The Observation Deck

On January 11th 2006, the Ohio Supreme Court will be hearing its first Eminent Domain case since the Federal Supreme Court Kelo ruling, and a moratorium on Eminent Domain takings was enacted by the Ohio legislature.

Property rights activists of Northeast Ohio are planning a bus trip down to Columbus to hold a rally and be audience to the case.

A bus is leaving for Columbus at 5:00 am (on the 11th) from behind the Farris building, 18615 Detroit Ave., Lakewood. If anyone is interested in taking part in the rally and/or being present for the hearing, there are a few seats still available on the bus.

For more information, please contact Julia Wiltse at (216) 228-2029 or at: jaw114@sbcglobal.net

The Ohio Supreme Court Case was amazing. You can download real player and see it for yourself.

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This is a really nice feature of the Ohio Supreme Court that you can make your own conclusions.

Plus the PD had a nice editorial. http://www.cleveland.com/search/index.ssf?/base/opinion/113697191036391.xml?ocobr&coll=2

It states,

"When government gets to chose who owns what private property, there is no such thing as private property".

It concludes,

"If property ownership is your right only until a big guy with a big idea enlists City Hall's aid to snatch it away from you, then every American homeowner is paying handsomely to live on borrowed land and borrowed time."