Reply #45: The number of plaintiffs is significant [View All]

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

Your version had the one little grumpy old lady and I think that makes quite a different story than an entire neighborhood being redeveloped. As far as the matter of compensation for the housing, that issue is still up for grabs and was one of the major points of contention that I think you gloss over in your summary. (And did you read the part about how now the city is going after back RENT? I think those are thuggish and strong-armed tactics designed to teach anyone else in New London that when they make you an offer you can't refuse, they are serious and you will be harmed financially if you buck them.)

I think the liberal wing of the Supreme Court expanded upon the previous definitions of "public use" in a way that will be all too horrifyingly clear in the future as the corporatacracy takes hold. I agree that it is "reverse Robin Hoodism".