[Alberta's Child]

Go back and look at the posts on this thread where the history of "adverse possession" is explained. The legal principle is older than the United States of America.

It was the legal basis for the conquest and settlement of North America, for that matter.

[metmom]

I’m sure it has legal standing for a long time because people have been wanting to steal land for a long time.

It may be legal, but that doesn’t make it right.

[Renfrew]

Yes, every piece in he world was at some point stolen from someone else.

Unless you have an expiry date for claims things get very messy for everyone.

[Sacajaweau]

Not quite...The Universal Rule was "to the victor goes the spoils".

This isn't quite the same thing.