tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post111963368615820874..comments2024-03-13T21:26:03.011-07:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: The Supreme Court Gets It WrongDarrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-1119718817792008632005-06-25T10:00:00.000-07:002005-06-25T10:00:00.000-07:00Coach, of course eminent domain is necessary. I'm...Coach, of course eminent domain is necessary. I'm not convinced, though, that forcibly taking someone's property and letting a private entity have it, even if that private entity will generate more tax revenue, constitutes enough of a public use to satisfy the framers' intent. But as you say, who needs the opinions and values of the Founders anyway?Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-1119676564434891372005-06-24T22:16:00.000-07:002005-06-24T22:16:00.000-07:00Darren,I posted an opinion on my site. You won't ...Darren,<BR/><BR/>I posted an opinion on my site. You won't like the fact that I think eminent domain is a necessity. You will like that fact that I think this particular case throws out the foundation of the Constitution and basically labels it unnecessary. I guess the whole concept of private property goes flying out the window, eh? <BR/>Oh well, who needs the opinions and values of the Founders anyway?Coach Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16874922605571908582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-1119645210226052332005-06-24T13:33:00.000-07:002005-06-24T13:33:00.000-07:00I thought this one was a slam-dunk. How could the...I thought this one was a slam-dunk. How could they have gotten this so wrong? <BR/><BR/>When you look at who dissented and who agreed, it's pretty clear why the President needs to get some strict-constructionists on the Court.Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-1119644223708006612005-06-24T13:17:00.000-07:002005-06-24T13:17:00.000-07:00The decision in Kelo v. New London angers and frig...The decision in Kelo v. New London angers and frightens me. Thomas is right -- the court has obliterated any meaning to the "public use" clause of the Fifth Amendment. I also don't think this issue is getting any attention outside of the blogosphere. My local paper covered it -- on page C-11, inside back cover of the sports section (on the "business" page). I'm graduating this summer (defending my thesis tomorrow, actually), starting a job in September, and I was going to start saving up for a down payment on a house. Now I guess I have to make sure my house is next to my city councilman's, as otherwise it's fair game.<BR/><BR/>The diversity angle is interesting. It's also been suggested that churches, synagogues, and mosques could be closed under the same reasoning -- after all, they pay no taxes, so turning them into ANY other kind of residential or commercial land will guarantee more taxes, all that's required under this decision.Kimberly Lloydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17494119124005560724noreply@blogger.com