Kelo

Today's truly huge topic in the blogosphere is of course the Kelo decision from the Supreme Court. It's not that I'm uninterested. Quite the contrary. But so many from Eugene Volokh to Glenn Reynolds to Michelle Malkin to several of my fellow Raging RINOs



World According to Nick

Arguing With Signposts

My Pet Jawa comes up with this Uniquely Funny link



I could go on. The scholarship of some of these people is remarkable, particularly on such short notice.



(I just checked, and Scott Ott of Scrappleface doesn't have anything yet, but I'm expecting a doozy when it arrives)



My only contribution is the hope that this will be a "9/11 moment" that wakes the whole country up, once and for all, about exactly how much authority the government (especially the courts) have usurped for themselves under the cover of various interest groups defending said hijacking.



In other words, because it kept somebody powerful happy, it was allowed to go on.



This has to end. Just because your ox isn't being gored today doesn't mean it won't be tomorrow, and tomorrow may be too late.



I've seen a lot of stuff about how this will be used to create space for Wal-Mart. But consider: A business operation is no less vulnerable. What is there in law to forbid the government from mandating that unprofitable businesses remain in place? ("No, General Motors, we need those jobs to stay here.) From requiring that they relocate to poverty stricken areas, or build there in the first place, no matter how unsuitable?



This is about fat wallets, yes, but it isn't intrinsically and unavoidably linked solely to fat wallets. Below that, more importantly, is the ability to move things politically. Once the public taking of property depends upon who has the loudest political voice, no one is safe. Down this path lies madness. Stark raving insanity.



As those who have the misfortune of living in Zimbabwe or North Korea today, or any number of countries twenty years ago could tell you.



Edit: Corrected a type in Michelle Malkin's name.