Liberty For All

by Roderick T. Beaman

07/27/05

Across the political spectrum, the American people are registering shock over the Kelo vs. New London decision just handed up by The Supreme Court. It baffles them that a person's property can be taken and given to someone else more favored by the government. It strikes at our fundamental sense of fairness. It also strikes at our constitutional presumption that all are equal before the law. Like everything else, Kelo has some history. Private property rights have been under siege since the advent of zoning laws. The first zoning laws were passed by the City of San Francisco to keep the Chinese out of certain neighborhoods. For that, they were declared unconstitutional but later passed muster when, supposedly, applied for the purpose of community improvement...

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Informant: Thomas L. Knapp