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To: Osage Orange
As popular as it has become to be outraged by eminent domain, there does exist occasions when it is either necessary, or meets the criteria established locally.

Construction of freeways, or airports and even schools are often legitimate reasons for eminent domain.

But the use of e.d. for a private development (as in Conneticutt) is not. This case seems to combine questionable tactics and methodology with what may or may not be a legitimate use of e.d. But anyone who lives near a major University should be aware that expansion is highly probable.

14 posted on 11/23/2005 8:51:56 AM PST by Michael.SF. (The other side (in war on terror) is not evil--they just have a different perspective-Chris Mathews)
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To: Michael.SF.
As popular as it has become to be outraged by eminent domain, there does exist occasions when it is either necessary, or meets the criteria established locally. Construction of freeways, or airports and even schools are often legitimate reasons for eminent domain.

Sure...I can agree with that. But...it should be done fairly...and it should be done rarely.

But the use of e.d. for a private development (as in Conneticutt) is not. This case seems to combine questionable tactics and methodology with what may or may not be a legitimate use of e.d. But anyone who lives near a major University should be aware that expansion is highly probable.

For crying out loud, it's not for a research lab to cure DemoMarxistLeftishSocialistLiberalism..It's for a sports complex.

20 posted on 11/23/2005 8:59:12 AM PST by Osage Orange (A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way. -M. Twain)
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To: Michael.SF.
As popular as it has become to be outraged by eminent domain, there does exist occasions when it is either necessary, or meets the criteria established locally.

True, but property owners do not have to accept the initial offer for their properties. Eminent Domain seziures can be successfully appealed for (in most cases) a lot more than the initial offer.

What most folks don't realize is that appeals can be based on the future value of the proposed project that is the basis of the seziure. In cases that are appealed on that basis land owners can often reap as much as 10 to 15 times the initial offer.

Every one affected by this needs to enlist the services of attorneys who specialize in eminent domain cases.

42 posted on 11/23/2005 9:50:15 AM PST by P8riot (When they come for your guns, give them the bullets first.)
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