And so the anti-Constitutionality of Kelo ends in futility anyway

The Hartford Courant reports:

Pfizer Inc. will shut down its massive New London research and development headquarters and transfer most of the 1,400 people working there to Groton, the pharmaceutical giant said Monday....

Pfizer is now deciding what to do with its giant New London offices, and will consider selling it, leasing it and other options, a company spokeswoman said.

Scott Bullock, Kelo's co-counsel in the case, told me: "This shows the folly of these redevelopment projects that use massive taxpayer subsidies and other forms of corporate welfare and abuse eminent domain."

via www.washingtonexaminer.com

All that illegal and unconstitutional legalese, and these people ended up losing their houses for nothing anyway. Kelo vs. New London was a terrible miscarriage of justice, and it looks like true justice will prevail, with New London getting its comeuppance.

The wheels of justice grind slowly, but they do grind exceedingly fine.

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Comments

[Ron]

1.

The Wall Street Journal editorialized about it today:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704402404574527513453636326.html

[Kat]

2.

Thanks for the heads-up, Ron!