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Post by safehorses on Mar 15, 2006 15:01:38 GMT -5
Me too! I hope the HSUS decides to appeal.
One count of the requested TRO was not thrown out, and it deals with the neighbors of all three slaughterhouses who think they are a blight on their communities and want them out. So there is a glimmer of hope there. I believe the judge asked HSUS to further substantiate those claims.
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Post by cardicorgi on Mar 15, 2006 17:44:44 GMT -5
Well I can't say I'm surprised that the TRO was denied. Emotional arguments rarely win anything (unless in front of a jury).
One tactic that interests me is the "nuisance" approach. I can think of dozens of cases where people "moved to the nuisance" [think city people moving next to a dairy farm or feedlot] and filed successful lawsuits that basically drove the offending businesses OUT of business. Of course, these people had money. I suspect the communities surrounding the three plants do not have financial resources...it is all too common to locate things like sewage plants/power plants/incinerators in poor communities, because they don't have the money or political power to stop it.
Does anyone know what the community is like around the Illinois plant? I'm curious.
After reading Bryn's cross-posting, it is obvious that the Kaufmann community was poor - all the more amazing that they are able to get that plant to close...
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Post by safehorses on Mar 15, 2006 17:51:04 GMT -5
Well, it took YEARS for Kaufman to vote to close Dallas Crown. But I think the main reason was the fact that DC was in flagrant violation of city ordinances in regards to pollutants in the water system, etc.
The poor residents who were complaining about having such an awful place right next to them were ignored for years...partly because they are poor, partly because they are black, and partly because DC is a rich company that held a lot of sway in a small town.
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Post by cardicorgi on Mar 15, 2006 18:09:08 GMT -5
Business as usual, I guess - and I'm sure they have plenty of powerful lobbyists too. If I were them, I would simply relocate elsewhere. It can't be that hard to find another poor disaffected disenfranchised rural community.
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Post by safehorses on Mar 15, 2006 18:11:48 GMT -5
That's exactly what they are doing...looking to set up shop elsewhere. I have read that all three are looking to relocate to Canada or Mexico if it becomes apparent that HR 503 and S 1915 have a chance to pass.
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