If it’s true, as numerous opponents of Kelo have commented over the last 24 hours, that there will be an immense tide of public outrage against the decision, then it should also be true that the non-judicial political process is capable of reining in the abuse of eminent domain. If the public is willing to react to the Supreme Court case, it ought to be willing to boot out the local City Council for stealing the neighbor’s house.
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Ramesh Ponnuru is the editor of National Review, a columnist for the Washington Post, and a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.
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