Government Property

The Supreme Court ruled yesterday that the only ownership American Citizens have over private property is at the sufferance of the government, and should the government decide they have a better use for it, it can be taken away with the only recompense being payment at what they consider to be current market value.

Of course, this has always been true...taxation shows their arrogance and destructive position against private property, but it's never been so directly stated. There are other problems with this though...

What if this property is in the path of development? The value could be much higher in a few short months or years, and yet there is no recompense for that. What if the property has sentimental value? There is no recompense for that either.

Instead, the government has determined for itself that it has the right to determine that you should not own something any longer because they can make that same thing more valuable. What if this were determined to apply to other property? Maybe the government gemcutters could make cuts to enhance the quality of your diamond. Maybe they could more efficiently pump the oil off your property...so they pay you for the value of it with your current pumping capacity, despite the fact that you were in negotiations to add better pumps with deeper capacities.

At what point do we cease to be slaves and become self ruling citizens? According to the current Supreme Court, that'll only happen if we step up and make it happen. Ladies and Gentlemen, I suggest that any and all people who read this stand up and raise Cain with your representatives over this ruling and make absolutely sure that this is changed. If it requires a Constitutional amendment, so be it.

Bartleby