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Projected State Spending Growth
Thursday, June 23, 2005
The End of Private Property
Private property rights evaporated today thanks to the Supreme Court decision concerning Kelo vs. New London. The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, along with the Pacific Legal Foundation and Cascade Institute submitted an Amicus Brief in support of Susette Kelo and other working class Connecticut residents in the lawsuit.
"'The Supreme Court simply said so-long to meaningful individual property rights today,' said Dick Rowland, President of Grassroot Institute of Hawaii. 'The decision diminishes individual liberty and bolsters government power, it says to Americans - government is superior, the individual is a subject and therefore, inferior. That view would be alien to our Founding Fathers of this nation who thought government was formed by sovereign individuals to serve the individual.'"
Unfortunately the Supreme Court saw otherwise. The Reason Blog "Out of Control" has done an excellent job researching links that comment on this deplorable decision for individual property rights. Rather than re-create the wheel we will refer you to the Out of Control Blog. As they note, undoubtedly much will be said on this decision in the future. As will we.
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