Kelo, Tattered Constitution, and Oregon Enlightened

Part of the way through this article, Kelo was mentioned.  For some reason it tripped me over from merely thinking the court was moronic for Kelo, to a feeling that if the court cannot be trusted to rule correctly in a case that any idiot off the street can grasp is unconstitutional, then the country is seriously broken.

The other thing about the article in question is I can remember in the eighties reading about Oregon’s onerous land regulations.  To this day, it makes me reticent about ever living in Oregon.  I have a mental image of them being one of the worst anti-property states.  There must have been a backlash or sea change somewhere along the line, as they now correctly are required to compensate for regulatory impact on property value, not just outright takings.

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