Political Quotes

“Property rights are human rights just like any other civil right, and citizens whose federal property rights have been violated should have the same meaningful access to federal courts as those who suffer violations of other constitutional rights. The 14th Amendment provides that no person shall be deprived of life, liberty and property. Those are the big three. Property rights are not somehow inferior to other rights. In Lynch v. Household Finance Corporation, 405 U.S. 538, 552 (1972), a woman's savings account was garnished under state law for alleged nonpayment of a loan, and she received no notice and no chance to be heard. She sued in federal court, but the court dismissed her suit, ruling that only personal rights merited a judicial hearing, not property rights. The Supreme Court disagreed. In an opinion joined by Justices Brennan and Marshall, the Supreme Court held that her due process rights were violated, and that 'the dichotomy between personal liberties and property rights is a false one. Property does not have rights. People have rights.'”