well, that's horrible

[saturniniidae]

http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/06/23/scotus.property.ap/index.html

Your local government can now seize your property for private development projects, not just public works projects. To me, that shows complete contempt for the foundations of this country.

Comments

[lepidosiren.livejournal.com]

That's incredibly fucked up.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_perihelion_/]

every once in a while it occurs to me that we are so screwed then I go back to hiding behind my shell of delusion and denial.

[jasonlizard.livejournal.com]

I never thought I'd see a case where I'd agree with Scalia.

[atalanta.livejournal.com]

seriously. I didn't even think they should be able to take it for public works. [except the total emergency kind]

[bottleimp.livejournal.com]

Read the Constitution's lips.

"Public fucking use."

Goddammit that pisses me off. I read about this case when it was scheduled for the Court and it pissed me off then.