Ravenwood - 12/12/03 07:30 AM
"Neighbors said the Bixbys were angry over the road-widening project, even though it would take only a portion of their land." -- The AP, seemingly oblivious as to why someone would be upset at the state seizing their land. The Bixbys were summarily arrested and charged with the murder of two officers, who were shot while assisting the state with the seizure.
"If we can't be freer than this, I'd rather die." -- Steve Bixby in the Greenwood County courthouse.
While I never advocate violence, I feel that state officials share a large portion of the blame.
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It appears to me that this seizure was a valid use of eminent domain, since a portion of the property needed for a road widening project. However, more disturbing is the trend of eminent domain seizures in the name of increasing the government's tax base. It's only a matter of time before blood is shed in the interest of putting up a Walmart.
Eminent domain seizures, no matter how "valid" are still tyranny. You are still using the threat of legal force to take someone's property no matter how you try to justify it.
Posted by: Ravenwood at December 12, 2003 9:04 AMIt's in the constitution so we can create bike trails.
Posted by: Ron Hardin at December 12, 2003 1:47 PMThey are trying to pull that crap here in Cowley County KS. But in this case they want to create a lake development project so some private developer can make millions. Never mind that we already have three proper-sized lakes in 20 a mile drive and that the only other "public" reason would be a not-needed source of water. There's a large and growing campaign against it so I doubt anything will come of it.
Posted by: Rhett at December 12, 2003 9:41 PMI think there's going to be more incidents of this type.
More and more people are willing to spit on their hands, hoist the black flag and start slitting throats over their diminishing rights.
Unfortunately, I don't think it's going to help.
Posted by: Kevin Baker at December 13, 2003 12:27 AM(c) Ravenwood and Associates, 1990 - 2014
