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Voter Education on Local Races Needed due to Kelo Decision

Neal Boortz, a national talk show host, suggests that the place to fight the loss of property rights that follows the Kelo Decision is at the local ballot box. He is exactly right.

The only way that property can be taken away under Kelo is by local officials. Small business owners must become vigilant in helping to elect city and county officials who promise that they will not collude with developers and large corporations to take away private property in the name of "public good." Once elected, they must hold them to this promise.

Here are a couple of websites of organizations trying to find ways to overcome the devastating ruling by the Supreme Court in the Kelo Decision recommended by Boortz:

Institute for Justice

Castle Coalition


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