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Eminent Domain Is Unfair

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan

29 January 2006 - 11:00am

Tom Thompson argues that eminent domain has been abused throughout U.S. history.

"It's welcome news that lawmakers in Olympia are sponsoring measures this session to clarify the state constitution's ambiguous stance on eminent domain...The practice of eminent domain has been abused throughout U.S. history...The U.S. Supreme Court's decision last summer is a continuation of a scandalous process gone mad...In every case of eminent-domain abuse, the cities have justified their actions on the basis of a need to make the tax base bigger, or to create jobs."

Full Story: Eminent domain: eminently unfair
Source: The Seattle Times, January 26, 2006
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