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Supreme Court Rules Private Property Can be Seized

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the supreme-court-totally-rules dept.

slew writes "CNN is reporting that the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling in a case where a local community seized private houses for commercial development (not public works) under the guise of eminent domain. Needless to say, the little guy loses to the commercial developer this case... "

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  1. All your homes are... by slash76 · · Score: 5, Funny

    All your homes are belong to us.

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    1. Re:All your homes are... by 955301 · · Score: 4, Funny

      I think you have a point:

      1. Create new Funny Inside Joke moderation
      2. filter out the jokes.
      3. ???
      4. Profit!!!

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  2. Woot!!! by Ooblek · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now I can finally plow down my two neighbors houses and install my cluster!!!!

  3. Soviet America by alvinrod · · Score: 5, Funny
    It sounds almost as though we can start making Soviet America jokes now instead.

    In Soviet America, private property seizes local government.

    This is really a sad day.

  4. Re:A day that will live in infamy. by Mr.+Flibble · · Score: 5, Funny

    It is very difficult to overemphasize quite how evil this ruling is.

    No no. It is easy to overemphasize how evil this is:
    This ruling will result in the destruction of the sun and the solar system as we know it.

    Thanks. I will be here all week.

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  5. Re:A day that will live in infamy. by Spunk · · Score: 4, Funny

    Actually, you won't be here all week. I've convinced the local government to take your house by eminent domain.

  6. Re:bush judges by OwnedByTwoCats · · Score: 4, Funny

    In this instance, I have to agree with Rhenquist, Scalia, Thomas, and O'Conner.

    Now I need to go take a shower.

  7. A revolution is in order! by DigiShaman · · Score: 3, Funny

    This runs so counter to the concept of using eminent domain for the public good that I could scream.


    Actually, I DID scream. Never in my fucking life did I actually get so emotional about how fucked up our government is. Today, I let out a deep fucking scream to let it all out.


    I call for a revolution...if it's not already in the process.

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