New London is starting to feel a bit like Old London, or more accurately Old Berlin, where governments exert absolute control over their "subjects."

It was perhaps one of the most backward Supreme Court decisions since Plessy vs. Ferguson. Last year the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in Kelo v. City of New London that governments could in fact seize land for private development, directly contradicting the spirit and letter of the Constitution, which forbids the taking of private property for except public use.

The landmark, and oh so tragic, decision had a ripple affect around the country as outraged citizens demanded state legislatures reign in the practice of eminent domain. In the aftermath of the 5-4 decision, several states have passed legislation curtailing the power of local governments to use eminent domain for private land development, all this is of little consequence to the residents of New London, Connecticut, whose land is now being systematical stolen by a draconian, fascist local government.

Hitler and Mussolini would be proud of their protégés on the New London City Council, who yesterday in a 5-2 vote, authorized the city’s attorney take whatever action was necessary in order to evict the last families and steal the private property. Only two of the original seven families remain on the land in question and those families have vowed to fight on, but with little support from their state and local government and the tacit approval of the Supreme Court there is now little that can be done.

It can be argued that America, as we know it, ceased to exist when this decision was handed down on June 23, 2005, from that point forward this country ceased to be a constitutional republic and became a fascist dictatorship, where the rule of law is merely a suggestion to be brushed aside when it is convenient to do so.
Link to Boston Globe Article