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The Neolibertarian NetworkProgressives Should be Upset About Kelo
But I have seen nothing from them. The Institute for Justice says this:
“The Court simply got the law wrong today, and our Constitution and country will suffer as a result,†said Scott Bullock, senior attorney for the Institute for Justice. “With today’s ruling, the poor and middle class will be most vulnerable to eminent domain abuse by government and its corporate allies. The 5-4 split and the nearly equal division among state supreme courts shows just how divided the courts really are. This will not be the last word.â€
“One of the key quotes from the Court to keep in mind today was written by Justice O’Connor,†Bullock said. “Justice O’Connor wrote, ‘Any property may now be taken for the benefit of another private party, but the fallout from this decision will not be random. The beneficiaries are likely to be those citizens with disproportionate influence and power in the political process, including large corporations and development firms.’â€
O’Connor is right. More to come.
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I’m curious to see the majority rationale before I complete my thoughts on Kelo. I will say that the decision is hardly over a new issue. Bush and his buddies used eminent domain in Texas to build a new stadium for the Rangers. I clearly don’t like it when this happens politically, but I’m not willing to say it is a bad legal decision until I read more into it.
That said, I don’t really look to the IJ for leadership on low-income issues.
I am a liberal progressive who has been against this one long before the ruling came down.
This is a serious issue that comes on the day we find out the Pentagon wants to own all our children’s information and all you want to do is take swipes at liberals?
Dave, where does this stop? You need to stop acting like we are the enemy. We drink the same water, breathe the same air and drive the same roads you do.
At the end of the day we all want to be secure in our homes and possessions. Think about it.
Granny,
I think it may be you who is pigeonholing me. It is true that I take some swipes at “progressives” but if you’ve spent much time on my blog you’ll realize that A) I’m not a Republican, B) I have big problems with the GOP, C) I usually only critisize liberals for unproductive hyperbole and vitriol, and D) I don’t look at the world in an us v them context.
I am, however, a strident, libertarian leaning, constitutional constructionist. And I’m damned opinionated. That, however, never gets in the way of me appreciating anyone – left, right, blue, pink, what have you.
So take the time and read my last 60 or so posts. I’ll bet you’ll find that I’m really rather ecumenical in my critisism.
And then cut me some slack. I’ve seen a bit of screed from your hand. Nes Pas?
And my point above was that the Kelo decision seems not nealy as big a deal to progressives as I assumed it would. That’s all.