[Vision2020] Supreme Court on eminent domain

[Phil Nisbet]

Mark and all

At the risk of going over the limit, which has been variously described as 
one, two or three posts in a day here on V2020, I have to completely concur 
with you that the Supremes are way out of bounds on this ruling.

Its interesting to note that its the left on the court who find no problems 
with taking people's property for even a non-public purpose in direct 
controvention of the Fifth Amendment.

I think it was back in 1994 up at Red Fish Lake that I battled it out at a 
Wild Idaho meeting with Lynne Stone on the Takings Clause.  I made reference 
at that time that its a protection for property holders, but that it is also 
a protection for many of the other values, including environmental ones, 
which we all hold dear.  I think that the environmental consensus at the 
time was that only 'greedy' property owners cared about the Takings Clause.

I urge all the people who can to take heed of this case and realize that it 
is a threat to basic liberties.  Its wrong to steal private property for 
private uses and just as wrong to steal it without compensation to the land 
owner for a public purpose.  Either weakening of the Amendment is a direct 
assault on basic human rights.

People should consider contacting our Congressional delegation to try to see 
what can be done to turn this thing around.

Phil Nisbet

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