Eminent Domain

[fritz]

From the Patriot--

 

"In Connecticut's Kelo v. City of New London case, the Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, supported the city's use of eminent domain to force a private property owner to sell to a private developer. ... Governments historically use eminent domain to acquire private property for 'public use,' defined as a road, bridge or a school. Here, the city bluntly acknowledges its goal -- a higher tax base. ... How often does government take private land for private purposes? Most Americans, no doubt, assume that this rarely happens. But according to the Institute for Justice, it occurs far more often than we think. From 1998 to 2002, government, at all levels, used eminent domain to acquire, or attempt to acquire, private property for private purposes on over 10,000 occasions." --Larry Elder

 

That is a pretty accurate assessment of the situation here. The state of Texas is attempting to designate a dry creek as a navigatable stream.

 

Why? Because there is oil and gas being produced along it's banks. By claiming the creek bed as navagatable, it can claim the royalties within the banks. You see, a navagatable stream is state property.

 

Talk about a shyster approach to raise more money for Perry's coffers! But we have already been warned about his order to the DPS and the game wardens as pertaining to issuing more citations (to bring in more money for the state).

 

Mrs fritz was one of the first contributors to Perry's money chest, when she got the first speeding ticket in her life (she is 60).

 

Eminent domain laws are the wave of the future.

 

And the future ain't looking too good.

 

fritz

[sphingta]

I hate the thought of eminant domain unless absolutely neccessary. I got a kick out of this. There trying to get justice souters house

http://www.freestarmedia.com/hotellostliberty2.html