SCOTUS must restore property rights before DSA abolishes them
Attempts to undermine property rights and confiscate private property, like the recent efforts of the Democratic Socialists of America, are unfortunately not new. For decades, government agencies have used their regulatory authority to restrict what Americans may do with their own property and to undermine its value. Now, property owners from New York and Maryland are asking the Supreme Court to hear their cases and to reinvigorate one of Americans’ most foundational rights. It is past time for the court to begin that process and to ensure Americans’ property is afforded the protection it is constitutionally due.
TL;DR
- Property owners are seeking Supreme Court intervention against government actions that restrict or devalue private property.
- New York's 'pied-a-terre' tax and rent stabilization laws are cited as examples of government overreach, preventing owners from recouping costs.
- A case in Maryland involves a denied permit for a retirement home's septic system and well, forcing an expensive choice for the owner.
- The article references past Supreme Court decisions that have both permitted and restricted government interference with property rights.
- The Democratic Socialists of America are described as openly hostile to private property and homeownership.
- The author argues that property rights are fundamental to liberty and calls for the Supreme Court to protect them.