...yes, this decision is another blow to freedom, and property rights, and is another travesty by this court. At least Scalia voted the right way this time. This is one of the worst terms in my memory.

Just wait, it'll get worse. The House just passed their anti-flag desecration amendment bill and the Senate will possibly do the same soon, sending it on to the states, where it will probably easily be passed.

So soon the government will be able to take your property and give it to someone else, AND throw you in jail if you express your contempt for the government by, say, burning a flag in protest.

But tearing up the Constitution, that's okay...

I wrote my Senators, Boxer and Feinstein, demanding they vote no. For once I suspect that we are in agreement on something, although I am sure for different reasons.

It's kind of nice to put the Useful Idiot shoe on the other foot for once.

To vote no on what? I'm not talking about the flag amendment, though that's stupid, too. I'm talking about the Supreme Court ruling that private property rights essentially no longer exist.

Welcome to your brand spanking new Fascist Police State! Corporate power uber alles!

It will be interesting to see how the Kelo case plays out in Oregon which recently passed public ballot measure 37 requiring compensation to property owners for land value diminished by zoning changes. Property owners can even file for retroactive compensation. The question is: Can measure 37 protect Oregonians from the SCOTUS decision?

The House just passed their anti-flag desecration amendment bill and the Senate will possibly do the same soon, sending it on to the states, where it will probably easily be passed.

Well, no. There are only 28 red states, and to ratify an amendment requires 38.