Reply #283: Why are DU members surprised?

[wild potato]

This is a very interesting thread. Many DU members are expressing surprise about which SC Justices voted on either side of the ruling. However, if you read the conservative site's reaction to the ruling (for example FreeRepublic or National Review) there is no surprise whatsoever. Why such a stark difference? It seems to me that many DUers have just gotten hit with the Clue Stick. That bitch hurts, doesn't it? Obviously reasonable people (heh heh heh) from across the political spectrum can have differing views on this issue, but we should all strive to understand political reality so that there are fewer "surprises." My own opinion on this issue closely matches that of O'Conner in her dissent:

"Any property may now be taken for the benefit of another private party, but the fallout from this decision will not be random. The beneficiaries are likely to be those citizens with disproportionate influence and power in the political process, including large corporations and development firms. As for the victims, the government now has license to transfer property from those with fewer resources to those with more. The Founders cannot have intended this perverse result."

This is a victory for the big boys against the little guy. The Democratic Party should not be proud of having appointed and/or promoted the Justices who engineered this travesty.