Gov't grabs elderly man's home; won't give reason

New Jersey's CRDA is trying to use eminent domain to seize Charlie Birnbaum's property as part of a "mixed-use development" project. The trouble is that CRDA has no concrete plans to do anything in particular with it. ij.org/images/a...

[@williamwilson6499]

The guy won. Back in February 2019, judge ruled in his favor.

[@ecclairmayo4153]

Congrats to him!

[@ecclairmayo4153]

I'm so happy he won!

[@dondressel4802]

Thank God

[@mommabear9362]

Thank God! That's awesome to hear.

[@nicholausbuthmann1421]

Good, God Bless Him!

[@SCScholar1]

Eminent domain is meant to acquire land for projects that are meant for the public good. They are taking property without a compelling reason.

[@georgestone1485]

THERE ARE TONS OF ??? & ILLEGAL LAND SEIZURES IN AMERICA. THESE TINY GOVERNMENT ENTITIES KEEPS THE CITIZEN'S IN THE DARK ABOUT PROPER LAWS AND ACTIONS. CORRUPTION IS EASY TO DISGUISE, WHEN NOBODY BUT A FEW KNOWS THE RULES AND REGULATIONS.

[@markphillips898]

The Supreme Court disagreed with your astute analysis in the Kelo decision

[@judahsoremy9857]

They can't take anything--nothing belongs to them!

[@paulrasmussen8953]

@@markphillips898 not the first time they have been wrong

[@vaunfestus9768]

Mark probably likes Dred Scott and Buck V. Bell decisions

[@georgeapplegate3535]

The bureaucrats responsible for these illegal acts should face consequences. Given that their own homes have been bought with ill gotten gains from their criminal employment, it's only fitting these bureaucrats' homes should be confiscated through civil forfeiture. Then they'll get a small taste of what it's like.

[@judahsoremy9857]

Amen!

[@wayneparke554]

@Chris Collins this is why we have a second amendment.

[@ABEL-cd2sp]

You know the original commentator had a tiny bit of sense the rest of you are severely mentally challenged Just wanted to let you all know the public will be good if the rest of you aren’t part of society anymore

[@howardfortyfive9676]

Send these criminal bureaucrats where *Jimmy Hoffa* ended up..

[@DistortedChrist]

@@ABEL-cd2sp The tree of liberty must be refreshed with the blood of patriots and tyrants! Bet you think the man who said this is a psycho too? Murder does not equate to holding those of power responsible. Politicians and those in charge should fear for their lives if they commit heinous acts against civilians!

[@Calmputer]

April 29, 2019: "CRDA’s 30-day deadline to appeal its loss before the New Jersey Appellate Division expired in March, thus ending Birnbaum’s five-year-long legal battle with a victory for homeowner David against the government Goliath." It's a disgrace that it took five years for them to give up...

[@akbuilder7626]

I would find out who on the CRDA was making this decision and invite myself over to their house for a chat. When the people fear the Government you have tyranny, when the Government fears the people you have liberty.

[@wdfktv8555]

Yeah, you invite them over to have a chat... What you get, no acceptance to the offer and you're treated with great disdain. Just ask the residents behind STOODT'S Fresh Market in Bellville Ohio

[@xerxes8632]

@@wdfktv8555 He didn't say invite THEM over, he said would invite himself, over to their house. Huge difference, by a magnitude, someone of your intellectual stature cannot comprehend.

[@thenormalyears]

you would definitely lose your house if you were in prison

[@sheiladikshit5110]

this is the only thing these pricks in government understand. when you turn up at their house, confront them in their private lives, etc., they cut the abusive bullshit/harassment REAL quick.

[@Mikevdog]

Leave this man in peace.

[@christophercramer4007]

I'm horrified but not shocked. Mr. Birmbaum is a community asset. He was my most important piano teacher even though I studied with others at a university. To hear him play is to be alive. Please do anything to help him keep his homebase and fight CRDA. Sincerely, Ann

[@willisc.ayresiii1731]

Poor guy. I feel so sorry for him.

[@PSM5550]

Heart wrenching. Seems like such a good guy. Glad to hear he won in court tho.

[@S0und0racle]

....this is wrong, inhumane and unethical to say the least....

[@WayTruthLife2100]

Your business objective strikes at the very core of my being! I have been self-studying law over the past several years. Presently I am representing myself in an employment case; also, I have a burning desire to help others fight for their constitutional and creator given rights. You are a great inspiration for me and many others. Please keep this up and continue to share these journies, as we glean much from them!

[@goodone5590]

Hi Institute of Justice! I love your work, thanks for helping innocent people!

[@fila6243]

Good grief his mom was murdered and then they lift his property? Glad he won.

[@davidpage3893]

The ones that wanted the property killed her to get him to sell.

[@alexandercrush]

Just make eminent domain pay 5x the value of each home they are taking. Problem solved.

[@ltraina3353]

Eminent domain doesn’t usually give you what the property is worth. And sometimes it’s not about the money!

[@johnsmith-zv8ws]

arm yourself and go out swinging i will die before they get my house no matter the reason

[@ec6289]

God Bless, that's the spirit

[@wayneparke554]

Thank you for fighting the good fight.

[@fuelcontech]

Gambling hasn't worked so well for Atlantic City

[@emilyd9647]

Charlie Birnbaum - I hope you keep your house. What they are trying to do isn't right. Good luck.

[@WATZR3ALLYGOOD]

Im a Canadian as well, But what they are doing here is not right. This is an awesome add and youtube needs to have more like this.

[@hotcock4813]

Glad I live in Canada.

[@White69Gemini]

its not often i watch a youtube ad, i live in canada and have no impact in the USA for such matters and wish i could do something about things like this, all i can really do is say i do not support such terrible disrespect towards people who choose to want to keep their home no matter what and wish this man the best of luck against such disrespect. in time all this crap in the USA will trigger a civil war and probably should, all those that fought in the war for independence would be rolling in their graves if they could see what the country has and is becoming :(

[@Makeitliquidfast]

It's worse in Canada, start the fight there

[@nikkollaus]

well im glad im in canada right now

[@stephenmitchell3569]

Government Mob tactics of taking your dreams and destroy a lifetime of struggling to have your home and lifestyle that's honest!!! Thank You for sharing!

[@ProperLogicalDebate]

I certainly hope that there isn't a connection between her death and the effort to take the property. Hope the timeline doesn't match.

[@modezio7411]

So sad, yet if you live in America, you can't really be surprised.

[@hudson8865]

Thank you.

[@videostorage-lattema]

Press Release | August 5, 2016 J. Justin Wilson Senior Director of Communications Arlington, Va.- In a ruling that may bring an end to the years-long battle to save Charlie Birnbaum’s longtime family home from condemnation, Judge Julio Mendez today ruled that the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority’s attempt to take Birnbaum’s property was “a manifest abuse of the eminent domain power” and dismissed the state’s condemnation action once and for all. “This is a victory for property rights, common sense, and the people of New Jersey,” said Institute for Justice (IJ) Senior Attorney Robert McNamara. “The CRDA’s position was that they could take Charlie’s property for any reason or for no reason, just because they wanted it. Today’s ruling emphatically says otherwise.”

[@satanicpanicattheddtable2604]

This man is a good man so much sadness

[@joyceobeys6818]

Wicked govt! Wicked banks too!

[@xandervk2371]

Mr. Biirnbaum has won in court, but imagine how hard this must have been on him. How much time had to be spend on this, taken away from his golden years.

[@reinaldoiturrino1853]

That is so sad and we are in America so much for our constitution

[@grafxgrl8030]

They ought to have to pay 60% of what they expect to make from it over the next 10 years.

[@anniehooker5410]

Thank God he was able to keep his family home. This underhanded group should have had to pay this man millions of people for pain and mental suffering. They tried to destroy his home, his memories of his beloved family and his mental well-being.

[@Solisium-Channel]

life liberty and pursuit of your own property when the government takes it away

[@jimjohnson7931]

What a tragedy and complete eminentt bull$#!+

[@jakegutierrez6783]

Constitution very clear on for Gov bvb use only. Not be used to help private side

[@darlenevanetten6154]

Eminent Domain is just another word set of words for stealing.

[@howardwilliamson4076]

Government over-reach at its worst

[@newshodgepodge6329]

Eminent domain should NEVER be used to shore up private enterprise, anticipated tax revenue etc be damned.

[@dougn2350]

Eminent Domain is meant to be used for public good such as public roads and schools, not private businesses.

[@jhk6205]

Eminent domain..... refers to the power of a state or the federal government to take private property for public use while requiring "just" compensation to be given to the original owner.

[@kylecurryyt]

Corruption everywhere.

[@lothean2099]

In my state, our governor signed a bill to make eminent domain illegal.

[@warhorse03826]

the sweeneys in hamilton,MA won in state court, then the FDIC took their house anyways. this happens all the time.

[@cdreid99999]

I just read up on this and it isnt nearly this clear cut. A bank screwed them .

[@warhorse03826]

@@cdreid99999 the bank screwed them, they sued the bank, and won in court. between the judge making his decision, and the ruling being announced, the bank declared bankruptcy, so the property was transferred to the FDIC. the board of directors of the bank and the board of the directors of the FDIC was, to a man, the same people.

[@jayturner3397]

Outrageous and egregious 🇬🇧 uk

[@cromwellsghost3434]

I thought the constitution covered private property rights. Time to build a militia, dust off the 2nd Amendment🧐 Casino Move his house brick by brick to an awesome location, with an awesome view and pay for those costs.

[@williamwilson6499]

Cromwells Ghost If you had bothered to check, the guy won his case back in February 2019.

[@cromwellsghost3434]

William Wilson awesome I’m glad he’s safe, thanks for the update.

[@91Kingscrib84]

@Kevin Cortes: you are comparing two completely different things. When Europeans usurped Native Americans' land, there were no papers of ownership or buildings. They used the lands and lived off the bounty it provided. I am not denying the injustice of what was done to indigenous people, because it was WRONG! This isn't 300 years ago, it is now! This man and his family PAID MONEY for their property, and have a right to expect to get fair value if/when they decide to sell it. Atlantic City wants to expropriate this land (under the guise of Eminent domain), though they have no specific use for it. So, it is purely for speculative purposes! To take someone's property for no good use, or to benefit the community, is reprehensible. A casino does not benefit the community. It benefits the city & the gaming establishment. This isn't the American way! This is the American Way of Greed, and should not be tolerated or accepted by any individual.

[@richardjones3308]

they are NOT native american. they immigrated same as everyone else.

[@rhettjanes1056]

It's funny how they didn't even have a plan they just wanted to take it and see what they could use it for later that's disgusting

[@johnk815]

“We don’t know what we are going to do with it?” Only the government can come up with that answer

[@franklindguccibelt6209]

How come is there a Government entity that funnels money to casinos!!!!!

[@priscillabrowning4069]

So glad he won. Way to go

[@xaer0knight]

A New Jersey appellate court has sided with Atlantic City piano tuner Charlie Birnbaum in his long-running fight to keep his family home in the shadow of the Ocean Resort casino from being seized by the state through eminent domain.

[@kimjong-un1136]

Wow, America looks so free. I'm so jealous.

[@billymeadows1739]

Like the judge had a choice. No judge has the power to steal from any USA civilians for any reason!

[@MsBlackhawk69]

What a beautiful building. It should be protected, not torn down for profit by some greedy idiotic developers.

[@lawyersinconnecticut]

Perfect example in this video: Big Brother gave this lawyer's back, big time!

[@s0nnyburnett]

Arm yourself and dig in for the fight when they come for it. Violence is the only language corrupt thugs understand.

[@joecummings1260]

In 2000 the city of Philadelphia took my buddy's truck repair shop. It was a big shop on almost an acre in a run down industrial area. They claimed they were going to make it a park. It was crazy because the whole neighborhood was contaminated. His property was formerly a galvanizing plant, there was an auto battery plant next to it, and an old abandoned chemical company on the other side, the whole place was old factories built in the 1920's and 30's. And some idiot from the city decided they were going to make it a park for kids to play. When they tore the buildings down there was asbestos, spilled chemicals, lead contamination, and giant (10,000 gallon +) underground storage tanks from like 1930 under the buildings. And the city's plan was for kids to play there. Now the whole place is overgrown vacant lots where people go to illegally dump crap

[@DUxMORTEM]

I live in Barrie Ontario Canada. A few years back Barrie chose to close Barrie Central highschool, the oldest highschool in Barrie. The Forced kids to find a new school dividing their friends and put many school workers out of a job. It has been at least 10yrs and it is still just an empty lot...

[@VideoNOLA]

Evil lurks within this country.

[@havenbastion]

Enclosure was a crime against humanity. Eminent domain is doubling down on enclosure.

[@stijnvandamme76]

Casinos should not be for eminent domain, they are commerce and only have 1 goal extracting money from people.. Which isn't for the good of society, it's a business of low moral values.

[@blindsquirrel7802]

People who perpetrate this type of illegality should be doxed and then a protest should be arranged in front of their home so everyone can know what they did.

[@2380Shaw]

If my mom was brutally murdered in the house I don't know if I wouldn't commit suicide let alone want anything to do with the house. It would contain bad memorys

[@gamania122]

This is what "for the greater good" looks like.

[@markusphrase393]

the reason we have the 2nd amendment is because of stuff like this.

[@scottjohnson9225]

A tax to move out of state? That is unconstitutional. It prevents interstate travel which is guaranteed by the Constitution. Thats like Californias exit tax. They can’t legally do that. Time to FRY these politicians in the legal pressure cooker. Our rights as citizens ARE being stripped now. Time to stop this crap.

[@lillieholmes4521]

What a horrible story, the government is our enemy, I have heard horrible stories about this government has done to the citizens

[@lti134]

And they wonder why the USA is the way it is” where’s the oversite commission?

[@paulwilliams5208]

cops can't arrest a citizen without a crime as should eminent domain take property without a use

[@davkrod]

Shockingly presented story. All I got out of this is he tunes pianos.

[@kevinbrooks6147]

Imminent domain acquisitions should require paying the owner triple the value of the highest appraisal and the payment of all moving expenses and closing costs on a new property.

[@brucegordon7248]

They don't even know the reason why they want to take this man's property. Mixed use development project? Great reason. Way to go New Jersey.

[@writerconsidered]

If you look up institute for justice case law- first off they won and second they wanted to give it to trump casino.

[@damham5689]

Do you ever post stories of the outcomes of these cases ? Ive been looking for them, but besides the Veggie burger name case I havent seen any yet.

[@furryfeathers4108]

My heart goes out to the guy, his childhood home & his mom is brutally killed there and they want to take it & sit on it for future casino parking lot.

[@darreno9874]

Casino's don't need money the officials should be ashamed of them selves, God bless the guy

[@Ladylately]

please help Charlie. He didn't deserve to lose his mother, and didn't deserve to lose her house his home that his parents worked to leave him. That was their legacy to him. That does't belong to the state or anyone else. Stop the GREED: any of us could be a charlie.

[@bryanjaeck4828]

1. Nobody in their right mind goes to Atlantic City NJ, yes I have been to that hole. 2. The government is wrong for what they are doing.

[@joann5157]

I hope it is true that you won. Enjoy the property and live in peace.

[@NicholasLittlejohn]

They always pay the fair market value or more to avoid suits. Why not let the city redevelop?

[@arthur1543]

Nicholas Littlejohn You say this because it’s not your property. Wait until a friendly government official takes your property.

[@georgestone1485]

Even if the GOVERNMENT USES EMINENT DOMAIN TO SEIZE PROPERTY, THEY HAVE TO COMPENSATE YOU WITH A FAIR MARKET VALUE SETTLEMENT. I would sue the piss out of the CONTRACTOR, the CITY AND THE STATE. THE SQUEAKY WHEEL GETS THE GREASE.

[@halhalladay8165]

The IRS has to much power .

[@ceciltossie871]

This is Billy.Unfortunately this becoming more the trend in America.

[@dwaynethorstein4095]

This country is more like the former USSR every year.

[@bonnieyuse5876]

I'm glad he got to keep it if he loves it but l can't imagine wanting to go hang out in the home my mother was brutally beat and murdered in but more power to his gentle soul!

[@ooaa5243]

May karma of the most despicable, hanias, torturous come to every person that was involved in this on American debacle. They are dirty filthy slugs.

[@ronwells8806]

Insane government!

[@MondoBeno]

What kind of "mixed use development" could work in Atlantic City? The casinos are closing and the town is a mess. It's full of empty houses. The city won't find tenants for the building.

[@BeranM]

Eminent domain. What a fictional joke.

[@dondressel4802]

Smark Shillington, DFCO should be called eminent thievery

[@maybee4207]

The house is yours but the land is theirs.

[@robkitchen5344]

The problem is poor planning by the casino....it should have chosen a plot of land large enough to accommodate it's future expansion... instead it choose a limited plot and now it's using a law meant specifically for public use..... not private for profit use.. The Supreme Court showed it's corrupt body when it ruled in favor of this theft..

[@zerosparky9510]

Never trust Congress or Gov.

[@Hands2HealNow]

Please keep fighting for your right to own the property! There are fine people at the CRDA and one of them is Mr. Rob Reed....I hope he is not fighting this poor man. There is another man placed in authority at CRDA whose name is oddly something like Mr. Grabland....its surreal.

[@jaypence332]

The Government beat his mom.

[@pro272727]

You don't pay to get into New Jersey but you got to pay to get out.

[@bluegillphil1427]

hope you are still there Charlie

[@MoonLiteNite]

first 2 mins of this video is pointless. Doesn't matter your reason. Fact stands, you are being robbed

[@duro845]

Mob has nothing on Uncle Sam and his goons

[@traviseastlick5342]

Seems to me the mayor is probably getting kickbacks. Don Ness had a hard time being honest in Duluth Minnesota. This smells a lot like what he does. He is investing in companies that is a conflict of interest.

[@curlywolfone]

If you have to leave your home, burn it to the ground: do not let them have it.