in

ASP.NET Weblogs

Carl Franklin

.NET Wonk

New London, CT: Great people. Idiotic Government

So, being the main story on the front page of the Daybreak section this morning is a strange feeling. You can read the story here:

http://www.theday.com/eng/web/news/re.aspx?re=241BAB66-4E03-483B-AB05-A626035B85D5

The city has been in the news recently because a small group of people have pursued the eminent domain issue all the way to the supreme court of the United States. The results: the federal government now has the power to force you out of your home if they feel like it. That's right. Google it. It's incredible.

I just want to reassure my fans that this is the action of a handful of people who have power in the city. The people of New London are cool, hip, artsy, and generally very smart. If you are ever in town, stop in and I'll introduce you to some of them. You'll find that they are all as outraged as you are about this incredible issue.

Anyway, it's an honor to be in the local paper (finally) after being in the NY Times, Wired, and The Hartford Courant.

Published Aug 20 2005, 01:02 PM by Carl Franklin
Filed under: ,

Comments

 

Wallym said:

Congrats for being featured in the newspaper. it seems that getting in any local paper is a pain.

As for the eminent domain issue, its not an issue with the federal government. The decision involves the ability of local governments to take property for local economic development. its a fairly complicated issue. We've been sued over eminent domain so I can say from experience that its a fairly complicated issue.
August 20, 2005 1:51 PM
 

M. Keith Warren said:

Carl,

Wow, great writeup.

AS per the Kelo case; I think it illustrates the runaway power of the judiciary in this country. Something like 95% of people think the decision is wrong but what recourse do we have?

I cannot believe that the President did not come out that day and propose a constitutional ammendment defining the right of eminent domain and defining what "public use" is; it would have been the fastest ammendment passage in out history.

But there is hope, there were after all 4 justices who dissented.
August 20, 2005 2:15 PM
 

Carl Franklin said:

> The decision involves the ability of local governments to take property for local economic development <

Yes. Absolutely correct. The federal govt has given that power to local governments. Sorry to hear you've been involved directly in this issue.

I used to think it was a complex issue. Cities that want to bounce back after being economically abandonded for so long do need to find a way to raise tax revenue, but allowing city governments to force you out of your house for another Lowes or Home depot doesn't do anything constructive. These companies dont operate in the town. All the money flows to some big corp in another state.

The precedent has been set, and now you're gonna see some cray shit all over the US.
August 20, 2005 2:16 PM
 

Eric Williams said:

Politics aside, what is this gadget in your car? Got any specifics?
August 20, 2005 3:19 PM
 

Carl Franklin said:

http://www.omnifimedia.com/home/

August 20, 2005 3:32 PM
 

Wallym said:

Sorry, I did not mean to thread-jack. Congrats on being mentioned in the local news. :-)
August 20, 2005 6:50 PM
 

Carl said:

No worries, wally.
August 20, 2005 7:43 PM
 

Dank said:

Hey man great article, congratulations. I just find it funny that you have any faith at all left in the govt that you are actually suprised / bothered by it. Keep up the great work, catching up on DNR and looking forward to coming back down once in a while when things get settled.
August 20, 2005 10:33 PM
 

NJ John said:

Excellent story, Carl. Some well deserved recognition, congrats!

Let us know if people start pointing to you on the streets of New London, shouting "Hey! There's that pwod-castrating guy that was in the paper!"
August 20, 2005 11:33 PM
 

NJ John said:

Heey, check it out! For the mere pittance of $25, you can purchase a 8x11 photo of Carl straight from the The Day website!

http://www.theday.com/eng/web/store/itm.aspx?re=06605270-04da-4fda-a3c4-6d020cd2895d&itm=pho

Bring it to a stop on the DNR Road Trip, and Carl just might sign it for ya!

*ahem* ... Notice the "aspx" extension on The Day's pages? Excellent. You worked them over good, Carl. :-)
August 20, 2005 11:38 PM
 

Carl said:

As a matter of fact, I did train them in .NET. The manager wouldn't pay for training so I let the programmers in the class for free.
August 21, 2005 12:17 AM
 

Mike Clark said:

Nice article, Carl! But it is really annoying to have to sign up for ONE MORE bloodsucking newspaper online registration just so I could read what I already knew.

Oh well.
August 22, 2005 1:54 PM
 

Paul S said:

I agree with Mike, too many damn registrations. Nice article and picture Carl.
August 23, 2005 11:50 AM
 

JasonF said:

bugmenot.com helps get by the registration.

What's with the description on the newspaper's "Buy Carl's Headshot for $25" page that says "BUZZFRANKLIN"???

http://jasonf-blog.blogspot.com/2005/08/family-resemblance.html
August 25, 2005 9:01 PM
 

Paul S said:

Great advice Jason. I will have to bookmark www.bugmenot.com from now on.
August 26, 2005 7:17 AM

Leave a Comment

(required)  
(optional)
(required)  
Add
Terms of Use