Supreme Court Rules Private Property Can be Seized 1829
slew writes "CNN is reporting that the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling in a case where a local community seized private houses for commercial development (not public works) under the guise of eminent domain. Needless to say, the little guy loses to the commercial developer this case...
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All your homes are... (Score:5, Funny)
Woot!!! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:relevance in slashdot? (Score:1, Funny)
Though, we'd be slight curious if it was stylish and available in off-white colours.
Soviet America (Score:5, Funny)
In Soviet America, private property seizes local government.
This is really a sad day.
Re:relevance in slashdot? (Score:1, Funny)
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A sig should be wise.
Re:The day freedom died .. (Score:2, Funny)
Watch Jessica Simpson on MTV.
Re:A day that will live in infamy. (Score:5, Funny)
No no. It is easy to overemphasize how evil this is:
This ruling will result in the destruction of the sun and the solar system as we know it.
Thanks. I will be here all week.
Re:All your homes are... (Score:5, Funny)
1. Create new Funny Inside Joke moderation
2. filter out the jokes.
3. ???
4. Profit!!!
Excuse me? (Score:3, Funny)
I think you must have the wrong website.
Re:A day that will live in infamy. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:bush judges (Score:5, Funny)
Now I need to go take a shower.
Re:bush judges (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Not as bad as it sounds... (Score:3, Funny)
1. Locate the mayor (or whoever decided that YOUR house was the one to go) and the local representatives of the business that will replace your property;
2. Hog-tie them and bring them to a quiet, abandoned farm outside town.
3. Show them the inflatible kiddie pool full of bull shit you've prepared for them.
4. Stick each one in the bull shit head first, with only their legs sticking out. Wait until the twitching stops, while taking commemorative pictures to show your grandchildren one day.
5. Go home and forget about the whole thing. Pretend to be surprised and delighted when the reporters ask you about it. Remember to smile! Look friendly!
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Re:bush judges (Score:3, Funny)
Re:The system could be made much more simple.... (Score:3, Funny)
Stupidest thing I've ever read.
Second stupidest.
Re:Oh yes it is (Score:3, Funny)
You need to read the 5th Amendment more closely. It says:
Since this was clearly a case of taking private property for private use, the 5th Amendment does not apply.
</tongue>
Re:bush judges (Score:3, Funny)
Vinnie will be stopping buy to discuss this matter further. =)
Re:Pardon, BUT... (Score:3, Funny)
The SCOTUS just declared that the local governments in areas like I mentioned should have the right to make those kinds of decisions. It doesn't mean that Walmart can take any land it wants.
I salute this decision. It's one more step towards reducing sprawl!
Public good according to Fat Bastard principles. (Score:1, Funny)
Fat Bastard is walking. There is a huge zoo between him and his destination. The only problem is the zoo is five square miles of territory. The zoo is full of dangerous animals, including ticket-witches demanding you pay $50 just to walk through and not to look. Fat Bastard is overweight; he has a heart disorder, there are dangerous zoo animals in his way, he can't walk all the way around this hog-leg designed zoo, and decides to claim Eminent Domain.
He first tumbles through the slave processors demanding money to see the hidden delights of smelly animals eating food in cages: Woooo, ahhhh! Dangerous animals! Fat Bastard proclaims that the only way to rid the danger to the public good, is eat the dangerous animals. "Get in my bellayyy", yells Fat Bastard. Zoo keepers run to the gruesome scene, angry, and demanding then "Unhand our monkies! No, not the penguins too! Nooo!" In a frantic fray of undelight, the animals are declared dangersous and one at a time are cooked on a gas lamp and smuggled into the manifolds of intestinal fortitude within Fat Bastard. "These monkies could be carriers of HIV", mumbles Fat Bastard. In a last resort, acknowledging defeat, the Zoo keepers yell "We'll be back with lawyers" and flee to the Administration OFFICES.
Fat Bastard at this moment is finishing off the Polar Bears and is moving to the Lions den when in come the Lawyers. "What's this we hear about you having Eminent Domain on Our Zoo?" ask the Lawyers. Fat Bastard plays a quick toot on his bagpipes as intermission, then cheers, "This place is dangerous to the public good." "Where's the warrant?", ascert the Lawyers. Fat Bastard cheers, "I declared Eminent Domain on the paper it was written on, how do you suppose I got the kindling to smoke my cheese?" The Lawyers meet the same fate as the Lions...
Fat Bastard doesn't take his time walking through, knowing the U.S. Marshals could arrive any moment. He's at the rear gate, when standing between him and the exit from the Zoo is
GS "What?"
FB "Stop that now!"
GS "Stop What?"
FB "Doing that!"
GS "What?"
FB "I said that!"
GS "And I said What!"
FB "Hello are you listening to me?!"
GS "Hello to you too!"
Fat Bastard is pouting mad, sweating like a pig, and yells "EMINENT DOMAIN ON GOATSE!" The Goatse man didn't mind. It's happened to him before. "What aren't you afraid yet, assman?" asked Fat Bastard. Then smirks Goatse, "The last man that asked if I was afraid, I had him pull my finger." At that verry moment, Fat Bastard reached into the grips of the gaper and pulled a finger. And out came "Rob Malda". "Oh will you look at that, it's my baby!" and they all go home.
THE END
or is it? (10:09PM PST)