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Kelo Decision a Wake up Call to Conservatives
I have been ranting about this ever since the deal with the 14 senators. It is past time to "nuke" the left. They know they can't win, but they know that conservatives lose if the left is continued to allow to obstruct rebalancing the courts. Edited for the conclusion Thus, the appointees of three Republican presidents have been responsible for, in the words of Justice OâConnorâs principal (and principled) dissent (joined by Rehnquist, Scalia and Thomas) âwash[ing] out the words âfor public useâ from the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment,â and in the process sending any meaningful principle of private property down the drain. There is a profound message in the Kelo case for President Bush and those (other than in the Senate) who will advise him on Supreme Court nominees. It is well expressed in the separate dissent of Justice Thomas: the Court must make its decisions based not on ephemeral notions of public good, but âin favor of the Constitutionâs meaning.â Is George W. Bush listening? Posted by: badanov 2005-06-25 |
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