After looking at varied opinions concerning the Kelo v. New London decision from two months ago, I couldn't help but notice that everybody ignored the worst part of the decision: it equated taxation with the public good. But anyways, I found that looking up Roll Call vote 361 yielded the most interesting results. In the words of the bill, it expressed...

the grave disapproval of the House of Representatives regarding the majority opinion of the Supreme Court in the case of Kelo et al. v. City of New London et al. that nullifies the protections afforded private property owners in the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment.

Surprisingly, while 33 voted against the resolution, 18 merely voted Present and 17 didn't vote at all! Of those that voted against it, 32 (97%) are Democrats (of which 14 are members of the leftist Congressional Progressive Caucus). I'm sort of curious as to why the House Minority Leader, Nancy Pelosi, didn't vote, but she does support the Supreme Court's ruling, is a prominent member of the Progressive Caucus, and must have wanted to avoid alienating the party on this issue. Such an important leader participating in a recorded vote concerning such an unpopular decision would be disastrous for the Democrats.