* Wilbur Hubbard wrote, On 3/13/2007 12:10 PM:
Where have you been? Don't you remember the recent Supreme Court
decision that states it is legal for government to condemn private
property for no other reason than so it can be sold to a developer in
order to increase the tax base? A total abuse of the eminent domain
principle.

Hey, Wilbur: What was the makeup of the Court that approved that
extension
of emminent domain? And who exactly were the people pushing for that
decision so that they could take over and develp somebody else's
private property?


Five liberal justices voted in favor of the right to take the property.
Four justices voted against. The five voting for were appointed by
Democrat Presidents. The four voting against by Republican presidents.

It was the developers who sued to take away the land. I don't know their
political affiliation.

Five Supreme Court justices appointed by Democrats???? Its been a
while since we've had that!

John Roberts G.W. Bush September 29, 2005
John Paul Stevens Ford December 19, 1975
Antonin Scalia Reagan September 26, 1986
Anthony Kennedy Reagan February 18, 1988
David Souter G.H.W. Bush October 9, 1990
Clarence Thomas G.H.W. Bush October 23, 1991
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Clinton August 10, 1993
Stephen Breyer Clinton August 3, 1994
Samuel Alito G.W. Bush January 31, 2006

Also, Alito replaced Sandra Day O'Conner, who was nominated by Reagan;
Roberts replaced William Rehnquist, who was nominated by Nixon

So its been a long long time since the Supreme Court was controlled by
Democratic nominees.

You just flunked basic American History. Your citizenship has been
revoked!