Real property

block this development plan (476). Others claimed that their “investment properties,” because they were not “blighted or otherwise in poor condition,” could not be taken by the government (476). Do Kelo’s and the other defendants’ claim to their property through proper maintenance and labor supersede the governments right to repossess the properties for economic development? Justice O’Connor, argues yes: because the property is not causing an “inflicted affirmative harm on society,” it cannot…

After the Civil War, the country was severely imbalanced. This shortcoming led to problems; more specifically, problems pertaining to the Freedmen during Reconstruction. In the Fourteenth Amendment, the first problem addressed was that the Freedmen were not citizens of either the country or their state. Also within Section One, this amendment causes a lack 0of the ability to write laws that infringe upon an individual’s rights without due process of law, and no person shall be denied equal…

Locke’s Argument on Private Property and the Justification for it First Locke states that “it is very clear that God…has given the earth to the children of men”(2ndtreatise), meaning that the earth was given to humanity as a whole so the issue that Locke tried to explain is his theory on how man can come to acquire individual private property. At a basic level Locke wants to argue that individuals can acquire full property rights over moveable and non-moveable parts of the earth in a state of…

life and property from high water events (i.e. Floods, Tropical Systems, and etc.) 4. The importance of flood plain management i. During the 20th Century, floods were the number one natural disaster to cause the loss of lives and property, according to the USGS ii. Floodplain management reduces the risk of losing life or property to high water. B. Mission Statement…

management plans into a comprehensive conservation strategy. The purpose of the Solano HCP is to support the preservation of threatened and endangered species (Covered Species) and their habitat, and conserve the biological diversity within private property rights, provide a healthy economic environment for the citizens, industries, and agriculture, and allow for the ongoing operation and maintenance of private and public facilities in Solano County (SCWA, 2012). Additionally, the Solano HCP…

Here, Locke outlines why he believes people form themselves into societies, why they creat central governing bodies, what makes up the limits of government, the legitimacy of the rule of law as opposed to the absolute rule of monarch, the origins of property rights, and the legitimacy of economic inequality” (Sciglitano 267). In the ‘Second Treatise of Government’ Locke quotes from the Christians Holy book also referred to as the Bible, the book of 1st Timothy verse 12, the verse being the voice…

Thoreau was a simple man, one who decided that living on his own in the woods was the only way to reach clarity. His philosophy is one that has changed the way that many people have looked at themselves and their place in society. However his society is a thing of the past. His society is one that had different values and norms. Stating that possessions create complication is obsolete, although his ideas are very relevant in terms of obsession, society has created a way for people to connect…

The Kelo case was appealed by petitioners to the New London Superior Court where the court granted a restraining order prohibiting the taking of some of the properties, but denying relief as to others, and was affirmed in part and reversed in part by the Connecticut Supreme Court. The Issue: Does the taking of the petitioner’s properties violate the “public use” restriction in the fifth amendment’s taking clause or is the “public use” clause valid for purposes of betterment for the community…

Of course, later on we see this theory realized in America, where the ideas of life, liberty, property and the pursuit of happiness are almost stolen right off the pages of Locke’s work and was one of the foundations of the nation we sit in today. If we look at this from Hume’s point of view that some of us are trapped in society by our own constraints…

The central message of Lawrence Lessig's video "Do copyright Laws Stiffle Creativity" describes how copyright infringement is impeding the centuries old practice of people coming together, and dancing and singing to the popular music of the day. Illustrating his point, Lawrence shows scenes from YouTube videos, created by average people, showing themselves or people they know, emulating the dance moves of recording artists while that recording artist's copyright song is playing. In some…