Categories: Political, Rants

Take, for example, the ruling on imminent domain:

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 23 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The American Conservative Union, the nation's oldest and largest Conservative grass roots organization, sharply condemned today's highly controversial 5-4 Supreme Court ruling that local governments may use imminent domain to take people's homes and businesses and turn them over to private developers.

The case, titled Kelo et al v. City of New London, was brought by homeowners in New London, Connecticut where officials plan to tear down a neighborhood community near the Thames river to make way for an office complex. City planners, backed by the liberal National League of Cities, argued that throwing the homeowners off their property would create jobs and generate more tax revenue for the city. Many of the affected citizens have deep roots in their community, including a married couple in their 80s who have lived in the same home for more than 50 years.

"It is outrageous to think that the government can take away your home any time it wants to build a shopping mall," said ACU Chairman David Keene. "Today's Supreme Court ruling is a slap in the face to property owners everywhere."

The Institute for Justice, a public interest law firm committed to protecting property rights, estimates that over 10,000 homes nationwide are in danger of being destroyed by aggressive local governments. The Kelo ruling sets a precedent that officials may proceed with their plans to seize the homes of private citizens to foster whatever they conceive to be the "common good" and generate more tax income to fuel big government spending programs.

"Liberal, activist judges will continue to violate the rights of individuals in favor of big government and special interests," continued Keene. "To help protect property rights, Americans must push for a fair, originalist judge to be appointed to the Supreme Court when the next vacancy arises."

Oh God how I hate liberals. You can't even own PROPERTY in this country anymore. I know five Supreme Court justices for whom I will now pray for death every single night until they die. I am one of the most difficult people in the world to offend. This offends me. It is wrong wrong wrong.

There are situations similar to this already going on near where I live. I guess the outcomes of those have already been determined.

But hey, on the plus side, if you're rich and have connections on your local city council, you can now purchase damn near any land you want. Go ahead and kick old man Anderson out of his home. He wasn't doing anything good with it anyway, other than living in it for fifty years. Are you the president of Wal*mart? Want to take over that small town even faster? Have the city force the other businesses off their land and build your Supercenter there. Don't like your neighbors? Have their house condemned and then expand your house onto their property! It's genius, I tell you!

If this ruling doesn't piss you off, get the hell out of my country. You are un-American, as this ruling goes against everything America stands for.

This could very well be what sets Civil War II in motion.