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  • From: Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>
  • To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] Eminent Domain, its terrible power, abuse
  • Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2004 07:59:57 -0700


The question is: Does the Constitution empower governments to seize a person's most precious property -- a home, a business -- and give it to more wealthy interests so that the government can reap, in taxes, ancillary benefits of that wealth?

Glad to see this going to the Supremes. Connecticut is following many examples of egregious abuse of eminent domain. Do a Search for "eminent domain abuse" and you will be reading for hours, including this:

"While Bush claims publicly to "do everything I can to defend the power of private property and private property rights," he and his partners in the Texas Rangers arranged for Texas authorities to expropriate private land to allow the investors their new baseball stadium. When some resisted, or balked at the low prices being offered, their land was condemned and expropriated it by force of law. This occurred on 270 acres of land, even though only about 17 acres were needed for the ballpark. The rest was used by Bush and Co. for commercial development, and has provided the basis of his personal fortune."






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