Have You Had Enough?
New York High Court Upholds Eminent Domain for Private Gain:
While upholding the taking, the New York court did not go so far as to embrace the United States Supreme Court’s much-maligned reasoning in the 2005 Kelo v. City of New London case, which held that the U.S. Constitution allows governments to condemn property for economic development alone. Instead, the Court found the takings were for a “public use” because of the ESDC’s determination that the area to be condemned was “blighted”—a determination that was based on a study paid for by the would-be developer and not even initiated until years after the Atlantic Yards project was announced.
You can justify anything if it’s for “the public good!” Your life and property are not safe under that justification!
I’ve used this quote many times; all the same it bears repeating.
“The moment the idea is admitted into society that property is not as sacred as the laws of God, and that there is no force of law and public justice to protect it, anarchy and tyranny commence. Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist.” ( John Adams. )
TF, I absolulutely agree. I am getting very nervous about the direction of the country.