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They not only told the legislature to make it law, they gave them permission to make the law such that personal property is meaningless.

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The Kelo court handed over the decision to elected representatives. And everyone got mad. Looks teh world isn’t as simple as you imagine it to be.

“Now since these liberal judges saw fit to trample the Constitution it is up to our legislators to pass specific laws to prevent eminent injustice.”

The Court said its up to the elected representatives to decide, not the court.

Andrew it was left up to the courts, the Supreme Court to be exact and 5 of 4 pulled their ruling from somewhere but it sure wasn’t from the 5th amendment of our Constitution. Let me put it up for you “nor shall private property be taken for public use without just compensation”. Now since these liberal judges saw fit to trample the Constitution it is up to our legislators to pass specific laws to prevent eminent injustice.

You have spoken truly as a person and a Democrat who doesn’t believe in Democracy or the Representative Republic we have, but in appointed for life judges who act like kings, not judges. You sir, do not deserve freedom.

Wrote about it Here.

Mr. Peterson claims “eminent domain is used sparingly.” Yet the Institute for Justice, which represented the property owners in Kelo v. New London, found 10,000 cases in which condemnation was used or threatened for the benefit of private developers during a five-year period. The true number is probably much higher, as the study relied on newspaper articles and recorded cases, reflecting a fraction of such land grabs.

In practice, that is all it takes to seize people’s homes and businesses: the unilateral judgment of politicians that society would be better served if the property were in different hands.

Read the rest of it Here.

Let’s not forget about the case in Cincinnati, Ohio either:

Joy and Carl Gamble say they just want to retire peacefully in the dream home where they’ve lived for more than 35 years. But the Cincinnati suburb of Norwood has other plans for the property.

Using its power of eminent domain, the city wants to take a neighborhood that it considers to be deteriorating and boost its fortunes by allowing a $125 million development of offices and shops.
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“It is our home, what’s ours is ours, and it should be that way,” Joy Norwood told a rally Wednesday morning before the hearing. “It was a home worth fighting home, and we do want it back.”
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The city and a private developer contend that Norwood had the right to acquire the property. They also argue that eminent domain applied not because the area is “blighted,” but because it is “deteriorating.”
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“When the municipalities and the people that have lots of money decide they want what you have, you don’t own it,” Gamble said. “You bought it, you paid for it, you kept the taxes up, you kept the appearance up, but it wasn’t yours.”

More on it here:

The city of Norwood is trying to use eminent domain to seize remaining properties for a developer who wants to build a $125 million project of offices, shops and restaurants.

The city says the tax revenue will boost the its economic fortunes. Homeowners Carl and Joy Gamble say the city abused its authority to seize property by declaring the neighborhood **deteriorating**, a less severe condition than blighted. (Emphasis mine)
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“Does it make any difference that it appears that the private developer was the one that started this ball rolling?” she said.

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