Susette Kelo
Susette Kelo
Kelo v. City of New London, 545 U.S. 469 was a case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States involving the use of eminent domain to transfer land from one private owner to another private owner to further economic development. In a 5–4 decision, the Court held that the general benefits a community enjoyed from economic growth qualified private redevelopment plans as a permissible "public use" under the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment...
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It's obvious they don't want us here, and they've done everything in their power to make us leave, ... They are simply taking our property from us private owners and giving it to another private owner to develop.
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This battle against eminent domain abuse may have started as a way for me to save my little, pink cottage, but it has rightfully grown into something much larger the fight to restore the American Dream and the sacredness and security of each one of our homes.
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What is happening to me should not happen to anyone. Congress and state legislatures need to send a message to local governments that this kind of abuse of power will not be funded or tolerated.