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Freestar Media
February 21st, 2006, 5:01 pm
A few weeks ago I made a post about Freestar Media and its battle against eminent domain. Freestar Media attempted to evict Justice Souter (the Supreme Court Justice who helped initiate and pass the eminent domain law) under his own law.
"190 Weare residents signed a petition asking the Town to do three things: 1) Seize Souter’s land for the construction of an Inn, 2) set up a fund where donations could be accepted to cover the legal costs of doing this, and 3) set up a fund where donations could be accepted to provide the former owner with just compensation."
Allegedly Walter Bohlin, a member of the board appointed to oversee the public vote of this issue, "made a motion to sabotage the initiative by adding the word "NOT" before all three items."
I want my readers to spread word of this issue by any rational means possible. Visit Freestar Media and help support this just deserts cause.
EDIT: I have opened a dialogue with Walter Bohlin. Hopefully I can get some more insight into this by hearing his perspective. So far, he is avoiding the issue of his involvement in the alteration of the petition or why he thinks this democratic system is just.