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Imminent Doamin Privatized Toll Roads By Cinta Of Spain And Macquarie Of Australia Huge Rip Off of the American People. Why is the United States Congress developing and raising funds for Corporations like Cintra and not those of Americans through proper and lawful government? New York New York
In today's Yahoo news (June 30, 2005 at *:29 a.m) there is an article stating that Imminent Domain rules passed last week by the Supreme Court will benefit those that want to build roads, can take your home and charge you for using those roads. These new roads will be privately owned by Foreign Companies here in the United States, that are tax exempt, but will make huge profits. The states that have tight budgets or little tax revenue bases are allowing the privitization of the streets we use.
The Corporations mentioned are Cintra of Spain, Macquarie of Australia, Wall Street, and are being backed by Missouri Senator Jim Talent for the $15 billion dollar bond issue.
Jose Lopez deFuentes of Cintra wants their Latin American operation to bypass regulations governing traditional state run and authorized road improvements that presently are slowing their ownership of American roads and highways.
Why is the United States Congress developing and raising funds for Corporations like Cintra and not those of Americans through proper and lawful government? Is this our new government a hostile take over by foreign corporations? That's not a democracy. We would be dictated to by a plethora of foreign entities. Would they tell us the American people when to go or if we can go. Would they be able to limit our movement? Would they replace Law Enforcement on these private roads with their own security force?
If America can afford to re-build 3rd World countries at our expense, it can afford to continue tobuild the roads we pay fuel taxes for and keep a true American value system. We are giving our latitutde for growth to "foreign corporations by an unauthorized vote." What happened to of the People , By the People and For the People?
Carol
Las Vegas, Nevada
U.S.A.
6 Updates & Rebuttals
Carol Ann
Las Vegas,Nevada,
U.S.A.
To Valparaiso Indiana - fearful to the point of being ridiculous
#7Consumer Comment
Sat, July 02, 2005
Webster Dictionary and a little bit of Research will validate the findings on Imminent Domain. Tha's exactly what it means...about to happen... It not being fearful to the point of being ridiculous. That's what the Nafta Gatt Treaty is. Now other than criticise others what can any of us do about it?
Timothy
Valparaiso,Indiana,
U.S.A.
Settle down there, zippy
#7Consumer Comment
Sat, July 02, 2005
At best your report and update are Hunter Thompson-esque hyperbole, at worst they are paranoid, delusional, xenophobic diatribes.
First, it's "eminent domain" not "imminent domain."
Second, the recent Supreme Court decision, while certainly disagreeable, set forth no new law. It merely affirmed the validity of existing laws, and reaffirmed the holdings in previous Supreme Court cases.
I don't agree with the holding, but I can at least be objective about it, and form predictions of its effect that are grounded in 21st century reality, not Orwellian fantasy.
The concern about this case is that it seemingly expanded the definition of "public use" for eminent domain purposes. That may be the truth, but state and local legislatures have been operating under this so-called expanded definition for decades already. So instead of there being some kind of big change as a result of this decision, the truth is that the status quo will merely be maintained.
Even if the recent decision had restrained the definition of "public use" to that as clearly set forth in Hawaii Housing Authority v. Midkiff, decided in the 80's (a definition clearly contemplated by the Consitution), none of your predicted "evils" would be prevented (i.e. privatization and foreign ownership of public facilities). All of these specific events would have been possible and virtually uncontestable under prior precedent. The new decision simply affirms that "public use" can refer to a private establishment that is "open to the public" not in the sense of a park or library, but in the sense of a grocery store or movie theater.
Third, I understand that those of you in the Southwest have a more accute, and maybe rational, fear of foreign occupation than the rest of us. But your assertion that allowing the Spanish to operate a stretch of I-15 will somehow open the door to a complete foreign takeover is beyond ridiculous.
Listen, foreign ownership is nothing new in the U.S. In the 80's we were all scared to death that the Japanese were going to take us over. Then the Japanese economy tanked, American computer companies took their place at the top of the technology mountian, and McDonald's still isn't selling sushi.
In fact, a Japanese firm recently purchased the Chicago Skyway, a stretch of I-90 that connects Chicago and Indiana. The toll workers are still Americans. The construction crews are composed of Americans. OK, maybe their actually Mexicans, but that has nothing to do with the foreign ownership; the point is that they're not Japanese. The patrollers are still surly Chicagoans and Indiana rednecks. The only differences are that the toll is a bit higher, and the city of Chicago has an extra 1.5 billion in its coffers.
Finally, your statements to the effect that a law based entirely in the status of real property will somehow work to eradicate religious holidays is ... well ... I'm lost for words. Suffice it to say that any credibility you may have had flew out the window with those statements. And why did you put the KKK in there? Were you just trying to be inclusive? Kind of strange for such a pronounced xenophobe. I guess we should be concerned with the plight of any person, no matter how big an a*****e, as long as he's an American, right?
Carol Ann
Las Vegas,Nevada,
U.S.A.
What other Things will Immenent Affect ..Talk about brainwashing
#7Author of original report
Fri, July 01, 2005
After doing a little more research, Imminent Domain will not only steal your home if you do not own the land, it will close private schools that do not pay taxes, it will close small businesses that do not pay a large amount of taxes. It will close Churches, Mosques, Synagogues, Mormon Temples, Satanic churches, Wiccans, The Ku Klux Klan, Scientology churches and cancel every publicly acknowledged holiday that has religious overtones.
A bigger fish will swallow smaller fish. Small Corporations are not even safe from Imminent domain! So much for life liberty and the pursuit of happiness. The Supreme Court cancelled Free Enterprise and true Independence in last week's decision.
We can kiss the government we know good bye if this is not reversed. Start moving to Mexico, where it is already Nationalized for profit! We can start to Embrace a faceless Corporate structure that you can't vote for. Science fiction is now a fact..rent Robo Cop and Mad Max, isn't that what was portrayed in those movies?
I wonder what retailers will be doing this Christmas because of Immenent Domain, after all these religious ( Halloween, Easter, Christmas, Hannuka etc...) entities are not profitable!
For the atheists and agnostics filled with glee: Imminent Domain will close your unprofitable meeting places as well. You may not acknowledge a religious icon or entity but remember you heard it here first...The Corporate Structure will be a form of a god...You will chant the praises of them to boost sales!
Talk about brainwashing if you want to and you won't be able to protest that either, or vote it away by the election process! Voting will become a thing of the past! So much for excercising your rights.
Carol Ann
Las Vegas,Nevada,
U.S.A.
What other Things will Immenent Affect ..Talk about brainwashing
#7Author of original report
Fri, July 01, 2005
After doing a little more research, Imminent Domain will not only steal your home if you do not own the land, it will close private schools that do not pay taxes, it will close small businesses that do not pay a large amount of taxes. It will close Churches, Mosques, Synagogues, Mormon Temples, Satanic churches, Wiccans, The Ku Klux Klan, Scientology churches and cancel every publicly acknowledged holiday that has religious overtones.
A bigger fish will swallow smaller fish. Small Corporations are not even safe from Imminent domain! So much for life liberty and the pursuit of happiness. The Supreme Court cancelled Free Enterprise and true Independence in last week's decision.
We can kiss the government we know good bye if this is not reversed. Start moving to Mexico, where it is already Nationalized for profit! We can start to Embrace a faceless Corporate structure that you can't vote for. Science fiction is now a fact..rent Robo Cop and Mad Max, isn't that what was portrayed in those movies?
I wonder what retailers will be doing this Christmas because of Immenent Domain, after all these religious ( Halloween, Easter, Christmas, Hannuka etc...) entities are not profitable!
For the atheists and agnostics filled with glee: Imminent Domain will close your unprofitable meeting places as well. You may not acknowledge a religious icon or entity but remember you heard it here first...The Corporate Structure will be a form of a god...You will chant the praises of them to boost sales!
Talk about brainwashing if you want to and you won't be able to protest that either, or vote it away by the election process! Voting will become a thing of the past! So much for excercising your rights.
Carol Ann
Las Vegas,Nevada,
U.S.A.
What other Things will Immenent Affect ..Talk about brainwashing
#7Author of original report
Fri, July 01, 2005
After doing a little more research, Imminent Domain will not only steal your home if you do not own the land, it will close private schools that do not pay taxes, it will close small businesses that do not pay a large amount of taxes. It will close Churches, Mosques, Synagogues, Mormon Temples, Satanic churches, Wiccans, The Ku Klux Klan, Scientology churches and cancel every publicly acknowledged holiday that has religious overtones.
A bigger fish will swallow smaller fish. Small Corporations are not even safe from Imminent domain! So much for life liberty and the pursuit of happiness. The Supreme Court cancelled Free Enterprise and true Independence in last week's decision.
We can kiss the government we know good bye if this is not reversed. Start moving to Mexico, where it is already Nationalized for profit! We can start to Embrace a faceless Corporate structure that you can't vote for. Science fiction is now a fact..rent Robo Cop and Mad Max, isn't that what was portrayed in those movies?
I wonder what retailers will be doing this Christmas because of Immenent Domain, after all these religious ( Halloween, Easter, Christmas, Hannuka etc...) entities are not profitable!
For the atheists and agnostics filled with glee: Imminent Domain will close your unprofitable meeting places as well. You may not acknowledge a religious icon or entity but remember you heard it here first...The Corporate Structure will be a form of a god...You will chant the praises of them to boost sales!
Talk about brainwashing if you want to and you won't be able to protest that either, or vote it away by the election process! Voting will become a thing of the past! So much for excercising your rights.
Carol Ann
Las Vegas,Nevada,
U.S.A.
What other Things will Immenent Affect ..Talk about brainwashing
#7Author of original report
Fri, July 01, 2005
After doing a little more research, Imminent Domain will not only steal your home if you do not own the land, it will close private schools that do not pay taxes, it will close small businesses that do not pay a large amount of taxes. It will close Churches, Mosques, Synagogues, Mormon Temples, Satanic churches, Wiccans, The Ku Klux Klan, Scientology churches and cancel every publicly acknowledged holiday that has religious overtones.
A bigger fish will swallow smaller fish. Small Corporations are not even safe from Imminent domain! So much for life liberty and the pursuit of happiness. The Supreme Court cancelled Free Enterprise and true Independence in last week's decision.
We can kiss the government we know good bye if this is not reversed. Start moving to Mexico, where it is already Nationalized for profit! We can start to Embrace a faceless Corporate structure that you can't vote for. Science fiction is now a fact..rent Robo Cop and Mad Max, isn't that what was portrayed in those movies?
I wonder what retailers will be doing this Christmas because of Immenent Domain, after all these religious ( Halloween, Easter, Christmas, Hannuka etc...) entities are not profitable!
For the atheists and agnostics filled with glee: Imminent Domain will close your unprofitable meeting places as well. You may not acknowledge a religious icon or entity but remember you heard it here first...The Corporate Structure will be a form of a god...You will chant the praises of them to boost sales!
Talk about brainwashing if you want to and you won't be able to protest that either, or vote it away by the election process! Voting will become a thing of the past! So much for excercising your rights.