September 2, 2006. Worcester Massachusetts. Libertarian Presidential aspirant George Phillies condemned the Supreme Court's Kelo decision. He offered a practical libertarian solution to the issues Kelo raises. The Kelo case asked if condemnation procedings could be used to seize property for private commercial uses. The Supreme Court ruled that cities could take your home to give the land to a private developer.

" A home is not a house," Phillies said. "The value of a home is not just the land and the structures, it is the memories and the invested sweat equity. When a home is seized for legitimate public purposes, owners should be compensated for their emotional losses. That change will greatly reduce public takings." Phillies noted that Congress could guarantee this compensation by passing new laws. "If elected, I will press Congress to act," Phillies said.

Phillies proposed an effective ban on the taking of property for private users. "Some things don't have a money price," Phillies said. "No possible amout of money can compensate a former home-owner for seeing her land occupied by another private person. Congress can end takings for private purposes by determining that no possible compensation is just."

Phillies urged libertarians to contrast his approach to the Kelo decision with other libertarian approaches. "I don't talk about the Constitution or non-aggression," he said. "I propose realistic deeds, that most Americans will support, that actually solve the problem."