Kelo Decision Coming to Big Screen in Little Pink House
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- New movie will tell story of Susette Kelo’s fight against eminent domain abuse.
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Part of the issue with things like this is people defining value for people that aren’t them,” says Courtney Balaker, a producer who is bringing the case of Susette Kelo’s fight against eminent domain abuse to the big screen in Little Pink House.
The movie-which is produced by Balaker and her husband Ted (a former Reason TV producer)-is scheduled to begin filming in the fall. Balakler describes it as a classic David and Goliath story that focuses on Kelo, a single mother who had her Connecticut house seized by the city of New London and turned over to private developers.
Kelo’s fight against eminent domain abuse resulted in the landmark Kelo v. City of New London decision that was handed down by the Supreme Court in 2005. Even though Kelo had lost, the decision brought attention to eminent domain abuse around the country. (Read Reason's archive on the Kelo case.)
“The silver lining is that it was such an outrageous decision that everyone was talking about it,” says Balaker. “I don’t think people would be talking about eminent domain abuse had she won.”
Nick Gillespie sat down with Balaker at Freedom Fest in Las Vegas to talk about the film’s production and what Balaker hopes to achieve by telling Suzette Kelo’s story to a broader audience.
About 8:30 minutes.
Produced by Meredith Bragg. Edited by Alexis Garcia. Camera by Bragg, Paul Detrick, and Zach Weissmueller. Music by Jingle Punks.
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Susette Kelo is a warrior! I love her spirit. She fought for what she believe in. She is amazing.
Thanks for the support of my mother.
The majority on the court seemed to have a difficult time understanding the text in the Constitution: "public use." They stretched it to mean "public purpose."
When government appropriates land to USE as a military base, that's public use. When the government appropriates land for the PURPOSE of enhancing tax revenue, that's simply un-American.
I'm a card carrying liberal and I read the court's opinion and who rule against Kelo. It was the liberal part of the bench which I found disgusting. Scalia the jurist I hate most wrote the dissenting opinion and got it right. Paraphrased he said this power would be abused by wealthy interests and the little guy would be crushed. When I'm agreeing with Scalia over the liberal bench than that is the point were the liberals might want to do some soul searching. In my liberal mind this is a liberal issue.
Very much looking forward to watching this movie. I'm curious to see if they can keep the typical Hollywood Progressive Leftism out of the finished product.
watcherjohnny They already have. The only politician who is mentioned by name was John G Rowland (R), making it sound like it’s the Republicans who are trying to take land away from people to give to corporations. When she talks about the decision, she tells (5:28) it was a “close decision” and it united the country “no matter what your politics”, completely ignoring that it were only the conservative Justices who voted in favor of Kelo (O’Connor, Rehnquist, Thomas and Scalia), while the progressive Justices voted in favor of New London.
I look forward to seeing their movie. The interviewee seems remarkably calm and "PC" which seems odd given the simply rage-inducing nature of the case. It's a real reach for the Supreme Court to have agreed that stealing land from individuals in order to build a private business, is in any way a "public" use, which is what eminent domain is supposed to be utilized for. I guarantee that company wouldn't be allowing anyone into all parts of their property.
If you needed any proof that the Judicial Branch is just as corrupt as the other braches, look no further...
The 21st century is about the fight for societal control between big government and big business.
Big business is winning.
Larry Burke not really, its the fight of fascism vs freedom, business using government for market gain is facism
***** Fascism v Freedom may sound nice to you but it has absolutely no meaning in this context.
Larry Burke The only reason this even exists is because government stole someone's property to give to a corporation, had the corporation either not asked for it or been denied this would not have occurred, it has EVERYTHING to do with this case.
Freedom is actually having property rights, if we had freedom and property rights were respected then this could not occur.
Oh and btw big business and big government aren't two forces fighting against each other, they are on the same side, like a husband and wife working together.
Larry Burke Big Business v Big Government may sound nice to you but they aren't even fighting each other.
***** agreed
I'd like to see a parade ground and a monument built on the site, with a dedication saying something to the effect: "This is Where Eminent Domain Laws Awoke their Master."
Looking forward to see this movie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Pfizer not "Pfizers"... looking fwd to seeing this film "but" growing up in the area when this went down there is a lot more than will be presented in the film and this has scarred the region for more than a decade.
The rules of the laws as our country's constitutions are there for everyone to follow without the exception and choice. Because this is the rules of the laws for our country. The most important thing is our Judiciary Department system which is obligated to interpret the definitions of the laws which supposed simply by the definitions of the words of the sentence to the exact means of the interpretation, not add a little bit, nor reduced a little bit, but be accurate to the exact means. This is why the Supreme Court Justices' responsibility to America's missions of America's foundation and Constitutions are extremely important, the quality and qualifications of understanding America's history, definitions of the Constitutions, the deep visions and far reaching of the effects of the America's own foundation, the principals of America's own patriotism and loyalty, the fairness of the interpretation without bias, the strength of the baring the heat or pressure from any side, but for the principles are the distinctive quality as well as the qualifications as every supreme Court Justice by their proven successful practice experiences, exclusively for the purpose of America's own foundation and line by line of our country's own constitutions absolutely to interpret the rules of the laws, instead of anything else that disturbs the definitions of the precise rules of the laws. Because the rules of the laws is firmly fixed before any auterings to be formalized. It is there to follow and doesn't matter who you are, as long as in the destination of the United States of the America, anyone must follow up with the rules of the laws. This is why our justice department is extremely important organization to stand up firmly and strongly for our country's own foundations of the Capitalism system of the freedoms and entrepreneurship by our own constitutions without any choices, but by the duties of America's patriotism and loyalty and principles as their important position. Because we are the country of entrepreneurships, if we supress the entrepreneurships, we will supress our country's own Capitalism system. This will definitely lead to our economy down turn. The consequence of the economy down turn will end up the jobless society. This is why what our country's constitutions are there for to protect our country's own foundations of the Capitalism system of the liberty and entrepreneurship.
Tell the director that we do not pronounce the Thames like they do in London ; just from this interview I do not expect that this movie will actually be based on what happened in new London
Curious why she didn't mention that fort Trumbull is directly near the sewage treatment plant or this history of neighbors complaining of smells and demanding that thier taxes be lowered .......
My guess is little facts will be preserved and most of this movie will be based on political beliefs of the director
And why was Republican governor mentioned ? What about the Democratic council or mayor mentioned? Very curious since here in Connecticut home rule leaves land use decisions such as this strictly a local issue .... it's so sad that liberal Hollywood can't just show the facts without forcing thier agenda; maybe one day the word truth will be taught to up and coming directors
She has awesome hair.
CHURINDOK But that dumb red lamp is a distraction from that awesome hair!
I don't like the red lamp. They should go back to the books background.
Ha! The people at that drug company are not COMPLETE MORONS!
they knew that if they built there they would be on the side of the Bad Guys
and they clearly wanted NONE of it xD
(either that or they just didn't wait for the courts to decide things)
either way it was the smart move
I didn't know eminem had a domain?
David and Goliath story implies David won
Jesus said Pray for Your Enemies , Say each Night I RETURN Your EVIL to You and Your FAMILY with LOVE, and BELIEVE it Will Happen, Each Night Your Spirit BIOPHOTONS Leaves and TRAVELS to Help Bring about your Prayer, ASK and YE SHALL RECEIVE,
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Say, what do Reason-brand libertarians think about eminent domain when it comes to building the Keystone Pipeline? Oops!
Kizone Kaprow Most libertarians choose to use principles when they speak, write or act. The Keystone Pipeline is an undertaking by a private company...eminent domain is irrelevant.
Octavian Augustus
Government is not involved in Keystone? Are you kidding me? Tell that to TransCanada Corp., the *private* company that _"filed eminent domain proceedings against an estimated 90 Nebraska landowners Tuesday to secure the right to build the controversial project across their property."_ Where did they file these proceedings...in a "private" court?
www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-keystone-land-2015-0120-story.html
Tell me again how a private company can steal the property of private landowners without the government's help. This should be good.
I'm on the side of Pfizer.