[Phantom Lord]

Is this ownership society the reason Jeb Bush is letting the feds and the state of Florida condemn a mans property so they can expand a water project.

Depending on the type of "water project" it is likely that such a move is well within eminent domains proper use.

[satchmodog9]

The report I saw on the idiot box was not specific on the nature of the project. My first thought was this was a Florida wetland(swamp) project. If this is the case then the state should lease the land from the man and let him live there and retain all of his normal property rights. In Illinois, the town of Bensonville will lose a large portion of its border to O'Hare expansion if Daley gets his way. Is it right for a town to go away for an airport expansion. I can see your point about being for the public good, but that becomes governments excuse every time.

[calex59]

Depending on the type of "water project" it is likely that such a move is well within eminent domains proper use.

Eminent domain has no proper use. It is illegal under the original constitution and probbly illegal under the one we re using today. The government has no right to size your land for any reason, but they do anyway.

As far as just compensation goes, the gov is the one that determines this. How just do you think it is in that case?

This new propensity of taking private property for private use has been going on since Clinton was in office. It started there actually and can't really be laid at Bush's door. Many people have lost their homes and watched a Wall mart go up in there places during WCs administration. We can only hope that any new supreme court justices will be conservative enought to reverse this trend and stop the assault on private property.