Re: Fwd: [asa] Creation Care Magazine

At 01:24 PM 1/22/2008, David Opderbeck wrote:
>Janice,
>
>1. how do you define what you mean by "my" resources given your
>distinction between sovereignty and ownership?

@ Note that word, "steal"???

Eminent Domain laws were put into place to prohibit government
entities from taking privately owned land for public use (like roads,
bridges, etc.) without JUST compensation.

Real Estate _IS_ a "bundle of rights" backed up and protected by the
Constitution.... which is built on The Declaration of
Independence. Like it or lump it.

~ Janice

>On Jan 22, 2008 1:14 PM, Janice Matchett
><<mailto:janmatch@earthlink.net>janmatch@earthlink.net> wrote:
>At 01:03 PM 1/22/2008, David Opderbeck wrote:
>
>>Moreover, contrary to the extremist libertarian rhetoric, the scope
>>of potential property rights is not summed up by the poles of
>>absolute individual ownership vs. absolute state ownership.
>
>@ To repeat what I wrote to Burgy:
>
>
>You're wanting to talk about oranges when I'm talking about apples.
>
>Ownership (apples) doesn't necessarily equate with sovereignty
>(oranges). If ownership gave supreme authority it would be
>sovereignty, not ownership.
>
>Stop arguing about the bottom line. I will help the poor . You
>will help the poor. But don't attempt to steal from me what's mine
>so that you can use my resources to help the poor.
>
>Got it?
>
>~ Janice
>

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