11-04-2003, 04:47 PM
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| | | 11/4/03 Don't forget to vote
Today is voting day...
There's not much to vote on in my neighborhood---only the school levy and mayor's race (current mayor is running unopposed).
But still....the only vote that doesn't count is the vote that was never cast.
So if there's an election in your neighborhood, then go vote. After all, it's your right!! |
11-04-2003, 05:24 PM
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| | | I got school off today because they needed the parking lot for voters. :)
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11-04-2003, 06:10 PM
|  | Better Than Any Roller Coaster | | Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: West Orange, NJ Age: 21
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| | | yeah i also had school off today. i cant vote since im not 18 yet but theres nothing important to vote for today anyways.
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11-04-2003, 06:17 PM
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| | | I am still registered to vote in the town where I grew up (and my parents still live), but there weren't any tax increases to vote against, so I didn;t bother.
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11-04-2003, 06:44 PM
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| | | the only thing to vote for here is school budget, so i decided not to vote
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11-04-2003, 06:52 PM
|  | Aren't I a stinker? :) | | Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Kent, OH Age: 31
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| | | I heard about the proposed Lakewood Project to kick residents out of their current home, tear those homes down for a mall and condos/townhomes. Sounds really *bright* to me.
Kent Mayor and a few other things were up, but just like Lucas County, those Yax Levies generally pass.
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11-04-2003, 06:56 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Birmingham, Alabama, USA Age: 29
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| | | I think I heard about that on that on the Neal Boortz show... where the council deemed proptery 'blighted' and are using eminent domain to condemn property owners, right? |
11-04-2003, 07:38 PM
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| | | [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by leeloo1953 [/i]
[B]Oh, don't get me started on "eminent domain", I HATE IT!!
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^ This was the statement I was about to make in this thread.
I say we re-name is the "Government sponsered property theft".
Anyway, I would vote but OMG it's all liek old lazzzzzyyy white FAT guys LOL and they r all soooo boring OMG LOL and u kno what POLOTICS SUX!
Wait, sorry, I suddenly turned into 85% of all new voters this year. |
11-04-2003, 07:51 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Birmingham, Alabama, USA Age: 29
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| | | DOWN WIHT TEH MAN!!!11!! POWAR 2 THE PPL!!!1
Eminent domain does have a role, but I vehemently believe that it should be used ONLY to provide space for a public good. New condos (to increase property tax revenue), new Wal-Marts, new malls... that's NOT what eminent domain is for. |
11-05-2003, 11:34 AM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Cleveland, OH 68.3 miles from CP Age: 34
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| | | [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by CedarPoint_Mark [/i]
[B]I heard about the proposed Lakewood Project to kick residents out of their current home, tear those homes down for a mall and condos/townhomes. Sounds really *bright* to me.
Kent Mayor and a few other things were up, but just like Lucas County, those Yax Levies generally pass. [/B][/QUOTE]
The Lakewood Project didn't pass, but barely---39 votes! I guess they'll have to find some hanging chads or something....
Ohio is one of the top users of Eminent Domain. |
11-05-2003, 01:27 PM
|  | I'm the good looking one | | Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Ca$hville, Nashvega$ Age: 29
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| | | Even though I don't live within the city limits... it's interesting to know that the city of Flint will now be led by a former convicted felon. |
11-05-2003, 02:29 PM
|  | Looping Poster | | Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Wales. Yes it's a real place. Age: 40
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| | | What on earth is "eminent domain"? It sounds like the sort of thing that I'd oppose on principle. :D
"In Lakewood, Ohio, for instance, a whole neighborhood of colonial homes was recently deemed "blighted" because the backyards were too small and [B]the homes didn't have two-car garages[/B]. The city is turning the property over to private developers to build upscale condominiums and retail space." [URL=http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0509/p01s03-ussc.html]Source[/URL]
My house doesn't even have a garage!
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11-05-2003, 07:02 PM
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| | | Eminent domain is the propect that the government can take anyones house away if it is considered blighted and they can amke a better use of it.
Totalitarian if you ask me.
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11-05-2003, 07:33 PM
| | I'm the good looking one | | Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Ca$hville, Nashvega$ Age: 29
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| | | [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by MST3K_FREAK6666 [/i]
[B]Eminent domain is the propect that the government can take anyones house away if it is considered blighted and they can amke a better use of it.
Totalitarian if you ask me. [/B][/QUOTE]
They don't have to consider it blighted. They can take any land as long as they have probable cause.
Way back in 1991, my old school district tried to condemn a sportsman's club so they could build a new High School using eminent domain. A judge threw it out, needless to say. There was nothing wrong with the club, except for the fact that I didn't quite like it. I wouldn't have cared cuz that meant I could walk to school :). |
11-05-2003, 11:15 PM
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| | | [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Fastardo [/i]
"In Lakewood, Ohio, for instance, a whole neighborhood of colonial homes was recently deemed "blighted" because the backyards were too small and [B]the homes didn't have two-car garages[/B]. The city is turning the property over to private developers to build upscale condominiums and retail space." [URL=http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0509/p01s03-ussc.html]Source[/URL]
My house doesn't even have a garage! [/QUOTE]
The interesting part of this is that under that designation, literally 95% of Lakewood would be considered blighted. It's a city where most of the houses are nearing 100 years old, so obviously they didn't have much use for 2 car garages back then. Even the mayor's house would be considered blighted by her own rules. | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode | 
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