From the Christian Science Monitor
In a major decision that narrows the constitutional protection of property owners, the US Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Fifth Amendment's Takings Clause authorizes government seizure of private property even when it merely offers a benefit to the public, rather than actual public use.
There is no way that this decision can't be spun other than as LeftWing authoritarianism, quite typical for this lawless Supreme Court.
I tend to agree, though I support the use of eminent domain in extreme cases. What has happened is what always happens with the courts. The constitution says eminent domain can be used for public purposes, and the court has broadened the interpretation of that to mean that government can aid a private concern to take property that will be used ostensibly for a vague public good.
The Supreme Court, and the legal system in general, really scares me. They are making law, pure and simple. Some of their rulings are simply personal opinion of the way things should be, rather than a rigorous interpretation of the constitution. I think it is absolutely imperative that we reduce the power of the judicial branch of government, and the power that it does have should largely be to limit, not augment, the power of the other branches.
