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dusty
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| Quote: | | One of the primary differences between the communist world and the free world is the ownership of property. |
Well that's past history now.
And in truth, as long as there are property taxes we're all just renters anyhow. Stop paying your property taxes and see how long it's your property.
You guys are cracking me up. Classic stuff.
| Quote: | Eggy-faced Supreme Souffle' - $14.95 (Very cheesy and guaranteed to fall flat with 92% of our customers)
Supreme Justice Platter - $15.95 (We pull it off of the table before you begin eating and refund you $4.95) |
| Quote: | "2. What should we serve in the Just Deserts Cafe* (the hotel restaurant)?"
I'd like some "Black eyed Souter peas and a big plate of Scorned Souter Cornbread! |
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Me#1You#10
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| Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2005 6:40 pm Post subject: |
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| Homes-fried taters? |
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Navy_Navy_Navy
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| Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2005 7:59 pm Post subject: |
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| Tanya wrote: | I'd like some "Black eyed Souter peas and a big plate of Scorned Souter Cornbread!  |
Does that come with a side of Ham-handed Greens? 
Heck yah, send 'em in! If you want to, send mine in, too.
| Me#1You#10 wrote: | | Homes-fried taters? |
Can't forget the fried taters!
And how about "Beanie-Weenieheads?" Only $2.95 a side!
Come and get 'em fresh out of the SC-rats can!
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Navy_Navy_Navy
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Dammit, now I want some peas and cornbread and fried taters and greens.
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PhantomSgt
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| Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 3:55 am Post subject: |
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| Navy_Navy_Navy wrote: | Dammit, now I want some peas and cornbread and fried taters and greens.
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Yall forgot the Chitlins and Ham Hocks NNN.
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kate
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this is picking up steam...and some publicity
UK Telegraph
US judge set to lose home under law he brought in
By Charles Laurence in New York
(Filed: July 10, 2005)
| Quote: | A US Supreme Court Judge could lose his country farmhouse thanks to a controversial law which he himself voted to bring in.
Furious protesters are plotting to seize David Souter's $150,000 (£86,400) 19th century home and turn it into a hotel after he voted to give towns the legal right to make compulsory purchases. They view his support for the legislation as an affront to every American's inviolable right to personal property.
In retaliation, they are determined to make him pay with the loss of his home in the countryside outside the town of Weare in New Hampshire, where the official state motto is "Live Free or Die". The hotel would be called The Lost Freedom, and its restaurant, The Just Desserts.
Under the new law, a town may issue a compulsory purchase order - known in America as purchase by "eminent domain" - on a private property and pass it on to a commercial developer if it considers that the development would benefit the town and its people as a whole.
Mr Souter cast the swing vote in the unpopular 5-to-4 court decision in the case of Kelo vs City of New London, Connecticut.
Opinion polls show that 95 per cent of Americans disapprove of the ruling and believe that compulsory purchase should be used only to transfer ownership of blighted property which has become a danger to the community.
Logan Darrow Clements is the publishing entrepreneur and free-markets campaigner behind the counter-attack.
"By his own ruling, Weare the town has the justification for such an action because the hotel project we are submitting will benefit the town by creating new jobs and a higher tax revenue," he said.
According to town officials, the audacious bid has a chance of success. "As far as we are concerned, we need to take this seriously under these new rules and are setting up meetings," said Charles Meany, Weare's official in charge of planning.
He warned, however, that Mr Souter's house was in a protected rural area.
Weare, population 8,500, has five councillors, known as "selectmen", who have not so far commented. Even if they decide not to order Mr Souter to sell his house, the judge will be at the mercy of the townspeople.
"The rules are that if the selectmen say no, Mr Clements can put the plan to the town on an electoral ballot next spring," Mr Meany said.
Mr Clements, 36, who made his fortune with a business magazine called American Ventures, said: "I only announced the plan six days ago, but since then I have had 5,000 offers of help from venture capitalists wanting to put in money, to architects wanting to draw the plans."
Mr Souter, who has had his house in Weare for years and is expected to spend the summer there, might be surprised by the reaction of old acquaintances in the village.
"We just had a senior citizens' meeting, and we don't like this ruling, we don't like it at all," said June Eaton, 67.
"We can't imagine what Mr Souter thinks he is doing: he is certainly not thinking of other people, and if he loses his house, he deserves it."
A Supreme Court spokesman said that the judge had "no comment" on his ruling or its consequences.
# The US Supreme Court is tipped to lose another chief justice this week. William Rehnquist, 80, who is suffering from thyroid cancer, is widely expected to resign.
His departure will set the stage for a tumultuous struggle between liberal and conservative groups over President Bush's nomination of two new justices following the earlier resignation of Sandra Day O'Connor, a moderate voice. |
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Deuce
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| Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 7:01 pm Post subject: |
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| kate wrote: | this is picking up steam...and some publicity
UK Telegraph
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Something both sides in our case agree on completely....even Judge Souter flip flopped (is it contagious?) from his position 20 years ago as pointed out by his neighbors:
http://www.theunionleader.com/Articles_show.html?article=57203&archive=1
Ironicly, Souter ruled in the property owner's favor in a similar situation where 'unblighted' property was at risk of seizure by a little group of socialist bureaucrats a little too impressed with their own power. He'll find most of his "neighbors" in Live Free or Die land utterly disgusted with his latest flip flop. I'd like to reserve room 13 and a table for 2 at Just Desserts Cafe on openning day.
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Deuce
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| Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 7:13 pm Post subject: |
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| kate wrote: | this is picking up steam...and some publicity
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Here's another view from the bureaucrats [selectmen] themselves who we need on our side....
http://www.theunionleader.com/Articles_show.html?article=57048&archive=1
I'm hoping that Clements actually is serious, and can keep it as positive as the Swiftvets have, and avoid the negative press the socialist media is bound to bring to bear.
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