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To: Libertina
I had read of that; hopefully something will get to the US Supreme Court, and a solid decision can develop that restricts Eminent Domain to needful public works -- not commercial ventures.

There's also a farm family in Coatsville. PA going through the same thing -- seems the town wants to steal their land for a golf course. PA is a funny place -- it isn't a State; it's a Commonwealth, so the land-use laws are a little funny. My take is they still have to abide by the US Constitution as it takes precedence over the state laws.

12 posted on 06/03/2002 7:26:04 PM PDT by brityank
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To: brityank
Hey, thanks for the name explantion on your homepage Brityank! I love it.
I feel irritated when I find I don't know a law, because for the life of me I thought that private property could only be condemned when it was a danger. This really ticks me off. Now I also have to check out your comment about about operating like a commonwealth. ???

I have friends (who own a golf course -"Waltz" ) in Limerick PA. Are you in that area?

36 posted on 06/05/2002 8:50:12 PM PDT by Libertina
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