On Tue, 23 Aug 2005 21:08:27 -0700, "Ken Davey"
wrote:

Gunner wrote:
The speculators & the corrupt politicians and judges that
are their enablers need to get what's coming to them.

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Kelo: City Extorts 'Back Rent' from Homeowners 2005-08-21

This Land Was Your Land: Real estate speculator wants back rent from
Connecticut homeowners whose land he stole.

In the adding insult to injury category, the city officials that
triumphed over a group of Connecticut homeowners in a landmark
Supreme Court property-rights case are expecting those residents to
pay the local government rent dating back to the year 2000.

The June 23 Supreme Court ruling in Kelo v. City of New London gave
the town the approval to seize the residents' homes and transfer them
to a real estate speculator for demolition and replacement with a an
office complex, luxury hotel and condominiums. In the highly
controversial decision, the justices (sic) ruled 5-4 that the
economic development resulting from the eminent domain action
qualified as "public use" under the Fifth Amendment of the
Constitution.

The city now says that it won his case, the homeowners actually have
been living on city property since 2000 when it first began
condemnation procedures against them, and so they must pay back rent
-- to the tune of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Members of the
city's government did not reveal how much the anonymous speculator
paid them in the land-confiscation scheme.

http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=45851

It isn't "the slimebags" that 'need killing'.
It is the system that allowed this to happen that needs a serious look.
But, then again, this is the 'republican way'.
And you still think these monied assholes are *the* best of all possible
governments?

Ken.

Given that most city fathers and bureaucrats in the area in question
tend to be Democrats...like most Union knee breakers...and the
Daleys...

Gunner

"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire.
Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us)
off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give
them self determination under "play nice" rules.

Think of it as having your older brother knock the **** out of you
for torturing the cat." Gunner