Susette Kelo Tells Her Story at the Cato Institute

[Entropy56]

Capitalism is not the problem; government is.

[SCHNEIDER0928]

kelo v new london was bad decision . breyer,ginsburg,souter,stevens and kennedy

should have their propert y taken and sold to the highest bidder!! regular law abiding  citizens go buy yourself lever action 30-30 rifle and shoot the bastards

who would try and take your house. a man's home is his castle! defend it to the death !!

[ChoonJames]

The Founding Fathers envisioned the three branches of government for 'checks and balances' in governance. For the Supreme Court to 'defer' to the legislature is to forfeit its stewardship to protect the rights of the people.

Government and Big Business Pfizer oozed abuse of power and corruption. Ms. Kelo's neighborhood was abandoned by Pfizer in 2009 for economical reasons. What have the politicians and Supreme Court got to say now? Who should be accountable for abrogation of property rights?

[fredocorleone]

Now I hate Pfizer.

[benjamin5028]

The Government forgot 1 thing, public perception. Under the eyes of the law it is legal, but in the eyes in the most of the public it was stolen, making the land worthless to business You cant conduct business with a hostile public.

[yhertwig]

This is an example of why the US is not a capitalist country. It is corporate socialism. Capitalism has respect for property rights, corporate socialism only rigs the game in favour of those who need no favours.

[cavemancrime]

the gov't is getting way bigger than the individual. they are telling where this person can or can't live. their job is to protect and defend not to confiscate a decent citizen.

if right to property is based on ability to generate tax revenue, i would love to get right of the welfare bums who never paid a dime of tax.

[JESUSLOVESGAYSEX]

this is a good example of the fascist capitalism in America( this is wrong on all fronts).

[lastpatriot1776]

Yeah, the subtle beginning of Fascism short and simple. Fascism is Capitalism in decline. It's not too late to shoot the bastards, time to get ready for a little revolution I think.

[tsummerlee]

Say it with me:

F A S C I S M

[bamagirl369]

God Bless Suzette Kelo! We should vote with our ballots and our dollars and boycott Phizer.

[ruthelator]

The stealing of private property by government is a direct violation of the 4th ammendment. Same ol' story. Total disregard of the rule of law (the constitution)

[CountArtha]

This was a resolution in Lincoln-Douglas debate a couple years ago in the National Forensic League.

[PhotonDrive]

The every-mile traveled OIL DEFICIT is wiping out the "Middle Class", even while the Clinton wing of the Democratic Party tries to STRENGTHEN it by "Gentrification"! Why do the "Nuveaus", starting with the Robber Barons, always try to IMMITATE the former ruling class?

- They have no creativity left, that's why! Only the PAST is known to them! Visions & implementation of the future are closed to them by FEAR!

To the whole STRING OF THEM: Oil-burning has got to GO NOW!

[PhotonDrive]

The Bush Court! Nazi Bastards! No Law worth a damn left! They will fall - soooon!

[Steelweaver52]

PhotonDrive, check yourself. The three reliably conservative members of the Supreme Court at the time (Rehnquist, Scalia and Thomas) voted with the minority, along with one swing Justice, Sandra Day O'Connor. The four traditional liberal justices (Stevens, Souter, Ginsberg and Breyer) voted with the majority, along with the second swing justice, Kennedy. Clearly, those justices similar to Bush voted to protect Suzette Kelo, while those justices similar to Obama voted to take her property.

[titosantucci]

Although I would say that Bush is not a real conservative and he's practically no different to Obama compared to Barry Goldwater or Ronald Reagan. Conservatives voted to protect Kelo's home, but Bush was anything but a conservative.

[TonyLechner]

This is disgusting.

[PhotonDrive]

I see, so you are saying that Municipal financing mainly determined the vote? A chance for pro unfettered-corporate Judges to curry public favor, while weakening Government & particularly public service employee unions?

[unodepoalli]

And then gov. officials ask themselves why people hate the government so much.

TYRANNICAL F**KS

[hpso12xu]

that is awful. this isn't the first time this has happened and it won't be the last.

america is turning socialist, people. get used to sharing your toys.

[hpso12xu]

and your PB&J sandwiches.

[CountArtha]

J sandwiches, you mean. Peanut butter endangers the "public health."

[hpso12xu]

i was referring to obama's PB&J story, but i get your point.

[GoldenFireReviews]

Major eminent domain abuse against this lady and her neighbors. I tell you it is a government that is for the corporation, by the corporation and of the corporation. People have lost their rights and here they have lost their homes. How sad. How very very sad.