Comments on: News Journal Makes Eminent Domain an Issue

By: Delaware's Brilliantest Blogger

Delaware's Brilliantest Blogger — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:06:29 +0000

FUNNY GIRL, YOU HAVE BEEN AWARDED THE SEAL OF NO EXPERIENCE! THIS IS A 3 WEEK OLD THREAD AND NO ONE IS READING IT ANYMORE, MORE, MORE, ORE, RE, E, E, E, e,e

By: funnygirl

funnygirl — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:54:35 +0000

Very nice.

By: Truth Teller

Truth Teller — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 23:48:38 +0000

As I see this issue it’s involves an auto dump on south market street that the city of Wilmington wants

By: JMB

JMB — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:51:40 +0000

Like I previously commented…what is your point. “the new opportunities for litigation in our States and local municipalities, the new found case loads for the state supreme courts, the unlimited podiums for our blowhard state legislators, the newly acquired platforms for the American media” our can you enlighten us.

By: Protack for Governor

Protack for Governor — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 04:11:43 +0000

Eminent Domain Proposal

Candidate for Governor Mike Protack is very disappointed at the failure to override SB 245 and clearly lays out in the attached video why Governor Minner and the Legislature failed to act in a responsible way. Economic growth will suffer because of the short sighted actions of Governor Minner.

Mike offers specific legislation (with help from the Independent Party of Delaware) and a video link to hear his views

http://vimeo.com/1251971

State of Delaware
House of Representatives
144th General Assembly
House Bill No___

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION OF DELAWARE TO LIMIT THE
SOVEREIGN POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN

1 The Constitution of the State of Delaware ( with two-thirds of the members of both houses

2 concurring in two successive sessions of the General Assembly ) is hereby amended as

3 follows:

4 Article XVIII

5 Eminent Domain

6 Section 1. The Power of Eminent Domain is Restricted Solely to Cases of Public

7 Use and Necessity.

5 The sovereign power of eminent domain of the state, its political subdivisions and the

6 agencies, instrumentations and quasi-public entities thereof shall be restricted in scope

7 solely to cases of public use and necessity. Such cases shall be objectively demonstrable

8 in a court of competent jurisdiction; and shall be made in the public trust and in the greater

9 public interest; and may include historical and environmental preservation. No sovereign

10 entity may construe this power or collude with other entities or individuals to ultimately

11 effect private purposes of development or gain under pretenses of public benefit, revenue

12 enhancement, general improvement or other non-public reason.

page 1 of 2
13 Section 2. Just Compensation.

14 Property owners so affected shall rightfully be entitled to the fair market value of their

15 holdings and other just compensations related to losses stemming from imposition of

By: JMB

JMB — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:35:38 +0000

Thanks to the Supreme Court interpretation “Public Use” now means “Private purpose” and left as it is. Is a fabulous concept, just think of the possibilities and the new opportunities for litigation in our States and local municipalities, the new found case loads for the state supreme courts, the unlimited podiums for our blowhard state legislators, the newly acquired platforms for the American media, and all this in support of the majority or in defense of the minority, take your pick , either way it is a grab bag of opportunity and fun for all. Let us now look upon our own upturned horseshoes and applaud the supreme court for not seriously interpreting and defending our peoples Constitution, for to do that would have been to look a gift horse in the mouth and would have possibly jeopardized our newly found bonanza of liberties belligerent. This Bill 245 and in many other attempts to pass a Senate Bill whether State or national is only, to clip the target and not the crux of the mater.

By: kavips

kavips — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:33:12 +0000

Now I wish you still had editing, for this link would have highlighted the above quote nicely…..

Sorry, the coincidence of the two was just too good pass up……

By: kavips

kavips — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:26:23 +0000

By the time I get to Phoenix she’ll be rising
She’ll find the note I left hangin’ on her door
She’ll laugh when she reads the part that says I’m leavin’
‘Cause I’ve left that girl so many times before