Because if you start seizing peoples' property without adequately compensating them for their loss, then - well, the whole shebang is simply meaningless.
You might as well build a time machine and set it for "Moscow, 1917".
Whoa, there.
I never said anything about taking people’s existing property.
I’m simply talking about areas that have long been established to be part of the historical record of battle and that do not currently belong to someone else.
I’m not in favor of this government or any government forcing a person to do something with their property.
I’m talking about an educated campaign of facts and appreciation for our country’s history that strikes a reasonable balance.
That works both ways. It is very common, especially with the last SCOTUS ruling that people's property can be commandeered, not just for public works projects like roads or railways, but for economic development reasons, like Walmart. When people are forced to sell their property so it can be used by another private entity, that is wrong, IMHO.