Gloria Ferris

Word of Mouth’s  Scott Bakalar posts Part 3 and Part 4 of Lorraine Ritchey’s recap of the Washington D.C. seminar on eminent domain for private development.

In part 3, I quote Lorraine who quotes

the words of Sandra Day O’Connor - prophetic words in her dissent ring clear “All private property is now vulnerable to be taken and transferred to another private owner, so long as it might be upgraded. The specter of condemnation hangs over all property. Nothing is to prevent(local government) from replacing any Motel 6 with a Ritz Carlton, any home with a shopping mall, or any farm with a factory.”

She also cites someone who does not face eminent domain but says:

“I don’t have to be the one being mugged to see that someone who is being mugged –needs help!!!”

In part 4,  Lorraine Ritchey outlines the past year since the SCOTUS Kelo decision by the U.S. Supreme Court.  And, the facts are scary, folks. 

Those who look out for the little guy are the Scott Bakalars and Lorraine Ritcheys who post about the continuing quest for private land by developers who believe that everything is about money, the private individuals who take time out  of busy lives to attend seminars focusing on the growing problem in our country, and supreme court justices who dissent and in that dissention write opinions which spells out the ramifications of rampant eminent domain in the quest for more and more profit.  And last but not least, it is every one of us that realizes that we must stand up for each other on this issue because if we stand alone we will fail as a country.  

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