- WEARE, New Hampshire (PRWEB)
-- Could a hotel be built on the land owned by Supreme Court Justice David
H. Souter? A new ruling by the Supreme Court which was supported by Justice
Souter himself itself might allow it. A private developer is seeking to
use this very law to build a hotel on Souter's land.
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- Justice Souter's vote in the "Kelo vs. City of New
London" decision allows city governments to take land from one private
owner and give it to another if the government will generate greater tax
revenue or other economic benefits when the land is developed by the new
owner.
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- On Monday June 27, Logan Darrow Clements, faxed a request
to Chip Meany the code enforcement officer of the Towne of Weare, New Hampshire
seeking to start the application process to build a hotel on 34 Cilley
Hill Road. This is the present location of Mr. Souter's home.
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- Clements, CEO of Freestar Media, LLC, points out that
the City of Weare will certainly gain greater tax revenue and economic
benefits with a hotel on 34 Cilley Hill Road than allowing Mr. Souter to
own the land.
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- The proposed development, called "The Lost Liberty
Hotel" will feature the "Just Desserts Café" and
include a museum, open to the public, featuring a permanent exhibit on
the loss of freedom in America. Instead of a Gideon's Bible each guest
will receive a free copy of Ayn Rand's novel "Atlas Shrugged."
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- Clements indicated that the hotel must be built on this
particular piece of land because it is a unique site being the home of
someone largely responsible for destroying property rights for all Americans.
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- "This is not a prank" said Clements, "The
Towne of Weare has five people on the Board of Selectmen. If three of them
vote to use the power of eminent domain to take this land from Mr. Souter
we can begin our hotel development."
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- Clements' plan is to raise investment capital from wealthy
pro-liberty investors and draw up architectural plans. These plans would
then be used to raise investment capital for the project. Clements hopes
that regular customers of the hotel might include supporters of the Institute
For Justice and participants in the Free State Project among others.
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