Comments on: More Kelo fallout http://www.saysuncle.com/2006/02/06/more_kelo_fallout-2/ Remember, I do this to entertain me... not you. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:49:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Manny Amaral http://www.saysuncle.com/2006/02/06/more_kelo_fallout-2/comment-page-1/#comment-51675 Manny Amaral Fri, 10 Feb 2006 03:42:02 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2006/02/06/more_kelo_fallout-2/#comment-51675 The developers have lots of money to pay off their politician friends don't hold your bread wating changes they won't happen. I have lost all my faith, there's too much money involved. The people don't have the money to fight them. Shame !! Shame !! The developers have lots of money to pay off their politician friends don’t hold your bread wating changes they won’t happen.

I have lost all my faith, there’s too much money involved.

The people don’t have the money to fight them.

Shame !! Shame !!

]]> By: lobbygow http://www.saysuncle.com/2006/02/06/more_kelo_fallout-2/comment-page-1/#comment-50785 lobbygow Tue, 07 Feb 2006 07:08:31 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2006/02/06/more_kelo_fallout-2/#comment-50785 I think no eminent domain for private gain will become a standard across all 50 states with clearly defined terms for what is taboo even if arguments for "public benefit" can be made. In the meantime, we're still fighting Forest City Ratner's depredations tooth and nail up here in the Northeast. A group I volunteer with met with some Jersey lawyers who had successfully stopped his use of ED on a project. It's just rampant up here in NYC. The real estate development community is the major contributor to political candidates (including self-proclaimed corporate welfare warrior Eliot Spitzer, whose dad was in the biz). Whenever campaign money is involved, the battle gets tougher. I think no eminent domain for private gain will become a standard across all 50 states with clearly defined terms for what is taboo even if arguments for “public benefit” can be made.

In the meantime, we’re still fighting Forest City Ratner’s depredations tooth and nail up here in the Northeast. A group I volunteer with met with some Jersey lawyers who had successfully stopped his use of ED on a project. It’s just rampant up here in NYC. The real estate development community is the major contributor to political candidates (including self-proclaimed corporate welfare warrior Eliot Spitzer, whose dad was in the biz). Whenever campaign money is involved, the battle gets tougher.

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