check out http://www.njeminetdomain.com, also the the Institute of
Justice at ij.org and the castle coalition at their .org
website.
Mother Jones Magazine had a couple of good articles on this
issue, so it is not just the right and libertarians concerned about
this.--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> This decision was a slap in the face of the American Way of Life.
>
> Justice Clarence - Rocks the house with his dissenting OPINE!!!
> Justice Kennedy - Should have night mare's for his ASSENT!
>
> Let's take a deep breath and remember this had to do with New
London, CONN.
>
> Where The Department of the Navy closed a Naval Operations Facility
in the
> late 1990's causing yet another blow to their economy. I am not
sure but
> someone said there was also an Army presence at Fort Trumbal that
pulled out
> decades ago. If so, the Federal Government may have felt beholding
to New London.
>
> IN any event in New Jersey we have a different situation.
>
> I believe we need to have a State Wide Move for legislation dealing
with the
> refinement of the Liberal way we apply eminent domain for private
gain.
> Blight needs to be determined by an non governmental agency and it
should truly
> be blight. Which means, abandoned and off the tax roles!
>
> IN conversations I have had in with State Legislature, I pointed
out that
> the Culture Of Corruption needs to be dealt with. More than Pay 2
Play, and no
> bid contracting has to be eliminated. Monmouth County's quick to
condemn
> policy must be stopped.
>
> All of the arrests by the FBI had to do with bribes directly
related to
> Redevelopment and Land Use. The eminent domain policies applied to
Long Branch
> and other Municipalities are actually the TEMPTATION for developers
to seek
> out elected officials to whom they can cozy up to and subsequently
CORRUPT.
>
> Anti eminent domain legislation must come from State Legislature!!!
>
> Which must include a policy to enrich a private property owner and
possibly
> make them an equity sharing sharing partner in the new multi
million dollar
> projects being built on top of other people's land. I also believe
the taxes
> they paid on their property should be refunded, for it certainly
did not get
> them any Municipal leverage against the Politically affiliated as
Justice
> Sanda Day OConnor pointed out.
>
> Kevin Brown
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