Eminent Dom.Man proposes taking Supreme court justices Home

[Don_Papenburg]

That is what they did here , quit maintaining the better built old building so that they could tell people that it was in disrepair and would cost way too much to repair .  So then it should be torn dow and a new one built.    The old building has some style and caricter that the new box has none of.

[iain]

THIS is TRUE: 12 February 2006        Copyright http://www.thisistrue.com
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SHELL GAME: In 2005, the City of Los Angeles, Calif., seized some private
  land by eminent domain to build an animal shelter. The furniture
  factory that was there for 20 years was "thriving," said the firm. It
  cost the city $5.8 million to buy them out. But after just a year, the
  city announced it wants to build the shelter somewhere else, so it's
  going to sell the property even though the switch will add $5-11
  million to its cost. And who is buying the land? A furniture
  manufacturer -- not the same one, but another company that has
  contributed $17,600 to city politicians. The expensive new deal is
  better, says City Councilman Bernard Parks. The area is "one of the
  last inner-city industrial areas, and so we are trying to ensure that
  it continues to develop," he says, while "the original proposal impairs
  the growth of a major economic development." Parks' election committee
  received a $1,000 contribution from the company trying to buy the
  property. (Los Angeles Times) ...The surprising thing isn't how easily
  politicians can be bought, but rather how low their price is.

this is from the free subsription of this is true, we're getting a lot more of this coming into the open over hear



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[Tony]

   Here in MS we have 2 bills introduced concerning Eminent Domain;

        1.  If land was obtained by E.D. 15 years or more ago and not used, the landowner can buy it back at the price it was sold.

       2.  The other Bill is to block the supreme court ruling

                                       Tony 

[Buzz-sawyer]

In the St Louis metro area....small municipalities are siezing private homes like CRAZY as speculators are comming forward with multitudes of hair brained plannes....all the politicos see are $$$$$$$$$
A recent deal has many people facing ruin....the developer failed to come through with financing backing out on scores of closings...with people having bought new homes already....costing the innocent home owners  fortunes and many nights of lost sleep and worry....all for a new mall!!!!!!
THIS is our ruin!

[Mr Mom]

     If it were me i would get rid of this way of getting the land.
     If you want the land than you should buy the land from the owners.
     



     Thanks Mr Mom

[Ron Wenrich]

Most people don't complain too much about eminent domain that is used for public works projects.  I have seen some areas where eminent domain was used to take homes and farms to turn them into state parks, which I didn't think was quite right.

But, now the legislature has come up with eminent domain being used for "blighted" areas.  The only problem is that bureaucrats are the ones who are deciding which areas are blighted.  The loophole still remains.

[Tom]

It is a bit shady, isn't it Ron?   Kinda like telling a fella that his sister is ugly.

[farmerdoug]

They have been fighting over a dredging project on Mill Creek in this county to keep the feilds of a couple of farmers from flooding.  They wanted to do a full dredge project that included a major portion that has never been dedged.  The Michigan EPA voted no so now they just want to take out the high spots in an half mile that was not dredged.  They told the owners that if they did not give the right of way they would use em dom.  Some of the owners are willing to let them dredge but without a permanent ROW.  They say that is not acceptable and the county is sueing for the permanent ROW.

Farmerdoug

[Frank_Pender]

If some of us tried these things as lay citiizens, we would be jailed for theft.  Hwever, if we are appointed or elected we can get away with such communistic behavior.   

[Skytramp]

I trully hope that it goes through, It would be nice to see the tables turned for once.  Several years ago I owned a home on Eleven Point river, the people voted in the positive for a water shed project along 22 miles of the river, It was proposed by the department of agriculture.  It was a great plan, It would have let the river grow back up into its natural state 50 feet on each side of the river, except for designated areas.  The dept of Agriculture then turned it over to the forest service which imeadiatly changed everything into a tourist area.  To make a long story short and save rehashing old memories, they took my home to make a road  to a canoe landing.  Once your land is condemed for eminate domain, anything can happen.  They have a bevy of lawyers that are on salery and they have time on their side.  If you choose to fight them, they will wear you out in court.
     They condemed my property for public use and put $21000.00 in the bank, their estimate of the worth of my property.  It was a 3 bedroom house with a full basement, 320 yards from the river, just above flood stage, it sat on 1.7 acres of river bottom land.  I still owed $17,000 on it, oh and by the way they were generous enough to send me a $2000 check for relocation.  Sorry but I still harbor some hostility.  When I see some federal dude get bit by the same bug, I can't help but chuckle.
SkyTramp;

[Kirk_Allen]

Alaska, I knew I loved that state
http://www.nfib.com/object/IO_26244.html

[Buzz-sawyer]

One of the suburbs of St Louis Sunset hills.....has been devistated by hairbrained land grabs...which have caused untold personal hardships for life long residents........well election time came around and guess what?
The people cleaned house!!!ALL the aldermen and the mayor are gone....they voted in a strong anti..eminent domain government finally some good news!!

[Corley5]

 

[iain]

What Corley 5  said



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