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| “Kelo v. New London”: An Ignominous End for One of the Supreme Court’s Worst Decisions |
| 2011-09-03 |
| In 2005, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Kelo v. New London, using the powers of eminent domain to seize property from one private owner and hand it over to another private owner -- a developer who promised more than 3,000 new jobs and $1.2 million in tax revenue. And now, as they say, the rest of the story: . . . the city’s project has been a failure, with 91 acres of waterfront property sitting there empty and overgrown by weeds. Now, we learn from the local newspaper, The Day, that following the hurricane Irene, the city has designated the Fort Trumbull redevelopment site as a place to dump vegetation debris. For a video of locals dumping that stuff on the site, click here. Connecticut taxpayers have thus been soaked tens of millions of dollars, not just for nothing, but for making things worse — for transforming a nice local neighborhood into a dump. |
| Posted by:Beavis |
| #4 They were not timid about tyranny "Public reaction to the decision was highly unfavorable and, as a result, many states changed their eminent domain laws. Prior to the Kelo decision, only eight states specifically prohibited the use of eminent domain for economic development except to eliminate blight. Since the decision, forty-three states have amended their eminent domain laws, although some of these changes are cosmetic." Thought a group tried to take Justice Souter's farm by eminent domain after this decision. It was for the public good, of course. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2011-09-03 15:06 |
| #3 Our founding fathers would have stalked off in disgust. Stalked off or worse--they were timid about tyranny. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2011-09-03 14:59 |
| #2 I remember when the Supremes decision came out. Even my liberal mom was outraged. Supreme court judges who voted for this travesty should have been impeached, as it ran totally contrary to the principles of this country. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2011-09-03 13:55 |
| #1 This will be one of the worst decisions made by the SC this generation. Seizure of your property for private use is a huge violation of the constitution, no matter what those black robed ninnys say. Our founding fathers would have stalked off in disgust. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2011-09-03 13:55 |