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June 25, 2005

A Modest Proposal on Eminent Domain

Posted by digamma @ 1:20 pm EDT

So the left-leaning judges on the Supreme Court ruled this week that local governments can seize homes basically for any “public interest” they want.

Meanwhile right-wingers in the House of Representatives wants a Constitutional Amendment to ban flag-burning.

I think we can compromise here.

Since leftists burn flags, clearly they don’t need them that badly. Meanwhile right-wingers are spending their hard-earned money on the stars and stripes.

Henceforth, the US government should claim eminent domain over all American flags belonging to Democrats and redistribute them to Republicans. After all, if building a Wal-Mart constitutes “public interest", certainly preventing criticism that could harm the government does too.

Next in line for confiscation and redistribution? You guessed it! Abortion clinics.

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