It makes sense from a certain perspective. The conservatives opposed 
this because they are committed to the idea of personal property rights 
trumping public good, and the liberals voted for it for precisely the 
opposite reason. It's only the media and the general public who have 
cast it as a decision in favor of corporations (which it really is, of 
course).

anthony

Yevgeniy Vorobeychik wrote:
> It is interesting that the liberals (Ginsburg and Breyer) all voted for 
> this, while conservatives (Rehnquist, Scalia, Thomas) against.
> 
> On Wed, 29 Jun 2005, Kevin Lochner wrote:
> 
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 08:30:52 -0700 (PDT)
>> Subject: This is awesome
>>
>> I plan on pledging a donation, I suggest you all do the same:
>>
>>
>> Getting Back at the Supreme Court
>>
>> A movement has started to install something called the Liberty Hotel on
>> grounds of the home of one US Supreme Court justice who voted to allowed
>> corporatists to take over private land for corporate expansion.  Here's
>> the news release:
>>
>> Press Release For Release Monday, June 27 to New Hampshire media For
>> Release Tuesday, June 28 to all other media
>>
>> Weare, New Hampshire (PRWEB) Could a hotel be built on the land owned by
>> Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter? A new ruling by the Supreme Court
>> which was supported by Justice Souter himself itself might allow it. A
>> private developer is seeking to use this very law to build a hotel on
>> Souter's land.
>>
>> Justice Souter's vote in the "Kelo vs. City of New London" decision
>> allows city governments to take land from one private owner and give it
>> to another if the government will generate greater tax revenue or other
>> economic benefits when the land is developed by the new owner.
>>
>> On Monday June 27, Logan Darrow Clements, faxed a request to Chip Meany
>> the code enforcement officer of the Towne of Weare, New Hampshire seeking
>> to start the application process to build a hotel on 34 Cilley Hill Road.
>> This is the present location of Mr. Souter's home.
>>
>> Clements, CEO of Freestar Media, LLC, points out that the City of Weare
>> will certainly gain greater tax revenue and economic benefits with a
>> hotel on 34 Cilley Hill Road than allowing Mr. Souter to own the land.
>>
>> The proposed development, called "The Lost Liberty Hotel" will feature
>> the "Just Desserts Caf�" and include a museum, open to the public,
>> featuring a permanent exhibit on the loss of freedom in America. Instead
>> of a Gideon's Bible each guest will receive a free copy of Ayn Rand's
>> novel "Atlas Shrugged."
>>
>> Clements indicated that the hotel must be built on this particular piece
>> of land because it is a unique site being the home of someone largely
>> responsible for destroying property rights for all Americans.
>>
>> "This is not a prank" said Clements, "The Towne of Weare has five people
>> on the Board of Selectmen. If three of them vote to use the power of
>> eminent domain to take this land from Mr. Souter we can begin our hotel
>> development."
>>
>> Clements' plan is to raise investment capital from wealthy pro-liberty
>> investors and draw up architectural plans. These plans would then be used
>> to raise investment capital for the project. Clements hopes that regular
>> customers of the hotel might include supporters of the Institute For
>> Justice and participants in the Free State Project among others.
>>
>> # # #
>>
>> Logan Darrow Clements Freestar Media, LLC
>>
>> Phone 310-593-4843 logan Æ freestarmedia.com 
http://www.freestarmedia.com
>>
>>
>>