Posted on 08/01/2002 11:51:14 PM PDT by comwatch
hmmmm..something doesn't quite sound right here.
That was a rhetorical question, right? ;-)
But, it doesn't matter that the ecoterrs started all this. Jeb got some awards from them so they must be defended. Jeb's dreamy and must be defended at all costs. nevermind a bunch of dirty farmers with their grubby blue jeans. They don't count. We can always inmport our food from Mexico and other more enlightened places.
Don't you even get it? This is about making things fair. The government takes land from rich fat people so things can be fair. The right to own stuff has to be set aside for the more important rights. We all have a right for things to be fair or it won't be ...uh..fair. ;-)
You're right, government only has the right to take land for public use, but the problem is that "public use" has been so broadly defined by the courts as to be meaningless. "Just compensation" is another really sticky term; usually whatever is "just" is determined by some socialist judge who wants to stick it to the poor landowner.
And if the goverment wants to "take" your property by regulating the heck out of it, they don't have to pay you anything unless you can show that the regulations have caused you to lose all economic value of the land. It's really not a fair system at all.
It's called "Eminent Domain," and yes, the government can take just about any land it wants, so long as a "public purpose" can be articulated, and pay you what it decrees is "just compensation." If you don't agree that the compensation that they are giving you is "just," you get to argue it in court in front of a judge that works for the government!
Talk about stacking the deck!
Great, send X42 to the front lines!
I know there is some "funny" stuff going on with environmentalists and such in coastal areas - I do not deny that. I have heard of stories from other States where private individuals are getting screwed. I know it happens. Its hilarious that when I respond to a blanket statement about conservation easements, I get a bunch of obnoxious posts. I love FR!!
Please...please...please...please :D
Would it be bad taste to start gathering contributions to give to the Iraqi soldier's family? :D
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