Property rights, continued
Hats off to the hard work of the Missouri Citizens for Property Rights group. Too bad we actually need such organizations...March 18, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MO-CPR Says High Court Decision Shows Need for Constitutional Changes
Missouri Citizens for Property Rights' chairman Ron Calzone made the following statement regarding the Missouri Supreme Court's decision in the case of Arnold vs. Tourkakis:
"My heart goes out to Homer and his wife, who are now a step closer to having a quarter-century of hard work destroyed by city bulldozers. The high court ignored the clear statement in Article I, Section 28 that 'private property shall not be taken for private use with or without compensation' as Missourians' fundamental protection against private use eminent domain."
"The court instead stretched the application of Article VI, Section 21, despite plain language limiting those powers to chartered cities. This illogical decision puts hundreds of thousands of Missourians' property rights in greater danger."
"That's not the worst of it, though. In the majority opinion, the court wrote, 'Unless limited by the constitution, the legislature has the right to authorize the exercise of the unlimited and practically absolute sovereign power of eminent domain.'" ...
Rest at link above. Here are links to the Missouri Supreme Court decision and the Castle Coalition for further consideration.
Why do courts keep dropping the ball on property rights? It's a no-brainer.
uh... wait, it just hit me. People making these bad decisions are no-brainers.
Labels: justice, Libertarian Party, property rights, www.mo-cpr.org
posted by The Libertarian Guy @ 8:45 AM
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