Friday, November 04, 2005
Eminent domain redux
Everybody freaked out over Kelo vs. City of New London, last summer's infamous SCOTUS decision rewriting the concept of eminent domain. And, well, people should have freaked out.
But I thought then, and see now, that our government does still have a formidable system of checks and balances that grinds into motion on something that really matters.
Here's what I wrote then.
Here's why I write now, story from Jim Abrams of The Associated Press, via The Boston Globe:
Contending that the Supreme Court has undermined a pillar of American society -- the sanctity of the home -- the House overwhelmingly approved a bill yesterday to block the court-approved seizure of private property for use by developers.
--ER
But I thought then, and see now, that our government does still have a formidable system of checks and balances that grinds into motion on something that really matters.
Here's what I wrote then.
Here's why I write now, story from Jim Abrams of The Associated Press, via The Boston Globe:
Contending that the Supreme Court has undermined a pillar of American society -- the sanctity of the home -- the House overwhelmingly approved a bill yesterday to block the court-approved seizure of private property for use by developers.
--ER
