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To: Helmholtz



What's really new about this? Didn't the US gov
basically do this during the 1800's to build the railroads?


101 posted on 06/23/2005 8:10:38 AM PDT by indthkr
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To: indthkr

What's new about this is that they can now grab land to build stuff for private business.


126 posted on 06/23/2005 8:14:40 AM PDT by pepperhead (Kennedy's float, Mary Jo's don't!)
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To: indthkr

Public use and utilities were the precedent before. Now, they can tear down your house to put up a strip mall.


455 posted on 06/23/2005 9:56:46 AM PDT by prairiebreeze (Does my American flag offend you? Dial 1-800-LEAVE THE USA!)
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To: indthkr
What's really new about this? Didn't the US gov
basically do this during the 1800's to build the railroads?

No, I think the land given to the railroads was land that was already owned by the Feds, from the Louisiana Purchase.

885 posted on 06/23/2005 2:06:05 PM PDT by slowhandluke
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