Souter, who joined the majority opinion, by building the “Lost Liberty Hotel” over his childhood home. While the constitutional merits of the Kelo v. New London decision may be up for debate, the ruling’s implications give no reason for concern. Critics attack the decision on the grounds that it reads out the constitutional requirement limiting takings to public use, and that may be. But from a policy perspective, this provision does
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privately owned land to make way for commercial developments. The decision has led to widespread criticism and even a proposal to take revenge on Justice Souter, who joined the majority opinion, by building the “Lost Liberty Hotel” over his childhood home. While the constitutional merits of the Kelo v. New London decision may be up for debate, the ruling’s implications give no reason for concern. Critics attack the decision on the grounds that it
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Lehman, Zechory, and Moghadam all met at Yale, where a fellow student described them as “not potheads who played video games” but “potheads who debated about Kierkegaard.” All are polymaths. Lehman wrote his undergraduate thesis about eminent domain and, soon after we met, began referring to me as C.D.C. Reeves, in reference to the translator of a canonical edition of Plato’s Republic. He taught himself to code, and his leg shakes constantly in
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“Buzz,” said Lyndon Johnson’s voice out of the darkness. “Buzz, is that you?” And when Buzz said that it was, the voice said, “Buzz, I’m not asleep yet.”
Robert Caro – The Passage of Power (Excerpts)
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