[HarryCaul]

What is, though, is the forcible taking of private land, which will then be turned over to a private for-profit entity.

Very, very, very un-Republican.

[Paleo Conservative]

Since when did building a road either public or private not involve government's use of eminent domain to condemn private property? Well maybe the western railroads. But even then the government granted land claimed by American Indians to rail road companies.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

...the corridor, the governor said a Spanish firm has been selected to develop the corridor project.

Cintra-Zachary has said it plans to invest $6 billion by 2010 in the stretch of toll road from San Antonio to Dallas...

As I understand it, Cintra is the Spanish firm, while Zachry is a Texas firm, if I remember correctly.

[deport]

What is, though, is the forcible taking of private land, which will then be turned over to a private for-profit entity.

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Well I guess there are two options..

1. Let the gov't get the property, raise the tax base and bond obligations for 30 yrs or more and slowly build the roads over some long period of time..... or

2. Let the gov't get the same property, contract out the roadway building, operation, etc with a private firm with them providing the funding, not raise the tax base nor issue bonded indebtness.

If you assume the roads are needed then in either case you have the roads and the property taken by the gov't, in one case the tax payers put up the money or in the other case the private entity puts up the money