The supreme court, in yet another moment of sheer stupidity, has decided to allow the government to seize private property for public works–except in this case, the “public” works are actually private shopping centers. In this case, Connecticut will raze houses for a new hotel…not roads.
I’m not really sure who voted for this but O’Connor, Thomas, Rehnquist and Scalia voted against it. That means there are at least five morons on the bench.
In the end, though, how could you suppose that your property can be taken for another private project. That’s ludicrous. How could the justices validate such reasoning?
Read the full story here [MSNBC]