In what way? I thought it means that cities, etc., can use eminent domain to forcibly buy property and hand it over to private concerns. (We're about to have that used in DC!)
By way of the what the decision allows. From the link you posted:
Justice Souter's vote in the "Kelo vs. City of New London" decision allows city governments to take land from one private owner and give it to another if the government will generate greater tax revenue or other economic benefits when the land is developed by the new owner.
Tax revenue and economic benefits from non taxed entities can be looked at as pretty much zero. So, my church on the prime spot of lakefront real estate in my town--wouldn't that land better serve the community's economic interests as a hotel or restaurant?
I spent quite a lot of time yesterday on Skepdic.com (fun site, btw) and read more than I wanted to about the Space Clams and Volacanoes of Alien Germs.
People pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to believe this crap? Man, when they say religion is the opiate of the masses...wouldn't make more sense to just spend the money on, say, OPIUM?
I am so glad that you guys got paid Fay!
Also, Billytea contact that dinosaur woman.
ION, Jennifer Tilly won the Ladies No Limit Texas Hold Em tourney at the World Poker Tournament.
YAY FAY PAY!!!!!
sumi's a little late: juliana - Jun 29, 2005 7:34:31 am PDT #7561 of 7582
(just teasing!)
Hooray for Fay pay!
And, wow, Cindy, I hadn't even thought of that aspect of the decision, and most downtowns
do
have assorted houses of worship and nonprofit social service organizations on what could be prime real estate. Yowch.
And bt, you should totally contact the dinosaur girl. Heck,
I
kinda want to date her, and I'm a firmly heterosexual married woman on the opposite corner of the Pacific.
I'm wondering if he had to pay up because whoever serves as oversight would have required an explanation if he hadn't (thus making him 100% asshat, and aware of it). Whatever the reason, yay for Fay Pay!
I'm sorry sumi, I probably came off as rude, and that's not what I meant at all.
