What can the average citizen do about eminent domain?  It isn't fair in any way.?
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Secure your interest in your own property, copyright, deed, title... There is plenty of info out there if one looks hard enough
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It depends is it is used for something useful like a road or bridge. It can be abused just like any law. Here's my problem with the recent Supreme Court ruling. Let's say that the town doesn't like someone then they can just take their property and remove them. Of course they have to be compensated. \nOn the other hand, if a City wants to tear down empty buildings to make room for business that will employ people and make the city better then it is good.
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I really think this is a lose lose situation for us in Minnesota...I just don't think taxpayers will go for it..it's really the way of today...coorporate and owners will wait until taxpayers give in..and I just don't think it will happen
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Public property is private to politicians\nprivate property is public to all
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This kind of thing makes my blood boil.\nI feel like my property is my property and as long as I do not make noise to disturb my neighbors, trespass on their property, etc then what I do is my business.\nIf my neighbors was to leave junk cars on their property that is up to them. Same is I want to paint my house in polka dots. \nWhoever is paying the taxes and bought the land/house has the right to do as they please as long as they do not disturb others. I do not count supposed eyesores as a disturbance.
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There are places you can go to get the help you need.There are websites with info.I personally would go to a higher authority than the police.A mayor,or judge.I`d publicize this bussiness`name and the cicumstances.Here in our state we have seven on your side.A place you can call into with such matters and they take care of it for you.According to your statement,this is nothing less than theft.If that`s the way the system works there,maybe we should all just get us a moving bussiness and keep whatever we want and sell the rest.We`d make a fortune!If we were as sorry as these people seem to be.
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EMINENT DOMAIN - The government's right to acquire private property for public use. \n\n1)The Castle Coalition is the Institute for Justice’s nationwide grassroots property rights activism project.  We help home and small business owners protect themselves and stand up to the greedy governments and developers who seek to take private property for their own gain. And thanks to the gracious generosity of our donors, we're able to do this for free.\n2)The controversial Lafayette Landings subdivision in Floyds Knobs has been approved by the Floyd County (Ind.) Plan Commission. \n3)One of the distinguishing features of a free society is its defense of the right of private property. As every individual has the right to his life, so has he the right to those things necessary to sustain life - among them, the private ownership of property and the ability to keep the fruits of his labor.\n4)Eminent Domain: the power of a government to take private property for public use; the 5th Amendment of the US Constitution and articles in many state constitutions allow this practice provided that just compensation is made.\nThe World's Largest Online Library 43 articles listed.
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Source has all the info you need:\n\nDo you own land that you would like to see remain free from development -- for your lifetime and for future generations? Doing nothing to protect it may doom your land to development.\n\nWhy? Estate taxes are one reason. Federal taxes can be as high as 50% of a property's fair market value, virtually forcing heirs to sell it. And, of course, future owners may be compelled by ever-increasing property values, or simply by a lack of appreciation for the land, to sell it for development.
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I think that your city council is a GREAT place to take that concept. City planners are kind of the base level of government, as it were, and most representative, because they deal with US citizens everyday. If many cities across the nation come to similar conclusions on the issue, and pass to county, to state, and on up to Washington, then there'll be consensus and consequently better national policy. These people are our elected and appointed officials, and they should kind of be listening on this one, even if they think they're rich enough to just disregard all that, or have lots of friends in the oil business or whatever, illegal immigration is one example issue that's an integrity-tester, because it deals with, what else, Large Sums Of Money. \n\nExample: I work for company X. I have a Suitcase Containing A Large Sum Of Money. You'll be the county planning guy, for purposes of this argument. My company, company X, wants to build a chicken processing plant(insert name of enterprise here), and bring our army of guatemalan illegal aliens who work for 2 bucks an hour, and we want to set it up in your county. Would you take the money?\nWe make a billion a year, net profit, with our nationwide chain of illegal chicken processing houses. The suitcase has 10 million dollars in it. Would you take the money? Hmmmm.....like I said, this is an integrity-tester...
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whoever the next of kin is, gets the land... your description is to confusing to figure that out for me..but you being a family memeber should be able too.... a lawyer would probally help too.. if there is a lean on the land or debts owed.. it might just go to the government.. I would get a lawyer
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I think it's a travesty of justice, to say the very least (the rest I'd like to add I can't say on yahoo without them editing most of it!)  that the "rich and the famous" can get away with whatever the hell they do, unlike the rest of us "common-folk"! How are we supposed to want to respect authority when our laws only pertain to those who can't  even afford to hire a good defense attorney? It's B------t.
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Depending on the size of the city or town, you could go to the mayor's office to complain...But if Legal Aide said they cant do anything, then chances are your options are limited
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What public land? You know some not owned by goverment?
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Outstanding idea.  These people are trespassing on property that they have absolutely no right to be on.  Trespassers really seems to drive home the lack of legality on the issue far better than aliens.  I think this might help get more Americans to realize how much these people are costing them.  It's ok to love your heritage, but it is stupid to think that it is ok that these people are here.
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We can't, I think that is the idea.\n\nI love the fact that my parents will work their entire life to buy and finally pay off their house, and when they die I (and by 'I', I mean me and my siblings) won't be able to keep what is rightfully ours. We are gonna have to sell the house to pay the government for something that is not theirs and is nothing to do with them. \n\nThis government is incompetent.\n\nIt's hard enough to get on the property ladder as it is!
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if its your property, you can be a good citizen and not say anything about it.or you can get your own lawyer and fight it or you could sell it.
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"Collect taxes" is probably the answer you're looking for, but in fact "E) All of the above" is the correct answer. People have rights; Congress receives authority from the People.