Courtesy of the Llamas, we have an individual who's going to stick it to A Supreme for their Kelo vote.
{Insert evil cackling here}
Posted by Kathy at June 28, 2005 03:56 PMThat's is soooooo great. It'd be sweet if it panned out, eh?
Posted by: zonker at June 28, 2005 04:07 PMThis is America, dude. Anything's possible here!
And it's time to remind SCOTUS of that.
Posted by: Kathy at June 28, 2005 04:11 PMOkay, please remind me to use the Preview button. Just say, "Zonker, there's is a reason for the Preview button" and I'm sure I'll get the hint.
::sigh::
Posted by: zonker at June 28, 2005 04:11 PMOk. "Zonker, there's a reason for the preview button."
Although, unless you meant the opposite, I'm baffled as to why you would think you should have previewed this comment.
But I need a nap right now, so don't trust my judgment.
Posted by: Kathy at June 28, 2005 04:19 PMI'm going to be cheering for this project to commence. Maybe the developers could raffle off the right to drive the first bulldozer through the Souter homestead....heck, I'd buy a handfull of tickets for that one.
I just wish the developers had done this the right way. They really should have checked the assessed value of the property at the local recorder's office, and then sent a registered letter to Mr. Souter offering him that amount plus 15%. Without that offer to the landowner, I'm afraid that a court can throw out the eminent domain process, even if a majority of the town council supports the project. If the developers can't show that they made a good faith effort to acquire the property before asking the town to step in & use eminent domain, that just shows this to be a grandstanding PR stunt, instead of a good-faith effort to build the project.
I'd love to hear Madame Sadie or the Llamas give their 2 cents worth on this issue.
Posted by: Russ from Winterset at June 28, 2005 08:37 PM