Cheers to State Sen. David Wolkins from Winona Lake, IN. He is chairing the new eminent domain study committee in the Indiana legislature. State Senator Luke Kenley in an article in the Noblesville Daily Times noted Wolkins' bill would require private property taken by the government not be used for the benefit of another private property owner. The government would also have to pay top dollar for whatever land it did seize, another benefit to property owners.
Let's sincerely hope Sen. Wolkins has a bill crafted and ready for the next General Assembly and it gets the attention and support it deserves. Wolkins noted several special interest groups are opposed to any such legislation, and especially the Indiana Association of Cities and Towns, which has expressed its support for the Supreme Court Kelo ruling. I for one am shocked, shocked to find out the thieves who would steal our land for their own greed would be opposed to such legislation.
Memo to the Indiana Association of Cities and Towns. You might not want to crawl out too far from that rock you're living under. If enough citizens see what you're doing in the light of day, you and the porky politicians you represent may be in some serious trouble. Why don't you jump on board with the home team and do a little something we like to call "genuinely represent your constiuents". We're the ones who really voted you in, hoping you might make our lives a little better, not put a for sale sign on our lawn. You know who you are. Especially where I live, between the local political establishment and encroaching developers, I don't know which one is the bigger threat.
Update 1: I'm certainly glad I don't live in California. How did such a pretty, wonderful state become such a socialist nightmare? This LA Times article (registration might be required) shows that the greedy local governments of California will go to any length to appease some corporate welfare seeker. "As goes California, so goes the nation" I believe is the old saying. Make sure you let your local legislator know you don't want to live in another California.
Let's sincerely hope Sen. Wolkins has a bill crafted and ready for the next General Assembly and it gets the attention and support it deserves. Wolkins noted several special interest groups are opposed to any such legislation, and especially the Indiana Association of Cities and Towns, which has expressed its support for the Supreme Court Kelo ruling. I for one am shocked, shocked to find out the thieves who would steal our land for their own greed would be opposed to such legislation.
Memo to the Indiana Association of Cities and Towns. You might not want to crawl out too far from that rock you're living under. If enough citizens see what you're doing in the light of day, you and the porky politicians you represent may be in some serious trouble. Why don't you jump on board with the home team and do a little something we like to call "genuinely represent your constiuents". We're the ones who really voted you in, hoping you might make our lives a little better, not put a for sale sign on our lawn. You know who you are. Especially where I live, between the local political establishment and encroaching developers, I don't know which one is the bigger threat.
Update 1: I'm certainly glad I don't live in California. How did such a pretty, wonderful state become such a socialist nightmare? This LA Times article (registration might be required) shows that the greedy local governments of California will go to any length to appease some corporate welfare seeker. "As goes California, so goes the nation" I believe is the old saying. Make sure you let your local legislator know you don't want to live in another California.
posted by Rob Beck | 8:08 AM
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In reference your comments concerning Eminent Domain. Seems the the most Evil and Insidious of criminals are the ones that hide behind the Law. One would think that even tha average person would realize that the Law doesnt always represent the difference between right and wrong, and quite often is onel generated to placate certain special interests. Throughout history common people have been subjugated by the whims of lawmakers. essentially you can see this in Arab and African nations, wheres who ever has the most muscle become the political leader and makes the rules. Is it really so different in our nation. If I knew for certain that human rights had been violated, that people land had been taken from them, that our hard earned tax dollars had been squandered on ill conceived notions and tried to take personal action in the manner that our founding fathers took. I would be thrown in Jail as a traitor. The Eminent Domain issue is just one many Governmental impositions we have come to endure under the current administration.
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