Political Quotes

“The fifth amendment to the U.S. Constitution states that, ``No person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use without just compensation.'' June 23, 2005, marks a very sad day in our Nation's history. Exactly 3 years ago today, five unelected members of the U.S. Supreme Court made one of the most despised rulings in our Nation's history, one of the most egregious, unconstitutional rulings in our Nation's history in its ruling of Kelo v. City of New London. The courts allowed a small Connecticut town to seize a private home to make way for a riverfront development. This activist decision was an attack on middle-class citizens for the benefit of the rich. There have been no worse interpretations of the intent of the fifth amendment than when the Supreme Court seized a private home for the profit of a private company.”