Comments on: Eminent Domain: The continued assault

By: voiceofreason

voiceofreason — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 13:56:49 +0000

Has anyone hired a lawyer, with experience in these kinds of matters? There are many prominant Supreme Court cases that the rights of citizens have been protected by the courts infact the courts are more likely to uphold the rights of the property owner. The key is to find a lawyer that could fight this battle with experience, California has many cases concerning the development of poor areas might be a good idea to check there first. Start a non-profit organization raise money and fight.

By: Volunteer Voters » We Brought It On Ourselves

Volunteer Voters » We Brought It On Ourselves — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 13:34:28 +0000

[...] James Butler argues that the appropriation of private property through eminent domain is a logical extension of the responsibilities we have slowly ceded from the individual to the government: However, America does not exist under such a system. Instead, politicians readily accept the idea that it is permissible to take from one individual and give to another. Actually, they even call it moral. The American political system is currently operating under the delusion that people have some right to something they have not earned, ranging from Medicaid to Food Stamps, Housing and Urban Development, Sub-Prime Bail Out, and yes eminent domain — which are all based on the mistaken idea that some ‘public good’ (a term which suffers the same exact problem as public use) makes the violation of the rights of man acceptable and moral. So long as this perversely immoral philosophical viewpoint is allowed to exist eminent domain will not stop and the Clarksville Center Redevelopment Plan will likely be continued as planned. Of course, the left really shouldn’t be so shocked. After all, their philosophy of altruism enforced by government power made it possible. Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...]

By: Bill Larson

Bill Larson — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 19:09:31 +0000

But the left believes in helping the poor, this plan isn’t aimed at doing that. Instead it’s setting the groundwork for a reverse robin hood, steal from the poor and give to the rich. That sounds more like the right.