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Originally posted by onetime2
Well said. Use of eminent domain is abused far too often. There are some who rant about "big business hurting the little guy", "tax breaks for the wealthy", and the like and these same people, when it comes to this topic claim that it's all ok because it's the government that's doing it. It's sickening to me.
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Use versus abuse; of the implementation of eminent domain in the United States, for however long good records are available, can you show the number of times (roughly) that its been abused? I'm not trying to rain on your parade but I can see how the immediate persons impacted would always consider it abuse.
The other point is that its easy to get worked up over the nice old couple getting kicked off their land by the big evil government. Consider for a moment if the land in question had been a (fill in the blank like the HQ for the American Communist Party or White Power) building.
From my view its a bitch when it happens to you & yours or anyone. Yesterday with carbines, today with city councils, and tomorrow with loyalty tests. At least they're not being shot off the land so things are improving.
In closing, if the law applies equally to all then it might be considered fair, but we all know how many mansions get grabbed for elementary schools or returned to tribal lands....
2Wolves