An Ol’ Broad’s Ramblings
Abusing “Eminent Domain”
Consistently, we have seen courts (and politicians) pick and choose which parts of the Constitution to uphold, and which parts they want to interpret in a manner that screws the American people, royally. Such was the case with McCain/Feingold, and Kelo v New London. The folks in Nashville are taking highway robbery to a whole new level.
From Blue Collar Muse:
Will the Circle be Unbroken, Part I
A snippet:
Welcome to the real blight in this story. Just a week after Kelo v New London’s 3rd anniversary and in a week celebrating the quintessential remembrance of American freedom from governmental tyranny, the spreading blight of governmental abuse of Eminent Domain has arrived in Nashville. The arrogance and hubris of Joe Cain and MDHA reminds one of the royalty we opposed for our freedom over 230 years ago. If Joe Cain has his way, Joy Ford’s dreams and right to do what she pleases with her own property will be bulldozed to make room for a $100 million dollar development deal with a private company in Texas.
At it’s heart, this is the real issue. True Eminent Domain is about the government requisitioning property for Public Use for the good of all the citizens. This is just a business deal. And it’s the stuff of Hollywood, not Music City. It reads like a boilerplate movie script, not a hot Billboard single. The widow v the conglomerate. MDHA signed a deal with Houston based Lionstone Group, a private developer, to sell them the property they wanted at cost. They inked this Music Row deal in March of this year. At the time, Ford’s property was not theirs to sell yet they sold it anyway! Now, they are using strongarm tactics to keep a promise they had no right to make. In doing so, they are not simply trampling on the rights and dreams of one woman. They are making a mockery of our Constitution and rights and values paid for with the blood of tens of thousands. The question is, will this movie script, as yet unfinished, have a happy ending? How will this sad country song finish after the bridge?
When are we going to stop letting those elected into office to do OUR bidding from trashing everything generations of Americans have fought and died to protect? Tennessee is the “Volunteer State”. I don’t get the impression that Mrs. Ford is “volunteering” to turn over her property, and business, for a business deal. So, what will the city of Nashville do? Why, they’ll do what governments all over the country are doing these days: condemning properties and screwing its citizens!
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