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" Coming soon to lots of American Cities."

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Legal progress is one thing. Confiscation is entirely different (but now new). The Nazis were master of it.

City officials and planners have a necessary duty to control growth in a manner to maximize the liveability of the community. No one wants to live in an area where there are houses intermixed with industrial sites like wrecking yards, dumps, bars, stores, schools, and shopping malls. There has to be a logical beneficial plan and growth process.

To that end, there may at times be a need to seize some property by means of "eminent domain." The seizure must be show a demonstrated need which benefits the people of the city. It MUST be fair, it MUST be fairly compensated, and it MUST be used sparingly.

Many of us understand the evil of this ruling. It basically allows the taking of one person's private property and turns it over to another private person or business for their economic benefit under the guise of the "public good." This cannot be allowed to exist in America. Now I don't know what would be considered "fair" compensation in this situation, but the people should not be forced to sell against their wishes regardless of the compensation.