Finally, and incredibly, the United States Supreme Court ruled last year that cities can use eminent domain to seize property and hand it over to private developers because they will pay more taxes than the original owners. In Kelo vs. New London, Conn…

Count me among those disgusted with the Supreme Court’s ruling against Susette Kelo, which
asserted the right of the government to seize her home in order to divert the property to what
it judged to be a use of higher economic value.

Sigh. The reactions from the blogosphere about this are all predictably cogent (see here, here and here, for instance), but the thing that really chaps my hide about the logic underlying this whole magilla is the argument that the forced…

You and I no longer own homes. We occupy them. We pay the bank every month for the privilege of living there as long as the government wants to let us.

and for the best overview I have seen so far go to Michelle Malkin’s site

In what has
to be the Dred Scott or Roe v. Wade decision of the 21st century (yes, the
Supreme Court does make terrible mistakes at times with far-reaching
consequences) last week the

Kelo v. City of New London is here and the conservative blogosphere trembles.

Well, that isn’t precisely what they said. A more accurate summary would be “Your property is not your own if the government wants it for any reason – including to give it to someone else.” A divided Supreme Court ruled…

How else can you interpret this conclusion from today’s editorial on the Kelo case? Connecticut is a rich state with poor cities, which must do everything they can to attract business and industry. New London’s development plan may hurt a…

I’ve read a lot of great stuff on the Kelo decision, which effectively gutted the above clause of the Fifth Amendment to the US Constitution. The best analysis seems to be that of Professor Stephen Bainbridge. Unfortunately, the requirement to…

Over at PrisonPlanet.com, Alex Jones has the truly horrific details of the abuse perpetrated by New London officials against those residents whose attempts retain their own property were rebuffed by the liberal majority of the Supreme Court yesterday. …

Looks like at least one Texas town had a vested interest in Kelo coming out as it did — and is wasting no time to make its move to seize the property of two businesses in order to give to…

Last week, the Supreme Court handed a solid victory to federalism, communities, and voters. Surprisingly, the reaction has been overwhelmingly negative….

Last week, the Supreme Court handed a solid victory to federalism, communities, and voters. Surprisingly, the reaction has been overwhelmingly negative. In Kelo et al vs. City of New London, the court ruled that it would not stand between citizens…

I’m a little late to cover this, but I’m so angry about it I’m going to do it anyway. For those few people who haven’t heard, the U.S. Supreme Court has once again decided to erode the principals that this nation was founded on. According to the CNN.co…