Thanks for posting on this, Michael. We should all be very, very afraid..........
Mike Thompson Windom ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Hohmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "[mpls]" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 10:31 PM Subject: [Mpls] eminent domain gets the green light > How will this eminent domain decision by the Supreme Court ultimately play > out in Mpls? On W Broadway, Lowry Ave., So. Lyndale and elsewhere across > town? Suddenly, real estate isn't the investment it once was-- unless > you're an insider with a plan! > > from PBS... > > LAND GRAB > For years, the government has used the power of eminent domain to take > private property for so-called "public uses," things like building > roads, schools, and police stations. But today, cash-strapped cities > and towns are arguing that the economic benefits of private development > are a legitimate "public use," and they're using eminent domain to force > people out of their homes to make way for casinos, condos, and shopping > malls. On Thursday, the US Supreme Court decided that local governments > may seize people's homes and businesses against their will for private > development. The decision has far-reaching consequences in communities > around the nation where some families' homes are slated for destruction. > The report examines what some have called "an unholy alliance" between > financially stressed cities and eager developers that is endangering the > rights of homeowners across the country. > > from Wall Street Journal... > > Court Upholds Eminent Domain > The Supreme Court gave local governments broad rein to take private property > for economic development, ruling that transferring land to private investors > for projects promising to bring jobs or commerce was a public use akin to > building a park or paving a road. > ...Historically, the court has given government wide discretion to decide > what constitutes public use. In 1954, it endorsed postwar urban-renewal > efforts that paved over neighborhoods in a bid to eradicate blight. > ...Justice Sandra Day O'Connor warned that now "the specter of condemnation > hangs over all property. Nothing is to prevent the state from replacing any > Motel 6 with a Ritz-Carlton, any home with a shopping mall, or any farm with > a factory." > > Mike Hohmann > Linden Hills > independent candidate 13th Ward City Council > http:www.mikeforcitycouncil.org > > > REMINDERS: > 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. > > 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. > > For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html > For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract > ________________________________ > > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy > Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] > Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls > > REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
