Public good (established law) vs benefit for a private company

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Public good (established law) vs benefit for a private company

p — 6/24/2005 2:23:45 AM (archived)

Let me make it simple...
Urban renewal is for a PUBLIC good project, roads, schools, airports and yes, urban renewal.

This case was groundbreaking, for a PRIVATE company.

It's different. Really.

So Microsoft wants to build a campus wherever. Makes some major league contributions to local pols' re-election committees and Viola! - a new development via siezed property. Now it's legal. Or let's say you or I (more likely) runs afoul of local govt and becomes an 'annoyance'. Viola! Home siezed for siteing the new Walmart store. Just an unprovable coincidence that Walmart made legal contributions to whatever.

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CNN: "High court OKs personal property seizures" - Larry J - 6/23/2005 6:37:31 PM
- I'm hearing that there were a lot of questionable "Eminent Domain" actions that are now proceeding because of this decision. - Scott Evil - 6/29/2005 11:03:17 PM
  - Projects like these don't happen at the drop of a hat. - Mary Anne - 6/30/2005 2:39:04 AM
- High Court Justices' Property at Risk - Lindy - 6/29/2005 2:37:06 AM
  - Ha! - Mary Anne - 6/29/2005 7:43:15 PM
- The power of imminent domain... - Donald - 6/24/2005 2:35:43 PM
  - The issue is purely a financial one... - Scott Evil - 6/28/2005 1:51:19 PM
  - re: The power of imminent domain... - p - 6/24/2005 2:53:55 PM
    - Redevelopment and urban renewal - Donald - 6/24/2005 3:17:21 PM
      - re: Redevelopment and urban renewal - p - 6/24/2005 3:48:24 PM
- The rest of the decision: - Mary Anne - 6/24/2005 11:57:10 AM
  - You make an interesting case - Tom Brosz - 6/24/2005 8:44:24 PM
    - Racial issues go directly to equal treatment under the law, clearly a Constitutional issue. - Mary Anne - 6/25/2005 3:16:24 AM
      - Eminent domain itself isn't the main issue. - Tom Brosz - 6/25/2005 5:12:31 AM
        
        PS - Mary Anne - 6/25/2005 4:19:44 PM
        
        Once more: If you don't like this definition of "public use"... - Mary Anne - 6/25/2005 3:34:25 PM
        
        Federalism - Tom Brosz - 6/25/2005 7:15:14 PM
        
        The right to privacy is implied in the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 9th Amendments. - Mary Anne - 6/25/2005 8:35:08 PM
        
        implied?. - Tom Brosz - 6/26/2005 12:34:28 AM
        
        "all which is not expressly permitted, is prohibited"? - alcaray - 6/28/2005 9:57:23 PM
        
        Wow. I like your new attitude. - Tom Brosz - 6/29/2005 7:19:42 PM
        
        Not a new attitude - alcaray - 6/29/2005 10:53:09 PM
        
        re: The right to privacy is implied in the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 9th Amendments. - gbaikie - 6/26/2005 12:08:31 AM
        
        And.... - Fox - 6/25/2005 4:22:53 PM
    - Precisely, my comments - p - 6/24/2005 11:54:06 PM
    - Precisely, my comments - p - 6/24/2005 11:54:02 PM
  - Correction - Mary Anne - 6/24/2005 12:44:11 PM
- The gist of this decision: - Tom Brosz - 6/24/2005 3:49:23 AM
  - Odds are good that middle- and lower-class property owners... - Mary Anne - 6/24/2005 12:09:33 PM
    - Tell that to the people in CT... - Larry J - 6/24/2005 1:22:14 PM
      - Also, about lost income, I referred to rental income. - Mary Anne - 6/24/2005 8:15:08 PM
        
        no income is lost............ - Publius - 6/24/2005 9:58:51 PM
        
        Strange bedfellows - Robert - 6/25/2005 7:22:51 PM
        
        The issue is the "uniqueness" that is inherent in each piece of real-property - Scott Evil - 6/28/2005 8:03:12 PM
        
        re: bedfellows - Publius - 6/26/2005 3:25:45 PM
        
        More strange bedfellows - Robert - 6/26/2005 4:28:52 PM
        
        from an iconic liberal......with love, of course - Publius - 6/27/2005 12:56:02 PM
        
        re: from an iconic liberal......with love, of course - Robert - 6/27/2005 9:59:43 PM
        
        Howzit go in fractured Latin....Iligiabus non carborundum... - Publius - 6/28/2005 1:21:27 PM
        
        The Supreme Court is ruling on its authority to abrogate a local law. - Mary Anne - 6/25/2005 9:05:55 PM
        
        Be careful........ - Publius - 6/28/2005 1:29:37 PM
        
        Constitution-parsing - Robert - 6/26/2005 4:13:40 PM
        
        This is going to impact small businessmen adversly. - Scott Evil - 6/28/2005 8:21:18 PM
        
        We can only be squeezed if we let ourselves be squeezed. - Mary Anne - 6/26/2005 5:38:28 PM
        
        The fix is in - Robert - 6/27/2005 10:18:40 PM
        
        Local communities - Mary Anne - 6/28/2005 12:04:09 PM
        
        re: Local communities - Tom Brosz - 6/28/2005 6:58:15 PM
        
        The current model for your suggestion: - Mary Anne - 6/28/2005 7:09:52 PM
        
        re: The current model for your suggestion: - Tom Brosz - 6/28/2005 9:39:20 PM
        
        A nice sentiment for local control of our lives. - Tom Brosz - 6/26/2005 10:37:28 PM
        
        Suppose a local (municipal, county or state) government enacts universal single-payer health care. - Mary Anne - 6/27/2005 2:38:29 AM
        
        Spelling error: jurisdictional. (n/t) - Mary Anne - 6/25/2005 9:09:47 PM
      - So we can get it on the record: - Mary Anne - 6/24/2005 8:11:43 PM
        
        Let me see if I understand you... - Larry J - 6/24/2005 9:50:35 PM
        
        an amicus curiae contribution......... - Publius - 6/28/2005 1:53:35 PM
        
        If the law so allows, yes. - Mary Anne - 6/25/2005 3:19:07 AM
        
        Bad laws have allowed a lot of things.... - Larry J - 6/27/2005 12:46:53 AM
        
        I didn't say it was easy. I said it was simple. - Mary Anne - 6/27/2005 2:35:23 AM
        
        It seems this article was written with you in mind - Larry J - 6/27/2005 1:32:19 PM
        
        So what do you suggest? Go to the Supreme Court with torches and axes? - Mary Anne - 6/28/2005 12:16:49 PM
        
        Naive - Larry J - 6/28/2005 1:03:06 PM
        
        What do you think prompts legislative action? - Mary Anne - 6/28/2005 7:04:41 PM
        
        Answer - Larry J - 6/29/2005 12:37:48 PM
        
        I've done political activism... - Mary Anne - 6/29/2005 8:01:14 PM
        
        You're both right. - Tom Brosz - 6/29/2005 8:24:27 PM
        
        "Violate the Constitution" has become an amazingly flexible concept. - Tom Brosz - 6/24/2005 8:53:51 PM
        
        I seriously doubt the Framers intended to free the slaves, either. - Mary Anne - 6/25/2005 3:23:52 AM
        
        Some would have liked to. - Tom Brosz - 6/25/2005 6:58:56 AM
        
        Kings? - Mary Anne - 6/25/2005 10:42:47 PM
        
        re: Kings? - gbaikie - 6/26/2005 11:39:37 PM
        
        re: Kings? - gbaikie - 6/26/2005 11:55:01 PM
        
        A description of backlash - Mary Anne - 6/27/2005 2:41:20 AM
        
        re: A description of backlash - gbaikie - 6/27/2005 4:24:52 AM
- Going back to the point that language has meaning and misuse leads to emotional misunderstanding.. - Publius - 6/23/2005 9:08:10 PM
  - Your meaning, not universally accepted - phil - 6/23/2005 10:06:03 PM
    - not my meaning--just the law - Publius - 6/24/2005 1:44:41 AM
      - re: not my meaning--just the law - p - 6/24/2005 2:17:17 AM
- jWow! Scalia and Thomas came down on the side of people!!! - Bowser - 6/23/2005 8:32:12 PM
  - It is generally the leftists who are statists - David F Mayer - 6/30/2005 9:18:52 PM
  - Rehnquist and Clarence Thomas as well - Lindy - 6/24/2005 4:51:11 AM
    - Landlords - Mary Anne - 6/24/2005 12:38:09 PM
    - Can anyone say H-A-L-I-B-U-R-T-O-N? Only those who scream against putting conservatives on the bench. - Lee - 6/24/2005 6:09:29 AM
- Sounds like a BAD decision to me. - David F Mayer - 6/23/2005 7:18:06 PM
  - While congress was busy safeguarding your library records, the govt siezed your private property (n/t) - p - 6/23/2005 7:52:58 PM
- re: CNN: "High court OKs personal property seizures" - p - 6/23/2005 7:15:50 PM
  - Gee, sounds to me like........ - Publius - 6/24/2005 1:48:38 AM
    - Public good (established law) vs benefit for a private company - p - 6/24/2005 2:23:45 AM
      - In the case you site....... - Publius - 6/24/2005 12:58:08 PM
      - Why does it have to be a corporation? - Lee - 6/24/2005 6:14:15 AM
        
        It can't be for private taking. - Mary Anne - 6/24/2005 12:25:00 PM

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