"Justice Sonia Sotomayor dissented and said the government had not taken all of Horne's property but simply regulated the sale of raisins."

Of course, the dissenting vote was from the socialist just-ass (grad from Princeton and Yale) who has never produced anything, never held a job earned based upon productive work or achievement, has always been rewarded for her statist acts (by George HW BUsh and Bill Clinton), and was appointed by racist in chief.
Her dissent per the online opinon
http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/14p...
"Because the Order does not deprive the Hornes of all of their property rights, it does not effect a per se taking."
So according to this socialist looting just-ass, there is no recourse against government unless government has stolen ALL your property rights, not just made it impossible for you to do anything with your property and then fined you an massive amount for disagreeing.

From the majority in this opinion:
"The dissent suggests that the Hornes should be happy, because they might at least get something from what had been their raisins."

And this worthless looting scum must now be employed at taxpayer expense for life.
Where is Henry Bowman?

Hello Timewaster,
A proper decision in favor of property rights. The only problem I have is that too many of these cases are decided 5-4. There is something seriously wrong with the comprehension skills of some of these judges, since it is their duty to comprehend and enforce but one simple document... It means what it says!
Respectfully,
O.A.

The court's decision was welcome but didn't go far enough to find the entire program un-Constitutional, only that particular 'taking'.

"The 5th Amendment requires the government to pay "just compensation" if it seizes someone's land for public use, and the same principle applies to raisins, he said."

I choose the 5th amendment over the 16th amendment. I require just compensation for production stolen at gunpoint by government looters.

I can give you the short answer..; because we are still ruled by parasitical progressive narcissistic humanoids. For the long answer, it would be easier if you just read my book; The Fight for Conscious Human Life.

I can't believe it was a 5-4 split.

Because Rosevelt stacked the Supreme Court, plain and simple.

Finally, a win for the little guy that was only sticking up for the Constitution.

"Stabilize raisin prices"? People survive just fine without them... I don't particularly care for the rotten grapes myself.

The market won't buy if too expensive, or imports from Mexico will take marketshare, or vice versa... No regulation needed, no USDA paycheck cashers are required.

We are still dealing with New Deal horrors because it is harder to kill a Washington program than kill a Jurassic Dinosaur with a sharp stick. Both sides know this but they are afraid to change things lest their pet project gets eliminated.

When have you heard that congress had repealed something? Other than O'care I can't remember even hearing that they tried.

How about one of the prez candidates run on a platform that for every law passed, two must be repealed! Have the signing ceremonies in packages of three.

We are still dealing with them because government programs, like cockroaches, require extreme measures to eliminate.

Thanks for posting, timewaster.