[alloysteel]

We DO have a Constitutional amendment to protect us from illegal seizures. As taken from the last two clauses of the Fifth Amendment:

"....nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation."

What we have is the failure of high justices to understand the simple written word, instead inferring meaning that was never the intent of the persons who drafted the Fifth Amendment in the first place.

[Busywhiskers]

I agree with you completely. Why go to the effort of passing an amendment when they have already perverted one that is written in pretty clear english.

I am wondering if Congress can limit the SC's jurisdiction over eminent domain cases under Article III, Section 2 of the constitution and then correct this atrocity via legislation.

Any constitutional scholars out there?