Government vs. Government

So what do you suppose your money has been doing for you lately? Well, if you're in Durham county, NC, part of YOUR labor is being used by the government in a lawsuit. And know who's paying for the defense? You guess it, you're paying for that, too. And I bet you can guess who is paying all the court costs, fees, and operating expenses for the court, can't you? And all the lawyer's fees on both sides? And the salaries of everyone involved? Correct again, YOU are.

You see, the "County of Durham" decided to sue the state of North Carolina. Since Durham is IN North Carolina, yes, the people who live in Durham have to pay for ALL the expenses for everyone involved. What a deal, huh? Next time you hear about the "need" for higher taxes, remember what they're doing with your money -- they are literally suing themselves. Why not, they can't lose! It doesn't cost them a dime -- the taxpayer pays for everything.

If it weren't such a horrible deal for the taxpayer, this particular lawsuit would be funny. You see, Durham county is suing the state for exercising eminent domain. The county actually claimed that it was immune to eminent domain seizures of the state. Nice idea, but this is North Carolina. In the North Carolina government, state government is supreme to, well, anything and everything (including state and federal constitutions).

It would also be very interesting if the appeals court rules the other way -- that counties are immune from the state's power of eminent domain. That would be very interesting because that would reduce the value of people, individuals, and freedom even more because it would create a new class of land -- land owned by the county -- that is of higher value and protection than any allegedly "privately" owned land. And that could set up a nice argument about property taxes. You see, if I truly owned the land, I wouldn't have to pay a property tax. Therefore, the county actually owns my land, and I pay a yearly rent. Now, if county land becomes immune to state actions, MY land now becomes completely and totally immune to state actions and laws. Yes, I realize that wouldn't get anywhere in court, but only because the courts couldn't stand me actually having any freedom.

Worse, this entire argument is over LESS THAN AN ACRE of land. Millions of dollars taken from taxpayers and spend on lawyers and courts fighting over less than an acre. But to the county and the state, it's not costing ANY of those people one thin dime -- so they honestly don't care how much they spend nor how long the fight takes.

Just remember such utter and total waste when the Democrats come screaming about tax increases "for the children."

Posted by: Ogre at 12:03 PM

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