Posts Tagged ‘eminent domain’
Kelo rears it’s ugly head … west coast style
Just an amazing story and further evidence that liberal politicians will stop at nothing, not even personal property rights, to grab power and push an agenda. In SeaTac Washington, the city council has decided to claim a private parking lot under eminent domain laws to pursue their economic development project. As SeaTac officials introduced their plans…
Read MoreKelo v. New London, Part II – Eminent domain for Atlantic Yards in New York
Few decisions of the United States Supreme Court stirred more controversy in recent years than Kelo. Government has always been able to take private property for a public purpose, but in 2005 SCOTUS defined “public purpose” to include taking property so a private developer could redevelop the property. A similar situation is unfolding in New…
Read MoreAccess to the Texas Border and Eminent Domain
In Kelo v. the City of New London, the Supreme Court ruled that the use of eminent domain to transfer property from one private owner to another to further economic development and in effect, increase the tax base for the city was legal. The case was a big deal, since use of eminent domain by…
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