We have a Constitutional right to teenagers getting abortions and murderers constantly getting new trials, but this Court saw no need to protect the rights of people to protect their property from government seizure. Oy.
"I can speak from personal experience to tell you that in NJ this will be used to make the democrats' cronies richer and more powerful. "
Taking property from landowners is so common in central NJ, no one even NOTICES anymore! Take a look at New Brunswick; most of this was done because John Lynch (Jim McGreevey's mentor) wants to make the city a memorial to his greed and corruption.
Some states might be able to get their pols to pass laws restricting the use of eminent domain to enrich the contributors of Democrats at the expense of landowners. But I absolutely GUARANTEE New Jersey will NEVER be among them.