Lately however, the justice system has been in favor of eminent domain and its use to take property from one citizen, and give it to another. Most home owners would look at these acts as injustices against private property and individual rights protected by the constitution. Is there such a thing as private property in the US or does the government really own everything like in a communist society? Do you own your property or does the government? These are two questions that point straight at the heart of the eminent domain abuse issue.

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I’ve placed a call to arms on my blog describing my plan to hold these legislators individually accountable. How can we call ourselves patriotic Americans if we fail to end the career of every single Connecticut legislator who supported this law by having them voted out of office? At the very least we can show the children of these legislators, via the ensuing publicity, that they should be ashamed of their parents. While our troops are overseas fighting for freedom, these legislators sit in their air conditioned offices passing laws that take those freedoms away! They should be held accountable, and they should be banned from public office via a civically-minded electorate.

The first step is finding the names of the legislators who supported this law (especially the prominent ones, but also the not so prominent ones), and I’m hoping our good friends from Connecticut will be able to do this (seeing as this happened in their own backyard).

Boycott the companies, or contact them demanding an explanation. Take action. We’ve let these land thieves have a free ride for too long.

Dear .< elected offical >

I am writing your office to express my enormous displeasure and disappointment in the recent supreme court rulings . The seizure of private property for one . The second is the right of sick people to use what ever drug a doctor deems appropriate for their treatment . Thirdly the whittling away of our protection of freedoms by articles of the patriot act .

If I buy my own home take pride in it only to have it taken from me and given to a corporation for a for profit endeavor then we are slipping into a gray area between democracy and totalitarianism.

Our personal rights are being eroded a little at a time. I never thought I would see the day when my home could be taken away from me and given to a corporation to make a profit and to make higher tax revenue for a city or government and profit for a corporation . Granted this is a boom for governments any development can result in seizure of property for making a bigger tax base and higher profits .

This is a boom for the ones who have the greatest leverage with the cities and governments ,corporations and land developers. Those who have the least influence with governmental agencies will suffer the most common home owners. Here is a conflict of interest Governmental agencies can seize property sell to a corporation which builds a hotel the taxes created from the hotel would be greater than 20 single family homes . What better reason to seize property more money . Good bye to the great American Dream .

The eminent domain clause was for PUBLIC usage what public usage is a corporate holdings a hotel jobs and more taxes . Ask what public use is most believe roads , railways, parks, libraries and other public buildings . Governments have a vested interest to allow this at the expense of the rest of us .

The medical use of marijuana is a pharmacological issue not a legal issue The withholding medical treatment is considered cruel and unusual punishment These issues should be decided by the medical field and physicians rather than lawyers. Lawyers know the law . Doctors know physiology .

The use of “to control interstate commerce” as a reason to uphold the law barring the medical use of marijuana for sick people. This is a medical issue not a commerce issue . I feel that reasoning allows open-ended application of that reason This use can be expanded to other areas and I am sure will be expanded to any thing that could affect interstate commerce . Home gardens raising your own food affects interstate commerce ie I don’t buy food which is affecting interstate commerce and subject to the controls of the federal government .

The indefinite open-ended detention of US citizens or adversaries without charges breaks our fundamental rules of justice. The searches with out notification is secret searches . We as a people left those actions behind over 200 years ago . Only to be brought back now . William Blackstone said it’s better for 10 guilty people to go free than for one innocent person to suffer .

Our Nation was built on personal freedoms being foremost. Great leaders of ours created a wonderful constitution and bill of rights . Which is systematically being picked apart piece at a time . Many of the reasons the early America broke away from the crown of England are being undermined over time . The checks and balances between the people ,the government, the judicial branch and the executive branch are gradually being wiped away .

Our nation is becoming what we left 200 years ago we are returning to the same tyrannical rule . The blood and lives of many were given to form a new government now 200 years later that government is returning to the same governmental actions they fought to leave .

We the people of America have voted in politicians to serve our best interests of the majorities and protect the interests of the minorities .

And this is happening .

We need statesman to undo what has become of our freedoms and to protect us from future erosions of the Great Dream our forefathers envisioned of our country . I wonder how many would be turning over in their graves if they saw what has became of their Great Dream .

I and many other Citizens of the US implore you and others in the Legislative bodies and Governorships to fulfill your duties as elected officials to safe guard our liberties now and in our future . Think of what is best for all of us not a select few .

Sincerely a US citizen paying taxes and voting

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a member of a government or law-making organization:
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an experienced politician, especially one who is respected for making good judgments

Some personal favorites: Problems with eminent domain, thoughts on self-publishing a book, and a most peculiar solution to end-of-life medical care.