bon of Babble]

My family used to vacation at a small cabin near a lake in Northern California — when the land lease was up, the park service refused to renew, evicted the owners and razed the cabin to the ground, saying the land was needed for campgrounds.

This was in the late 70s and to this day the campground was never built and the lot is empty.

[Pollster1]

I despise the people behind the Kelo taking, but the case was correctly decided. As for those who killed the development, I’m thrilled. I wrote to the developers to let them know I would never shop there, as did many others.

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

Just another thing for a conservative congress and POTUS to fix.

To start with, a conservative congress and POTUS need an act which returns the vast majority of federal land takings to the states.

The federal government owns roughly 635-640 million acres, 28% of the 2.27 billion acres of land in the United States.

62% of Alaska is federally owned, as is 47% of the 11 coterminous western states. Most of it should be returned.

Next, congress must set up major walls to future land takings, both public and private, and strictly limit what can be taken for things like endangered species, wetlands, non-navigable waters, reefs, and other federal projects.

Then finally, congress needs to direct the Supreme Court that rulings like Kelo violate the intent of the clear language of the constitution and should be reversed.

[GOPJ]

That ruling was the first Police State ruling... and it’s a little horror...

[cornelis]

Got notice today that the fat cats are looking to take a slice of my property for a bike path.