"The message of eminent domain abuse is simple: "You aren't rich enough to deserve the land you own.""
Posted by Kathy at January 19, 2006 09:09 AM | TrackBackThose unbelievable bastards! Fuckers! Every last one of them! I'm all for capitalism, but this shit is corruption of the worst sort. It is nothing less than a signal of the decline of the United States of America and the principals upon which it was founded.
Amendment IVThe right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
Amendment VNo person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
What these fuckers consider "just" is only determined by lawyers. Lawyers, by the way, like the bottom-feeders they are, who are inclined to use whatever definition best serves the host the parasites are currently feeding on.
Do you think that so far these passages from the Bill of Rights may or may not be applicable? Just wait, there's more!
Amendment VIISo any of this nonsense taking place in city council meetings, smoke-filled back rooms, or elsewhere is all shit and can be contested according to the law! in front of a jury of citizens. In this case, the peers of a case would by definition be other residents of the Cramer Hill neighborhood.In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.
The revolution draws closer...
Posted by: MRN aka "The Husband" at January 19, 2006 04:20 PMIn the immortal words of Sergeant Hulka: Lighten up, Francis.
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Posted by: Kathy at January 19, 2006 05:35 PMHell no! If the erosion of our very liberties isn't enough to bother you, then consider the erosion of our entire economic system. I know you've heard me rant before about how a major cornerstone of the United States' economy is property rights. (Also one reason that the World Bank and IMF can't make any headway in developing nations - the oligarchs and kleptocrats won't allow people to own their land.
Just consider, the several-hundred-billion dollars in home and property loans in this country (that finance everything from home improvements to transportation, to education, to vacations) might very suddenly be considered to be built upon a house of cards. Why? Because the value of the property that those loans are taken against has just become vastly more fluid. If some shcyster city council scumbags can suddenly and arbitrarily determine either A. the property you're sitting on has no value to "you" or B. you have no rights to that property because we want to 'improve' it, then what the hell has the bank loaned you money against?
How long do you think it's going to take the banks to figure this out? The Kelo decision was the "shot nobody heard" of this new revolution.
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