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Author Topic:   Do liberal judges favor wealthy developers over regular people?
Yaro
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Message 7 of 109 (260597)
11-17-2005 1:55 PM
Reply to: Message 6 by randman
11-17-2005 1:50 PM


Re: that's not correct
I think I agree with you that the rulling has unfortunetly opened the way for govt. seisure of land. I have heard of recent cases where land was seized by local govts. and given over to private companies using this ruling as cover.
However, I don't know if I agree that this is what the supreme court intended. I also agree with nwr that this isn't a liberal vs. conservative issue as I don't think eaither side wants the results. I just think it was a bad judgement.

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Yaro
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Message 9 of 109 (260603)
11-17-2005 2:13 PM
Reply to: Message 8 by randman
11-17-2005 2:08 PM


Re: that's not correct
I don't know why they chose the way they did. My personal opinion tells me that 99% of everyone in govt. is in the pocket of some corporation or special interest. What the govt. does doesn't necisseraly represent the position of the people no matter what their political affiliation.
That said, I wouldn't be willing to lable anyone on the supreme court as being liberal. Bearly anyone in our govt. is liberal. I think ralph Nader said it best when he was asked what the difference between democrats and republicans was:
quote:
The only difference between the Republican and Democratic parties is the velocities with which their knees hit the floor when corporations knock on their door. That's the only difference.

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Yaro
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Message 11 of 109 (260608)
11-17-2005 2:20 PM
Reply to: Message 10 by randman
11-17-2005 2:17 PM


Re: that's not correct
heh, I think the average liberal would be happier with everyone gone
The conservatives do believe in private property rights so they object to any government being able to willy-nilly decide what's best and just boot people out of their homes and give it to developers.
This is interesting to me considering that its conservatives that continually write laws giving away the airways to private companies, and legislatting the "little guy" out of buissness.
If you ask me, it's a den of vipers. I have little faith in govt. farther than it's able to suit my needs.

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Yaro
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Message 16 of 109 (260618)
11-17-2005 2:42 PM
Reply to: Message 14 by randman
11-17-2005 2:32 PM


Re: that's not correct
I think we disagree only in degree. I see both sides as haveing poopooed the constitution and taking advantage of the poor.
But that's the game. You can't be a good person to be in polatics, its counter productive. By definition it's a machevelian enterprise.

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