Contrarian Kinsella on Kelo: “Right Decision, Wrong Reasons”
“. . . the alleged purpose of the public use requirement is to prevent taking of property to benefit private parties. However, as any libertarian knows, this is just what government is about – seizing private property for its private pals – taxing you for Lockheed, for example. Even takings of property for public use invariably benefit certain people, often the cronies of state officials. The Court in Kelo even acknowledges this.”
For the rest of N. Stephan Kinsella's comprehensive, brilliant analysis, go here.
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Tuesday June 28, 2005 at 12:18pm