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June 28, 2005
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Take That, David :
Application made to condemn family home of Supreme Court Justice David
Souter, to make way for hotel development |
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Links:
Freestar Media site
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Topics:
Supreme Court |
Judicial Activism |
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Supreme Court Associate Justice David Souter may soon be looking for
legal representation and/or a new place to live if three out of five
Selectmen in the little New Hampshire town of Weare approve the proposal
of Los Angeles businessman, Logan Darrow Clements, who wants to put up a
hotel and museum at 34 Cilley Hill Road. Says Clements, "This is
not a prank." If the Weare Board of Selectmen approves the
proposal to "use the power of eminent domain to take this land from Mr.
Souter, we can begin our hotel development." The "Lost Liberty
Hotel" is to include the "Just Deserts Café," a public museum with
exhibits dedicated to the "loss of freedom in America," as well as
copies of Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged in place of a Gideon Bible.
Justice Souter, a Republican, joined with the majority in its 5-4 ruling
in
Kelo v. New London,
announced last week. In
Kelo, the High Court saw
fit to redefine "public use," in the context of eminent domain and the
"Takings Clause" of the Constitution, to include virtually any use,
public or private, in which some public benefit resulted,
even if only in the form of increased tax revenues to local government.
Presumably, the town of Weare will be able to derive greater tax and job
benefits from the Lost Liberty Hotel--which would no doubt generate
substantial tourist revenues--than from permitting Mr. Souter to remain
in his home.
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Read the Press
Release announcing the "Lost Liberty Hotel," to be located on the site
of the future former home of U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter :
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Press Release
For Release Monday, June 27 to New Hampshire media
For Release
Tuesday, June 28 to all other media
Weare, New Hampshire
(PRWEB) Could a hotel be built on the land owned by Supreme Court
Justice David H. Souter? A new ruling by the Supreme Court which was
supported by Justice Souter himself itself might allow it. A private
developer is seeking to use this very law to build a hotel on
Souter's land.
Justice Souter's vote in the "Kelo vs. City of
New London" decision allows city governments to take land from one
private owner and give it to another if the government will generate
greater tax revenue or other economic benefits when the land is
developed by the new owner.
On Monday June 27, Logan Darrow
Clements, faxed a request to Chip Meany the code enforcement officer
of the Towne of Weare, New Hampshire seeking to start the
application process to build a hotel on 34 Cilley Hill Road. This is
the present location of Mr. Souter's home.
Clements, CEO of
Freestar Media, LLC, points out that the City of Weare will
certainly gain greater tax revenue and economic benefits with a
hotel on 34 Cilley Hill Road than allowing Mr. Souter to own the
land.
The proposed development, called "The Lost Liberty
Hotel" will feature the "Just Desserts Café" and include a museum,
open to the public, featuring a permanent exhibit on the loss of
freedom in America. Instead of a Gideon's Bible each guest will
receive a free copy of Ayn Rand's novel "Atlas
Shrugged."
Clements indicated that the hotel must be built on
this particular piece of land because it is a unique site being the
home of someone largely responsible for destroying property rights
for all Americans.
"This is not a prank" said Clements, "The
Towne of Weare has five people on the Board of Selectmen. If three
of them vote to use the power of eminent domain to take this land
from Mr. Souter we can begin our hotel
development."
Clements' plan is to raise investment capital
from wealthy pro-liberty investors and draw up architectural plans.
These plans would then be used to raise investment capital for the
project. Clements hopes that regular customers of the hotel might
include supporters of the Institute For Justice and participants in
the Free State Project among others.
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Logan
Darrow Clements
Freestar Media, LLC
Phone
310-593-4843
logan@freestarmedia.com
http://www.freestarmedia.com
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