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[xoxoxoBruce]

The other aspect about the case before it went to trial was that the guy who was holding out refused their initial offer of far more than the property was worth...

To whom? Who the fuck are they to tell him what anything is worth to him. Does every fucking thing is the world come down to dollars and cents? Then if I run over your kids we just get an appraisal from an actuary, and I pay you?

... because he was the last hold out and he thought he could squeeze even more out of the development corp. His motives were greed,

Oh, is that what he said? I didn't read that quote.

OK, but he made a gamble and then lost. He went on to fight it and played the "My poor old home means so much to me..." card to gain sympathy for his cause.

Objection, your honor, conjecture.

In a real way, if you want to lay the blame for the effects of the SCOTUS ruling on eminent domain, it could go directly on the shoulders of the guy who was a holdout.

Here we go, blame the victim. Did he dress slutty in court?
SCOTUS of all people should be able to see the long range effect of this ruling. They had to know full well they were killing the sanctity of private property. So if some deep pockets comes along, the powers can take your property, pay you what they decide it's worth, and give it to deep pockets on the promise it will return to them more tax revenue than you would. That ain't right!