From the OpinionJournal – It is very unlikely that Londoners will behave in the same, frankly craven, way that the Spanish electorate did. A more bloody-minded, visceral, indeed atavistic reaction is the right one to expect from us, and it would be deeply out of character for Londoners to want to appease their tormentors in any way…. If the elderly lady I overheard in a small crowd watching the events on TV through the windows of an electrical goods store in the King’s Road, Chelsea, is anything to go by, the general attitude is: “It’s ridiculous not being able to take trains home.
Browsing Category Politics
New eminent domain blog
This site has been set up by Arin Sime , among others I am sure. They also have a blog to complement their efforts.
Kelo Backlash Could Lead to Restoration of Property Rights Lost to Smart Growth and Eminent Domain Abuses
I haven’t read this yet, but will this evening – from the Heritage Foundation.
Local libertarian group organizes to combat eminent domain
I heard Arin Sime and James Lark this morning on WINA discussing their launch of VirginiaPropertyRights.org. Should be interesting.
An interesting Eminent Domain article
The most important paragraphs of the article – Bottom line, their experiences provide a cautionary tale for homeowners, who need to pay attention to development proposals in their communities and aggressively participate in the political process to protect their homes…. “If they had gotten proper legal representation and put together a plan to oppose this project when we began to study it in 1995, it’s likely this project never would have passed.”Get and stay involved in our local political environment…. The question you have to ask yourself at the end of the day is whether you prefer to have things “happen to you” or if you prefer to have at least tried to influence the process.
Too good not to post
Weare, New Hampshire (PRWEB) Could a hotel be built on the land owned by Supreme Court Justice David H…. 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.
The July Forum Watch is out
It is somewhat ironic that reports released last month by Albemarle County , the total number of new dwelling units approved in 2004 is at its lowest point since 1995. The total number of new single family homes built in 2004 (484) is the second lowest number of such units since 2000.In the region labeled “America ’s #1 Community†one would anticipate this number increasing not decreasing. Albemarle County ’s Community Development department, at the direction of the Planning Commission and ultimately the Board of Supervisors, is restricting the supply of housing by keeping major rezoning in process for several years rather than months.