Post #168574 by Kanekila on Tue, Jun 28, 2005 6:33 PM

I might just be jumping the gun on this one, but since the recent 'eminent domain' issue in the government and the out of control tear downs in River Grove I'm just worried that we might lose out on a part of history that people just don't get. If anyone has any ideas of ways to keep the government out of Hala Kahiki please let me know. I'm willing to do whatever it takes to keep it from turning into Condo's.

You're not jumping the gun. Joefla70 is right: the Supreme court justices(!!!?????) who voted in favor of this one have their collective heads so far up their **, they have to take off their pants to eat. That decision is a travesty for everyone who isn't rich enough to buy the power at city hall needed to prevent developers from taking their property. How do the developers do it? Just get the greasy palmed officials on the city council to condemn a desired area "blighted." It doesn't matter whether it is or not -- it just matters that the fing developers want it.

What's the city council's motivation? Tax revenue. Poor folks living in their own, small modest homes in modest neighborhoods don't bring in nearly the tax revenue that those high-rise condos do. Rich neighborhoods have nothing to worry about. Their homes will NEVER be in danger, for obvious reasons.

How do you whittle away a nation's freedoms? It's easy when the population is sleeping in front of the T.V. The problem is it's usually too late when they finally wake up.

OK -- I'm off my soapbox now! This just really pisses me off... :x

Arrrrrrgggggghhh...