Never Mind The Kelo, Here's Scott Bullock

2 July 2005 - 11:00am

The attorney who argued the landmark eminent domain case considers the Supreme Court's decision.

Scott Bullock, senior attorney at the Institute for Justice, represented the plaintiffs before the U.S. Supreme Court in the landmark eminent domain case Kelo vs. City of New London."Reason: Are you surprised by the decision? Scott Bullock: Well I was surprised. It was rather shocking that a majority of the Supreme Court would permit this type of abuse. We're in an America where, as Justice Sandra Day O'Connor points out, church property can be taken for a Costco, a farm can be turned into a factory, and a neighborhood can be leveled for a shopping mall. Most people cannot believe that this can happen in this country and the Supreme Court gave sanction to that with their decision."

Source: Reason Online, June 24, 2005
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