06/29/05

With five swift strokes of their collectivist pens, the Supreme Court overturned nearly a millennium of tradition and common law with respect to private property ownership. In Kelo v. New London, the justices decided that not only may the government apply eminent domain in order to construct government roads and buildings, but they may now boot you out of your house if Wal-Mart or the local land developer wants your property. In so doing, they have granted special status to the feudal lords of the 21st century, namely major corporations, development companies and local government fiefdoms -- reverting our system of property ownership back to the dark ages...

http://www.freeliberal.com/archives/001138.html

from The Free Liberal, by Stephen Gordon


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp