Drew Carey and eminent domain
Following his good pieces on traffic congestion and medical marijuana, Drew Carey follows those with a great piece on National City, CA taking away a youth center for condos.
This, of course, is a direct result of the Kelo decision a few years ago where the “Liberal” wing of the Supreme Court ruled that a city or state could take your land away and give it to a private developer because of the hope of some economic benefit. So, while I am not suggesting we all go out and demand more Clarence Thomas and Samula Alito type justices, no one should turn a blind eye to the damage “Liberal” justices can do. Kelo was one of the worst decision during my lifetime, and this piece only just brushes the surface of the future problems because of the decision.
Update: Kelly reminded me of the recent Supreme Court decision related to late term abortions, in which the Supreme Court decided it was a medical board dictating what procedures are legal for doctors to perform. I’ve updated to call Kelo “one of the worst” decisions, though outside of Kelo and the late term abortion Decision, I’m at a loss to think of any more that were so related directly to the concept of personal property and personal privacy.
November 16th, 2007 at 10:23 am
Kelo was the worst decision during my lifetime by far
Fuck that. You think having your house confiscated is bad? Try having the government commandeer your very body.
Nope, Gonzales v. Planned Parenthood and Gonzales v. Carhart are wayyyyy worse than Kelo. (Coming from a liberal/progressive who thinks Kennedy’s house oughta be seized to build a Planned Parenthood, women’s shelter, or similar.)
November 26th, 2007 at 2:50 pm
I wrote about the outrageousness of this decision shortly after it happened on my blog. It’s dangerous and insidious — and it’s a shame few spoke out against it, and that it seems to have mostly vanished from the public consciousness. Which is what needs to happen before it can be used as the government intends to use it.
January 10th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
“Liberal”. You use that word repeatedly, and in quotes, as a pejorative. Do you know what that word means? Look it up, It relates to liberty. The scumbags in the republican party hijacked the word and used it against the scumbags in the democratic party. If you’re for liberty you should acknowledge that you are “Liberal”. Be part of, taken back Liberal.