The supreme court, of the republic of california, hands down Marine Forests Society v. Coastal Commission, affirming the Commission’s denial of a permit for the Marine Forest Society to build and artificial reef in the Pacific Ocean.

       [added 1/20/2024]

       Republican (fascist/socialist) Vice President Richard B. Cheney says of the inmates in the prison at Guantanamo Naval Base, Cuba: “They’re living in the tropics.  They’re well fed.  They’ve got everything they could possibly want.”

       NOTE: They have everything they want, except freedom.

       [added 1/20/2024] Thanks to Freedom’s Phoenix for this entry.

       While the United states Armed Forces (private mercenaries) are stationed at 737 bases, in 130 nations around the world, defending “all freedom-loving people everywhere in the world,” the supreme court, of the corporate United states, hands down Kelo v. New London (connecticut): government seizure (eminent domain) of private property for a private use is lawful.

       Postscript: Nine years later, the once thriving Fort Trumbull neighborhood, where Suzette Kelo lived remained barren and undeveloped.

       [restored 1/20/2024] Thanks to Bill Holmes for this entry.