A bank is refusing to give loans to developers who have obtained their land through eminent domain, an activity recently endorsed by the Supreme Court.
BB&T, Washington D.C.'s second-largest bank, announced it won't lend money to developers who obtain land for commercial projects through eminent domain, according to A Washington Times story.
"The idea that a citizen's property can be taken by the government solely for private use is extremely misguided; in fact, it's just plain wrong!" said John Allison, the bank's chairman and chief executive officer in the article. Meanwhile, Chief Credit Officer Ken Chalk reportedly has admitted the North Carolina-based bank expects to lose only a tiny amount of business, but considers itself "obligated to take a stand on the issue."
Meanwhile, Google will concede to the demands of China's Communist government to curtail free speech
To obtain the Chinese license, Google agreed to omit Web content that the country's government finds objectionable. Google will base its censorship decisons on guidance provided by Chinese government officials....
"This is a real shame," said Julien Pain, head of Reporters Without Borders' Internet desk. "When a search engine collaborates with the government like this, it makes it much easier for the Chinese government to control what is being said on the Internet."
Of course Google picks and chooses the governments with which they will collaborate. For instance, they refuse to collaborate with the US Government's efforts to catch child pornographers and sexual predators.
The Justice Department has asked a federal judge to compel Google, the Internet search giant, to turn over records on millions of its users' search queries as part of the government's effort to uphold an online pornography law.
Go figure
