Kelo stands for the proposition that a private individual can’t really own property in this country. But the government is happy to let us believe that we own things, as long as our ownership doesn’t inconvenience their desires.
Actually, the worst (and most disturbing) part of what he said is this:
But it has made very few mistakes of political judgment, of estimating how far … it could stretch beyond the text of the constitution without provoking overwhelming public criticism and resistance.
WTF is the Supreme Court doing even thinking about “stretch[ing] beyond the text of the [C]onstitution”?!?!?
The entire point of the Constitution is to prevent the government from going beyond the limits it sets out. If SCOTUS is trying to “stretch” beyond those limits, they have violated their oaths of office and need to be impeached immediately.
October 20th, 2011 at 9:59 am
IIRC, there wouldn’t be a Kelo problem without Antonin.
October 20th, 2011 at 11:10 am
Kelo stands for the proposition that a private individual can’t really own property in this country. But the government is happy to let us believe that we own things, as long as our ownership doesn’t inconvenience their desires.
October 20th, 2011 at 2:22 pm
Um, no Chris, it was Kennedy who sided with the liberal wing, not Scalia.
October 20th, 2011 at 3:06 pm
Actually, the worst (and most disturbing) part of what he said is this:
WTF is the Supreme Court doing even thinking about “stretch[ing] beyond the text of the [C]onstitution”?!?!?
The entire point of the Constitution is to prevent the government from going beyond the limits it sets out. If SCOTUS is trying to “stretch” beyond those limits, they have violated their oaths of office and need to be impeached immediately.