Property rights and Martial Law

[Carolab]

http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=48

The scope of private property rights in the United States has been greatly reduced during the twentieth century. Much of the reduction occurred episodically, as governmental officials seized control of economic affairs during national emergencies—mainly wars, depressions, and actual or threatened strikes in critical industries. The derogations from private property rights that occurred during national emergencies often remained when the crises passed. A “ratchet” took hold: people adjusted first their actions, then their beliefs, as they accommodated themselves to emergency governmental controls; later, lacking the previous degree of public support, private property rights failed to regain their pre-crisis scope.



Conclusion

Private property rights, historically truncated during national emergencies, remain highly attenuated and vulnerable to further erosion in future crises. Attempts to restrain the abuse of emergency powers have not eliminated the ratcheting effect of actual or purported emergency in augmenting governmental power. Only the respite of noncrisis affords time to contemplate and forestall the threat to liberty and private property rights inherent in the emergency psychology of the public and its exploitation by governmental officials.

[Kagemusha]

1. .. Excuse me?

I can't tell from what you posted here exactly what you mean but, is this some sort of intellectual rant against oh let's say just as an example... commandeering cruise liners to house hurricane victims and get them out of the way? Or buses, or civilian boats (think Dunkirk), because that's evil government abuse of property rights?

In that case, are we to praise the HEROIC RESTRAINT of the federal government in the Katrina aftermath, delaying assistance until the last possible moment and avoiding any imposition upon private resources for the mere goal of saving lives?

[jsamuel]

2. no, It shows that if they evacuate the ENTIRE city, they can claim land

for themselves and build whatever they want on it.

All 1 Million dollar homes and industrial complexes and businesses in the old "slums"

Thus, throwing the lower class out of the city.

Kind of like the trail of tears, but with the NO culture.

[dweller]

3. aka, 'eminent domain' n/t

dp

[DELUSIONAL]

4. The military took over Hawaii after Pearl Harbor

and in Washington State -- land was taken from citizens who owned it for military bases.

Interesting isn't it that the Supreme Court made a decision PRO Corporations regarding property rights just a few week ago.