Today the US House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a measure that would withhold federal money from states and local governments that use eminent domain to confiscate homes and businesses for private development. The bill passed 376-38, the fact that it did not past unanimously attests to the fact that the House has been infiltrated by fascists, socialists or both. This measures comes in the wake of the most heinous Supreme Court decision since Plessy vs. Ferguson in 1896.

In June, the Supreme Court ruled that the taking of private land for private development could be regarding as a “public use” a clear affront to the intent of the US Constitution. The Supreme Court ruling in Kelo v. City of New London has created an unusual alliance between liberals and conservatives, with both groups fearing the obvious implications for government abuse of power. As noted, not all Congressmen supported the measure, one such individual was Rep. Bobby Scott of Virginia. He argued: “We should not change federal law every time members of Congress disagree with the judgment of a locality when it uses eminent domain for the purpose of economic development.” With these words, Rep Scott has demonstrated with glaring accuracy his disloyalty to the US Constitution, his reckless disregard for the rights of property owners, his socialist sympathies and it further shows just how unfit he is to serve in the United States Congress. We can only hope that Scott will be soundly defeated in next year’s elections. What the socialist Scott doesn’t realize and what most socialists don’t realize is the fact that the Constitution clearly protects private property and it is the Supreme Court that overstepped its authority in this matter when it contravened the Constitution.

The president has enthusiastically supported the bill and justifiably so. One of the reasons governments exists is to protect citizens and their property, not to exploit them. While we applaud the efforts of the House in passing this bill and hope the Senate will quickly follow suit, we must also note that this measure doesn’t go far enough. Since the Supreme Court has clearly reneged on its duty to interpret the Constitution by superseding it, Congress must move to establish a Constitutional amendment which defines in no uncertain terms the difference between “public” and “private” and expressly forbid the seizure of private property for the later.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/11/04/eminent.domain.ap/index.html