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To: Dane
Which measures? The measures of the govt. or property owners?

How about the local governments using eminent domain in cases not related to roads or airports or other necessary public amenities, but rather to cater to developers and to increase the tax base, or to provide for section 8 housing, or whatever other social engineering goals the local government has.

Do you think that is the proper use of eminent domain laws? Or do you think eminant domain is being abused? How about your opinion on some of the cases in the article, for example the case of Vera Coking's house trying to be seized to make way for Donald Trump's limo parking lot.

20 posted on 05/24/2002 2:18:59 PM PDT by freeeee
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To: freeeee
Do you think that is the proper use of eminent domain laws? Or do you think eminant domain is being abused?

As written, the article gives a very cogent analysis of the situation and that eminant domain is being abused, but with my experience with LP'ers on FR, I am not swayed. That is the conumdrum for Lp'ers. Sound reasonable and they sound like 60% of the Republican party, but the majority of the LP'ers would rather burn bridges than build them, IMHO.

23 posted on 05/24/2002 2:35:15 PM PDT by Dane
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