I listen to some form of talk radio or news program everyday and I never seem to hear good news. Until today. I was listening to the new local guy on the drive home and was informed that a few of our Republican state senators are attempting to introduce a bill that would stop my state's local municipalities from abusing eminent domain. This comes after the Supreme Court's recent assault on private property rights which rendered most private property in this country vulnerable to seizure by city government's to be handed over someone else.
Only eight other states have a law that says city government can't use eminent domain to steal private property from someone and turn it over to a private developer. I was happy to hear that some members of an otherwise destructive Republican party are actually acting to put some limits on state power.
I can't remember the last time the republicans attempted to do something consistent with the vision our founding fathers had in mind when they drafted the Constitution. That is to do something that actually puts limits and constraints on the state and not on the private affairs of the people. We shall see if this bill gets anywhere after it has been tossed to the wolves in the state senate.
Tuesday, July 05, 2005
Friday, July 01, 2005
Fire Cracker City Shenanigans
I have recenlty written commentary on my home town's recent decision to allow the public the legal use of fire crackers this Independence Day so long as they obtain the proper city issued permit. I thought that they just wanted the extra cash since they knew that individuals all over the city would have engaged in the fire works tradition anyways. I hoped that this would go down on the books as yet another unenforced piece of useless code like so many other laws. I was wrong.
In the last several days I have spotted more police patrol units traveling down my quiet little neighborhood street than I have seen in the last ten months. Oh how I feel so much safer. The boys in blue will keep those sparkler wielding criminals at bay.
On the radio tonight I heard something new to me about the fireworks permit. Apparantly the permit expires at 11:00 pm, after which point violaters will be fined 300 dollars.
Have fun this year friends and make sure you have your permits on hand to present to the patrol officer when he commands, "citizen, your papers!"
Happy Independence Day to all those out there in the land of the free.
In the last several days I have spotted more police patrol units traveling down my quiet little neighborhood street than I have seen in the last ten months. Oh how I feel so much safer. The boys in blue will keep those sparkler wielding criminals at bay.
On the radio tonight I heard something new to me about the fireworks permit. Apparantly the permit expires at 11:00 pm, after which point violaters will be fined 300 dollars.
Have fun this year friends and make sure you have your permits on hand to present to the patrol officer when he commands, "citizen, your papers!"
Happy Independence Day to all those out there in the land of the free.
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