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To: itsahoot
Kelo pretty much gives the government the authority to take your land for any reason or no reason at all.

In states that allow that. The Supreme Court said in their Kelo decision that states were free to pass laws banning eminent domain for revenue-generating schemes.

6 posted on 11/20/2014 11:46:09 AM PST by Bettyprob
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To: Bettyprob

And many did - including Nebraska.


9 posted on 11/20/2014 11:47:18 AM PST by WayneS (Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.)
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To: Bettyprob

Wasn’t the original Kelo case...about someone making money?


41 posted on 11/20/2014 1:07:09 PM PST by Osage Orange (I have strong feelings about gun control. If there's a gun around, I want to be controlling it.)
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