We must also question 'Public Purpose' and 'Public Use'. Too often, eminent domain abuse occurs because bureaucrats, politicians think they can. It's an uphill battle to fight against city hall or state capitol. The average citizen does not have the means or time.
Private property owners must have the right to question the takings. You and I know that there is too much corruption, arrogance and incompetence in our government, unfortunately.
We also must question 'Public Purpose' and 'Public Use'. Too often, it's simply blatant abuse of government power. Corruption and special- interest are very real. We must have 'check and balance'. youtube.com/watch?v=DgTNKvDmsHk&feature=channel youtube.com/watch?v=MJnAo9X0jTY&feature=channel youtube.com/watch?v=PB-gH3WcQMo&feature=channel com/watch?v=WUgsD0EbYWI&feature=channel youtube.com/watch?v=OXbTRhp1hng
Don't forget that Haley Barbour used KELO against KATRINA VICTIMS to give their small bit of property to private business that could pay "MUCH NEEDED" higher property taxes. He's running for President in 2012.
I appreciate how this video accentuates the positive rather than dwelling on the negative.
But everyone should remember and be aware that it was those despised, "activist" right-wing justices who were on the right side of the Kelo decision. O'Connor wrote the dissent, joined by Chief Justice William Rehnquist, Justice Antonin Scalia and Justice Clarence Thomas.
Elections have consequences and appointing the true activists from the left to the SC is monumental.
Kelo got a lot of attention. It showcased the Supreme Court trying to use the Constitution to justify a government power grab, rather than using it to limit the government.
And it did so using an amendment explicitly and clearly intended to do the opposite of what the founders intended.
The Constitution was not written for lawyers and judges. It was written so the people, farmers and tradesmen, could tell when the state was slipping its leash.
Lets keep fighting to get our Liberties back!! We have the power!! The federal government get's it's power from us through the states and then only to what the U.S. Constitution allows the fed to do. Keep fighting Americans, we need to take our freedom and liberty back that our parents and grandparents misguidedly allowed the federal government to misuse.
Lets be honest to change things now violence will be required. I wish it wouldn't be but the general public is way to miss-educated about economics and public policy. To change things your going to have to put may elderly into poverty w/o much assistance (as it stands we don't have the money to pay, ss is unfunded, pension cost can't be met in the next 10 years, we have spent our wealth in vain and still no one is even addressing the issue and the public likes it that way). AWAKEN
@jetrpg22 Violence is happening as we speak. Do you realize this President has pulled back the border patrol in Arizona and removed the Federal Park workers leaving the borders open to the Mexican drug cartels and Mexican military to harm American Citizens? Isn't protecting the borders of America and it's citizens his first Constitutional requirement?
Talking about violence in a "public" sniff sniff environment will cause more problems then it will help. Be careful what you type, it is forever.
Great Video
1burninrubber 9 months ago
Bravo for Rights and Freedom in the USA!
Never Change the Constitution!
3martijns 1 year ago
Aloha! GOOGLE: Hawaii Eminent Domain Abuse
We must also question 'Public Purpose' and 'Public Use'. Too often, eminent domain abuse occurs because bureaucrats, politicians think they can. It's an uphill battle to fight against city hall or state capitol. The average citizen does not have the means or time.
Private property owners must have the right to question the takings. You and I know that there is too much corruption, arrogance and incompetence in our government, unfortunately.
ChoonJames 1 year ago
Aloha!
We also must question 'Public Purpose' and 'Public Use'. Too often, it's simply blatant abuse of government power. Corruption and special- interest are very real. We must have 'check and balance'. youtube.com/watch?v=DgTNKvDmsHk&feature=channel youtube.com/watch?v=MJnAo9X0jTY&feature=channel youtube.com/watch?v=PB-gH3WcQMo&feature=channel com/watch?v=WUgsD0EbYWI&feature=channel youtube.com/watch?v=OXbTRhp1hng
ChoonJames 1 year ago
Don't forget that Haley Barbour used KELO against KATRINA VICTIMS to give their small bit of property to private business that could pay "MUCH NEEDED" higher property taxes. He's running for President in 2012.
AnOmbreRose 1 year ago
I appreciate how this video accentuates the positive rather than dwelling on the negative.
But everyone should remember and be aware that it was those despised, "activist" right-wing justices who were on the right side of the Kelo decision. O'Connor wrote the dissent, joined by Chief Justice William Rehnquist, Justice Antonin Scalia and Justice Clarence Thomas.
Elections have consequences and appointing the true activists from the left to the SC is monumental.
Txbertie 1 year ago 3
I wonder if there was a previous Supreme Court case that incorporated the Takings Clause to the states via the Fourteenth Amendment?
Montfortracing 1 year ago
Kelo got a lot of attention. It showcased the Supreme Court trying to use the Constitution to justify a government power grab, rather than using it to limit the government.
And it did so using an amendment explicitly and clearly intended to do the opposite of what the founders intended.
The Constitution was not written for lawyers and judges. It was written so the people, farmers and tradesmen, could tell when the state was slipping its leash.
Kelo was such an escape.
50srefugee 1 year ago 9
@50srefugee : you're confused. Corporations told the supreme court to jump. The republican majority court merely asked- "how high?" Government didn't engineer this coup- corporations did.
crescentdave 7 months ago
Lets keep fighting to get our Liberties back!! We have the power!! The federal government get's it's power from us through the states and then only to what the U.S. Constitution allows the fed to do. Keep fighting Americans, we need to take our freedom and liberty back that our parents and grandparents misguidedly allowed the federal government to misuse.
xtaxplayer 1 year ago
@xtaxplayer
Lets be honest to change things now violence will be required. I wish it wouldn't be but the general public is way to miss-educated about economics and public policy. To change things your going to have to put may elderly into poverty w/o much assistance (as it stands we don't have the money to pay, ss is unfunded, pension cost can't be met in the next 10 years, we have spent our wealth in vain and still no one is even addressing the issue and the public likes it that way). AWAKEN
jetrpg22 1 year ago
@jetrpg22 Violence is happening as we speak. Do you realize this President has pulled back the border patrol in Arizona and removed the Federal Park workers leaving the borders open to the Mexican drug cartels and Mexican military to harm American Citizens? Isn't protecting the borders of America and it's citizens his first Constitutional requirement?
Talking about violence in a "public" sniff sniff environment will cause more problems then it will help. Be careful what you type, it is forever.
xtaxplayer 1 year ago