There was a lot of outrage about the Kelo decision, in which the City of New London, Connecticut was able to forcibly seize property for private development. Despite the outrage, nothing has changed. Big government knows no master.
From the Cato Institute:
"Bulldozing Homes, Billing Homeowners"
http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/bulldozing-homes-billing-homeowners/
In this case the City of Montgomery, Alabama is demolishing houses and billing the homeowners. "The city then markets the properties to private developers," according to the story in the video link. This despite the fact that Alabama passed legislation to prevent what the City of New London did!
See the original article by Christina Walsh of The Daily Caller
"Eminent domain, by any other name . . . still stinks"
http://dailycaller.com/2010/08/26/eminent-domain-by-any-other-name-still-stinks/
Sunday, September 12, 2010
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