Date: 3/21/2004 3:46:00 PM
From Authorid: 58334
The government is greedy. I think it's wrong to seize someones private land for their own uses. Not too long ago someone stopped by my house and my neighbors because they wanted to build a road through there to the B&B. Of course we flat out said no but who knows what'll happen.  |
Date: 3/21/2004 3:48:00 PM
From Authorid: 22080
i dont agree with eminent domain at all, if it was me as soon as my land was taken id go back and firebomb it, i dont care, sounds immature but its my property  |
Date: 3/21/2004 3:52:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 24732
Though I would hate if they tried to build a road through my land; I guess I can understand that a little more because there atually is a public interest for a road. I understand what you mean though, my parents own a lot of property around various places and have had to face putting fire hydrants on the land and people wanting roads built through it also.  |
Date: 3/21/2004 4:01:00 PM
From Authorid: 23796
HIya Alien, I used to live in texas so I know alot of what you're talking about. During WW2, The U.S. Governement confiscated land from the native american's under an act that allowed the governement to claim land for "War" purposes. You may be familiar with this military base...it's Fort Hood. What they tried to keep under raps is that the land that they were building on was ancient indian Burial ground & they were removing the bones from the burial sites & Not reporting it to the native american tribal government. One bar on the outskirts of Fort hood hand a skeletal remain under glass as a "Tourist" attraction. When Tribal government caught wind of this there was a big stink & then the government made a Gravesite on base for the Remains to be put.  |
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Date: 3/21/2004 4:04:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 24732
I actually know someone who had to sell their land for a low price during WWII to the government and it's now an airport. They never got it back, I guess due to the rise in cost of the land. |
Date: 3/21/2004 5:55:00 PM
From Authorid: 17081
The city wanted my neighbors vacant lot to build H.U.D. houses. He refused to sell. Now they are fining him for everything that they can get him for. A piece of wood in his yard, Garage needed a spec of paint,etc. He is still paying fines. It's not right.  |
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Date: 3/21/2004 8:24:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 24732
I read about a couple of cases just like that today on the internet Mfrompa, it seems to be a common thing now. |
Date: 3/21/2004 10:29:00 PM
From Authorid: 15070
Really? pardon my naive.....but this is scary as heck. How can they do this?????!? Good post Alien.....  |
Date: 3/22/2004 7:25:00 AM
From Authorid: 2030
Eminent Domain goes back to Colonial days. Few People out there who own their own homes with a city street or county road in front realize that the 20-50 ft next to the road may belong to them but the City/ County/ State has the right to do anything they want with it. So everyone is affected. The whole thing is of course so the needs of the many can't be blocked by an individual, but it gets abused. You ARE however entitled to fair compensation for your land.  |
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Date: 3/22/2004 7:00:00 PM
From Authorid: 22080
bcar does that mean once they claim that 20-50 ft they can claim more and more as they please? |
Date: 3/23/2004 11:16:00 AM
From Authorid: 62060
I can understand this in wartime, but now?  |
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Date: 3/23/2004 4:18:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 24732
Well I can understand if the city needs a road/sewer/or something that will actually benefit the town. Often they will bring outside council with no affiliation to the town to decide where highways need to go, but I don't think the city should have any say about private property going to another private business. That's the government playing favorites with who ever will bring in the most taxes and revenue towards the city. And I suppose after you sold that 20-55 feet of land they could come back later and try to get the rest of it. That's one of the reason's we have our house so far away from the road. |
Date: 7/5/2004 12:21:00 PM
From Authorid: 7574
There was a guy in Richmond who fought to keep his land from being taken to make a road for like ten years...Too bad he lost finally.  |
