"Public Purpose," No, Illegal Seizure

Nice piece of property you have there comrade citizen.  The state needs it for the public good.  But I own it.  Come, come comrade citizen, it is only a piece of property and you very well know that the state knows best how to utilize property.

“Testing the Boundaries of Eminent Domain."

Via Debra who is blogging for Claire Wolfe.

Posted by on 04/03 at 08:08 AM

  1. Ironic that this is a New York Times company. The Times new headquarters in New York was the direct product of an eminent domain seizure (at below-market value) of various private buildings. The government claimed the existing buildings constituted “blight”. This is an old legal trick that became popular in New York under the Giuliani administration. 

    Posted by Skip Oliva  on  04/03  at  08:46 AM

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