Supreme Court Justice Souter Reaps What He Sowed

The title link is to the web site of Freestar Media LLC, a company that is protesting one of the Supreme Court's many recent abominable rulings. Justice David Souter was one of the scoundrels who voted to allow government to seize private property via eminent domain and give it to another private party in the guise of "public good". Here are some quotes from a press release written by Logan Clements, Executive Producer for Freestar Media LLC:

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.

The proposed development, called "The Lost Liberty Hotel" will feature the "Just Desserts Café" and include a museum, open to the public, featuring a permanent exhibit on the loss of freedom in America. Instead of a Gideon's Bible each guest will receive a free copy of Ayn Rand's novel "Atlas Shrugged."

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"This is not a prank" said Clements, "The Towne of Weare has five people on the Board of Selectmen. If three of them vote to use the power of eminent domain to take this land from Mr. Souter we can begin our hotel development."

So far this story is being treated seriously by the media, and has been covered by the Associated Press, The Washington Post, Worldnet Daily, Boston.com News and other noteworthies. Let's hope Freestar Media succeeds with this endeavor. All five of the Supreme Court Justices who supported this decision should have to spend the remainder of their lives fighting to keep their homes out of the clutches of private developers under the guise of "public good".

Special thanks to "Rob" for pointing this story out to me in his comments on my previous post.