Here’s an article that looks at another case of Eminent Domain abuse cases headed to the Supreme Court. It also addresses the problem: Court rulings have stretched the definition of “public use,” adding urban blight and job creation to the original goals of acquiring land for highways, public schools, and the like. Ohio law says […]

Here’s a good rundown of the pending eminent domain case that is to be heard by the Supreme Court.

Good for Gary Johnson: Would you have any litmus tests for a Supreme Court justice on cases like Kelo, for example, cases that really matter to libertarians, libertarian principles? Benson asked. Yeah I think Kelo is one that really does stand out, Johnson responded. Although we dont have litmus tests, but Kelo really stands out […]

I like how he sticks it to the media. But, remember how he’s made billions using eminent domain. He thinks eminent domain is a wonderful thing.

Right here. But he’s cool with it since the burglar was doing it in furtherance of economic development.

A bill to get rid of the Kelo decision: The Private Property Rights Protection act, H.R. 1443, would prevent states from using eminent domain over property to be used for economic development, and establish a private right of action for property owners if a state or local government violates the new rule. It would also […]

I’m sure that Suzette Kelo is saddened that someone took Stephen Breyer’s property. Update: And his support for self-defense?

Scalia predicts Kelo will be overturned.

If only there was this thing called a fair hearing where you would have heard all that stuff: Connecticut Supreme Court Justice to Susette Kelo: “I’m Sorry”

In the mornings on the drive in, I listen to the local affiliate of the vast right wing conspiracy for traffic, news and weather. Had to run some errands yesterday afternoon and my radio was on that station so I caught about five minutes of Rush Limbaugh. Limbaugh was basically telling his audience to get […]

On whether or not we can have a bipartisan gun rights movement: But will a bipartisan consensus on this issue last? That’s probably going to hinge on whether there’s enough of a pro-gun movement within the Democratic Party to make it work, or whether there are enough true single-issue voters out there to help pro-gun […]

A look at four justices voting against your constitutional rights. And, seen at Kevin’s: Interestingly enough in the last several years there have been four big SCOTUS cases which IMHO, really define our freedoms and personal liberty Kelo property rights; Citizens United free speech; Heller 2nd amendment and now McDonald. I hear a lot from […]

So, Obama has nominated Elena Kagan to fill the slot. I know nothing of her and a quick google doesn’t really yield much. On guns, I find only the following: Regarding gun laws, Kagan says she has “no reason to believe that the court’s analysis was faulty” in the 2008 Supreme Court case striking down […]

From the state that brought us Kelo, comes this: Municipal Tax Services, a private Trumbull-based firm, will comb city streets at night with an infrared camera, photographing every license plate. Plate numbers automatically will be entered into a database that will be cross checked with the city’s grand list of taxable property.

Political airbrushing from Nickelodeon.

John McCain reads blogs? Three years after Kelo and what happened: Nothing. South Carolina passes sweeping reciprocity law. Even the idiots at Gun Guys have gotten the memo that they’re going to lose. Man, the anti-gunners get their marching orders out across all their astroturf outlets pretty quickly. It’s like they’re all working together. Or, […]

Lots of teh st00pid today: Failure to stop or hooking? What’s the difference. Canadian airport security freaks out over gun shaped necklace charm. Insensitive? Maybe. Inaccurate, nope. Tragic, yes. Huh?

What, I’m running out of post titles Extreme Mortman’s Give ‘Em Heller: Here’s a proposal: Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton should be asked their thoughts about the case. A simple question: Which way do you hope the case is decided? Well, Obama has already said he supports DC’s gun ban. Ilya Somin: experience in other […]

And it’s like a big concert with people lining up 40 hours in advance. Says the Geek: With grotesque rulings such as Kelo in our recent history, there’s certainly some cause for trepidation. Sebastian took some of the good guys out for dinner. Pics here. The court will release the tapes. Interesting times for gun […]

No, not guns (we’re winning that), those other things. I mean, us small government, individualist, small l libertarian, whatever buzzword you want to use, sorts. It’s true. You see, I want less .gov influence in, well, everything. Your average American is the exact opposite. They want Free Federal Moneytm for pork projects in their district, […]

In defense of Kelo, the argument used to justify it or to quell the masses usually goes something like this: The Supreme Court in Kelo simply recognized that the State of Connecticut had made a series of legislative choices, spurred by aggressive lobbying from developers, that allowed local officials to take with just compensation private […]

The fifth panel of the first chapter of Shooting War has a good condemnation of Kelo v. New London. Good to see the issue raised, even if they cast it as a battle in the war against corporatism, rather than a fight over property rights. The comic itself is a serialized graphic novel about a […]

In this post on a William J. Jefferson getting arrested for taking a bribe, you saw that I wrote: If anything, those who are trusted to such office should be held to higher standards and should face more severe treatment when they break that trust. To those congressmonkies protesting his treatment, I say on behalf […]

Jed says: It’s been a year since the Supreme Court ruled on Kelo, and her house is still there.

You can’t make this stuff up: Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson wants to dispel “innacuracies (sic) and stereotypes” about the use of eminent domain for economic development, a practice the U.S. Supreme Court upheld in last year’s notorious Kelo v. New London decision. Last fall Peterson told a Senate subcommittee that when the government threatens to […]

After Kelo, there were quite a few local/state governments who had measures to reel in eminent domain abuse. Like these recent examples: The Senate voted 23-to-five today a resolution asking voters to enact a law creating a new right to trial by jury on whether a condemnation by the state or a local government is […]

Maybe there is hope in the KELO mess. I hope this spreads to other businesses.

Over at KnoxBlab some people are poking fun at the Take Back Our Government Rally. One poster wrote, “I heard that the anti wheel tax people are having a rally tomorrow night at the Expo Center on Clinton Highway to take back the government. Anyone know who they are taking it from and what do […]

BB&T, a bank that operates locally, says: BB&T Corporation today said it will not lend to commercial developers that plan to build condominiums, shopping malls and other private projects on land taken from private citizens by government entities using eminent domain. The commercial lending policy change comes in the wake of Kelo v. City of […]

The AP: Advocacy groups and parents are suing the Nickelodeon TV network and cereal maker Kellogg Co. in an effort to stop junk food marketing to kids. The plaintiffs are citing a recent report documenting the influence of marketing on what children eat. Ads aimed at kids are mostly for high-calorie, low-nutrition food and drinks, […]