All your Home are belong to US
The Supreme Court ruled today that private property may be absconded by the State for development reasons. Even if you do NOT live in a blighted area.
On a paticular message board I frequent, the following was said, and I find it highly insightful.
The nub of this problem is actually here:
“Any property may now be taken for the benefit of another private party, but the fallout from this decision will not be random,” O’Connor wrote. “The beneficiaries are likely to be those citizens with disproportionate influence and power in the political process, including large corporations and development firms.”
No-one should have disproportionate influence and power in the political process - To acknowledge that a disproportion exists is to acknowledge that the political system is broken.
So. What are we going to do about this?
Current Mood: 
aggravated