The Downfall of our Republic -----
The Downfall of our Republic -----
We should all be terrified of this Supreme Court!!! The 5-4 ruling went against the owners of New London, Conn., homes targeted for destruction to make room for an office complex. Now, the government can take away your home any time it wants to build a shopping mall!!! Maybe this won’t be a problem in Mudflats, Montana ...but I see this as being a REALLY big problem here in Lehigh Acres, and most of Florida!!!! Folks, we should all be terrified of this Supreme Court -- this handful of lawyers in black robes systematically stripping us of the democratic society that our Founding Fathers intended for us. This latest ruling regarding "eminent domain" changes the meaning of the 5th amendment, which clearly states that property could only be seized for public use, not private. This ruling opens the floodgate for any *corrupt* local politician (and we all know our own local politicians are pure as the wind driven 'slush'....right?) to authorize the seizure of anyone's private homes or businesses OR CHURCHES as long as they make the argument that it is going to "improve" the property by causing it to generate more tax revenue. I hope that everyone clearly sees that this redistribution of wealth "for the public good" is socialism, pure and simple. The local papers need to print the opinions written by the majority and also the dissenters -- everyone needs to read it! As Sandra Day O'Connor said in dissent, ** "The government now has license to transfer property from those with fewer resources to those with more. The Founders cannot have intended this perverse result". *** How long will it be before the government starts seizing church properties because they aren't generating tax revenue for the city?
This decision is both dangerous and disastrous. The precedent it sets essentially allows the greed of the politician and powerful developers to strip individuals of their property. It ends the concept of individual private property ownership as the US now joins the ranks of third-world nations where governments can seize property to satisfy their agendas. Think about it... does ANYONE own a property that could not be redeveloped for higher tax revenue? Where might it end? Will we one day be facing this scenario: "Your property qualifies for homestead exemption. By removing you and making your property an investment for some corporation, the government will realize additional tax revenue... so...GET OUT!" Giving the politicians a vehicle to line their pockets by stripping individuals of their property is just another evidence of the downfall of our Republic. It scares the daylights out of me!
Robert Anderson
President
Lehigh Acres Watchdog, Inc
Amendment V - Trial and Punishment, Compensation for Takings. Ratified 12/15/1791.
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
Generally, due process guarantees the following (this list is not exhaustive):
Right to a fair and public trial conducted in a competent manner
Right to be present at the trial
Right to an impartial jury
Right to be heard in one's own defense
Laws must be written so that a reasonable person can understand what is criminal behavior
Taxes may only be taken for public purposes
Property may be taken by the government only for public purposes
Owners of taken property must be fairly compensated
We should all be terrified of this Supreme Court!!! The 5-4 ruling went against the owners of New London, Conn., homes targeted for destruction to make room for an office complex. Now, the government can take away your home any time it wants to build a shopping mall!!! Maybe this won’t be a problem in Mudflats, Montana ...but I see this as being a REALLY big problem here in Lehigh Acres, and most of Florida!!!! Folks, we should all be terrified of this Supreme Court -- this handful of lawyers in black robes systematically stripping us of the democratic society that our Founding Fathers intended for us. This latest ruling regarding "eminent domain" changes the meaning of the 5th amendment, which clearly states that property could only be seized for public use, not private. This ruling opens the floodgate for any *corrupt* local politician (and we all know our own local politicians are pure as the wind driven 'slush'....right?) to authorize the seizure of anyone's private homes or businesses OR CHURCHES as long as they make the argument that it is going to "improve" the property by causing it to generate more tax revenue. I hope that everyone clearly sees that this redistribution of wealth "for the public good" is socialism, pure and simple. The local papers need to print the opinions written by the majority and also the dissenters -- everyone needs to read it! As Sandra Day O'Connor said in dissent, ** "The government now has license to transfer property from those with fewer resources to those with more. The Founders cannot have intended this perverse result". *** How long will it be before the government starts seizing church properties because they aren't generating tax revenue for the city?
This decision is both dangerous and disastrous. The precedent it sets essentially allows the greed of the politician and powerful developers to strip individuals of their property. It ends the concept of individual private property ownership as the US now joins the ranks of third-world nations where governments can seize property to satisfy their agendas. Think about it... does ANYONE own a property that could not be redeveloped for higher tax revenue? Where might it end? Will we one day be facing this scenario: "Your property qualifies for homestead exemption. By removing you and making your property an investment for some corporation, the government will realize additional tax revenue... so...GET OUT!" Giving the politicians a vehicle to line their pockets by stripping individuals of their property is just another evidence of the downfall of our Republic. It scares the daylights out of me!
Robert Anderson
President
Lehigh Acres Watchdog, Inc
Amendment V - Trial and Punishment, Compensation for Takings. Ratified 12/15/1791.
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
Generally, due process guarantees the following (this list is not exhaustive):
Right to a fair and public trial conducted in a competent manner
Right to be present at the trial
Right to an impartial jury
Right to be heard in one's own defense
Laws must be written so that a reasonable person can understand what is criminal behavior
Taxes may only be taken for public purposes
Property may be taken by the government only for public purposes
Owners of taken property must be fairly compensated
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