Group seeks to take SC Justice's house through eminent domain, build hotel

[wicket]

http://www.freestarmedia.com/hotellostliberty2.html

Could a hotel be built on the land owned by Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter? A new ruling by the Supreme Court which was supported by Justice Souter himself itself might allow it. A private developer is seeking to use this very law to build a hotel on Souter's land.

Justice Souter's vote in the "Kelo vs. City of New London" decision allows city governments to take land from one private owner and give it to another if the government will generate greater tax revenue or other economic benefits when the land is developed by the new owner.

On Monday June 27, Logan Darrow Clements, faxed a request to Chip Meany the code enforcement officer of the Towne of Weare, New Hampshire seeking to start the application process to build a hotel on 34 Cilley Hill Road. This is the present location of Mr. Souter's home.

Clements, CEO of Freestar Media, LLC, points out that the City of Weare will certainly gain greater tax revenue and economic benefits with a hotel on 34 Cilley Hill Road than allowing Mr. Souter to own the land.

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[SteppingRazor]

1. one can only dream that this will work...

That would be freaking sweet.

[smoogatz]

2. Forget the hotel.

I think Souter's house should be replaced by a Wal Mart. THAT would be justice.

[OldLeftieLawyer]

3. Don't think for one minute

that Kelo changed anything. Souter's situation today is the same as it was before Kelo, because that case was only a matter of jurisdiction, and changed nothing in the way of substantive law.

States' rights, my friend. That's all.

[ThomWV]

4. I'll Invest In That Hotel

In a heartbeat.

[wicket]

5. Same here

I could do without the free copies of "Atlas Shrugged" though heh.

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[wicket]

7. It's a press release- are they treated the same?

And unfortunately the editing time has expired on my post :(

[NorthernSpy]

8. LOL!

This should be fairly entertaining. Wonder if it'd be worth traveling to NH for the town meetings?


:popcorn:

[Spider Jerusalem]

9. Oh, great.

Libertarian nutjob starts circus..."free copies of Atlas Shrugged"? Makes for a nice supply of toilet paper, at least, I suppose.

[ComerPerro]

10. Oh, this will be very funny, no matter what happens

[dogday]

11. SH*T Happens

that is all I have to say. What comes around goes around....