[Lazamataz]

Laz, you should be very thankful that you haven't seen eminent domain being abused to give politically connected private parties commercial land at sweetheart prices.

This misuse should be fought, prosecuted, and the corrupt politicians brought under the State Atty. Generals close examination. People should be sent to jail for such things.

That said, there are many good and reasonable applications of Eminent Domain. I have seen highways get needed expansion, exits from thruways get created, farmland turned into forever-wild parks in the face of increasingly dense development, and so on. These are good uses of this law, and I would wager that for every corrupt use of the law, there are 1000 good uses of it.

Kinda like guns.

[Poohbah]

Absolutely true--eminent domain does have lots of legitimate uses. Unfortunately, the abuse rate is skyrocketing. And forget getting the State AG to investigate: a simple "insurance" donation to his warchest will give him an advanced case of Nelson's Eye...