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Politics : The Supreme Court, All Right or All Wrong?

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To: sandintoes who wrote (1522)	3/1/2006 1:42:38 PM
From: CYBERKEN	Read Replies (1) of 3029

The fascinating result of the Kelo ruling is that it highlights the reality that local elected officials are squared off against the people who elected them. Who do they think they are? Talk about the arrogance of power! This surpasses even the tragic trend of Republicans getting elected to governorships and immediately selling out to their bureaucrats and teachers unions by calling for unexpected tax hikes. When politicians casually forget who hired them, democracy is not working, and tyranny is just around the corner. In that respect, the Kelo decision may just be a blessing in disgust. The result is that a majority of the states already have legislation pending to prevent greedy local politicians from seizing private property and transferring it to other private owners on the prospect that they will generate more tax revenue. The reminder that we really DO have self-determination is a healthy one. If, OTOH, the judicial system interferes with any of these new laws after they pass, it will definitely be time to dramatically limit judicial power-which is ANOTHER right that our people are generally unaware of...

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