Posted by
Rebecca on Tuesday, October 31, 2006 2:37:48 PM
In the dissenting opinion for Kelo v. New London, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor wrote:
Any property may now be taken for the benefit of another private party, but the fallout from this decision will not be random. The beneficiaries are likely to be those citizens with disproportionate influence and power in the political process, including large corporations and development firms. As for the victims, the government now has license to transfer property from those with fewer resources to those with more.
Lynwood is a small city southeast of Los Angeles. Of the 14,432 households, 7,006 or 48.54% of the households make under $35,000. John McDonald and Imperial Partners, LLP, who want to take 1000 houses from low and middle income people for a football stadium, are truly taking advantage of those who have few resources.
Justice O'Connor was correct.