July 12, 2005

Kelo Fallout in Connecticut

It looks like the state of Connecticut is stepping in and stopping all eminent domain seizures of property there while the state government reviews its current eminent domain laws (emphasis mine):

"We need to let the public know we will address the Supreme Court ruling in a way that will produce legislation that ensures fairness and balance," state Senate president pro tem Donald E. Williams Jr. said in a statement. "In the meantime, municipalities should know that this effort is underway so there is no confusion as we go forward." House Speaker James Amann said in a separate statement: "One thing is certain -- Connecticut's eminent domain laws will be changing and our municipalities should put any property takeover plans on hold immediately."

What I really liked was Governor M. Jodi Rell's comments regarding the Supreme Court's decision in Kelo:

Rell was harsh in her criticism of the Supreme Court. "This issue," she said in a statement Monday, "is the 21st Century equivalent of the Boston Tea Party: the government taking away the rights and liberties of property owners without giving them a voice. But this time it is not a monarch wearing robes in England we are fighting -- it is five robed justices at the Supreme Court in Washington."

You know...I think she gets it...unlike some people.

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