Wednesday, July 06, 2005
Governor Huckabee Needs Some Help
As patriotic Americans, it is our bounden duty to assist when important public officials are making complete fools of themselves. Such an instance was yesterday when Mike Huckabee more than once submitted himself to public questions.
Even Paul Greenberg and I darn near agreed on the recent Supreme Court decision upholding the local government's right of eminent domain. The only shade of difference, as I could see it, is that I believed the case had a bad outcome. Paul and I concluded that, if folks do not like the ruling, there are numerous ways to fix it.
Arkansas' Governor sounds like he may not completely understand the issue. The Democrat-Gazette reports his incoherent reaction to the decision:
Huckabee called the decision "one of the more un-American rulings the Supreme Court has come up with" and said he hoped to see new justices who disagreed with the opinion appointed to the countryÂ’s highest court.
"ItÂ’s one of those rare issues that seemed to unite people on the left and on the right," Huckabee said. "You ask what can be done? We get some different-minded people on the Supreme Court."
The governor also said an amendment could be added to the U.S. Constitution banning such land seizures. But that amendment must be approved by individual states, which Huckabee called "a lengthy, laborious, and almost impossible process."
"It is very troubling," Huckabee said. "I think I share the sentiment of many Americans who just thought that this was an outrageous decision, grossly over-reaching, and really an affront to the basic right of Americans to own and have a sense of real long-term ownership of their property."
Since when is it "un-American" to correctly interpret the law - even a bad law? Once more for the slow students, the high court told us how to deal with this ruling. Please read the earlier entries on this blog.
Mr. Huckabee is totally confused. If only he were a regular reader here, he would already be basking in the sunshine of information and enlightenment. No amendment is necessary to undo the lamentable outcome of this troubling ruling. State legislatures and municipalities can change local laws todayMIKEKD HUCKABEE CAN CALL THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO CONSIDER LEGISLATION TO MAKE SURE THE POWER OEMINENTNT DOMAIN IS NOT ABUSED IN ARKANSAS.
I think Governor Huckabee must be spending too much time with Win Paul Rockefellerer.
Even Paul Greenberg and I darn near agreed on the recent Supreme Court decision upholding the local government's right of eminent domain. The only shade of difference, as I could see it, is that I believed the case had a bad outcome. Paul and I concluded that, if folks do not like the ruling, there are numerous ways to fix it.
Arkansas' Governor sounds like he may not completely understand the issue. The Democrat-Gazette reports his incoherent reaction to the decision:
Huckabee called the decision "one of the more un-American rulings the Supreme Court has come up with" and said he hoped to see new justices who disagreed with the opinion appointed to the countryÂ’s highest court.
"ItÂ’s one of those rare issues that seemed to unite people on the left and on the right," Huckabee said. "You ask what can be done? We get some different-minded people on the Supreme Court."
The governor also said an amendment could be added to the U.S. Constitution banning such land seizures. But that amendment must be approved by individual states, which Huckabee called "a lengthy, laborious, and almost impossible process."
"It is very troubling," Huckabee said. "I think I share the sentiment of many Americans who just thought that this was an outrageous decision, grossly over-reaching, and really an affront to the basic right of Americans to own and have a sense of real long-term ownership of their property."
Since when is it "un-American" to correctly interpret the law - even a bad law? Once more for the slow students, the high court told us how to deal with this ruling. Please read the earlier entries on this blog.
Mr. Huckabee is totally confused. If only he were a regular reader here, he would already be basking in the sunshine of information and enlightenment. No amendment is necessary to undo the lamentable outcome of this troubling ruling. State legislatures and municipalities can change local laws todayMIKEKD HUCKABEE CAN CALL THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO CONSIDER LEGISLATION TO MAKE SURE THE POWER OEMINENTNT DOMAIN IS NOT ABUSED IN ARKANSAS.
I think Governor Huckabee must be spending too much time with Win Paul Rockefellerer.
