One would expect that private property taken by eminent domain would become land available for public use such as parks and roads. Unfortunately, this decision creates a loophole for government to manipulate the definition of public use simply to generate greater tax revenue.
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Related The right to private property ownership is one of our core freedoms, ... Historically, eminent domai... LINCOLN DAVIS What BB&T is against is using eminent domain for private development of private property. That's the... BOB DENHAM It's time for Deltona to decide if they want to use eminent domain for private or public development... JAMIE JESSUP As a matter of constitutional interpretation, I think the Constitution is pretty clear that property... MICHAEL RAMSEY We were aghast at that decision. When you use eminent domain for private use, you are abusing indivi... BOB DENHAM I think if we can avoid the use of eminent domain, we will do so. We're not crazy about going out an... MIKE ALBERT There are many, many instances where we've found that the cities that agreed to eminent domain use n... ADRIAN MOORE Momentum continues to grow in Congress to pass legislation to protect homes, small businesses, and o... JOHN CORNYN create a chilling effect on the use of eminent domain for a variety of public purposes not specifica... EDDIE PEREZ This property would generate tax revenue of various kind without (hurting) the schools. LARRY SHAFER The fifth amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees that no private property shall be taken for ... ELTON GALLEGLY You and I each have a constitutional right that if our property is taken, it's taken for a public us... LEE MCGRATH It seems nutty to sell or exchange waterfront property, because the land would become a magnet for d... CHARLES LEE Our founding fathers referred to eminent domain as 'despotic power;' and that was when property was ... BRUCE HILLIS In the wake of the tax bonanzas for new commercial projects, roadside strips boomed. Private develop... DOLORES HAYDEN There is a very strong public perception that an unregulated ownership of land, such as housing by f... JOE MATTHEWS While I believe our Constitution allows for State and local governments to execute the power of emin... SOLOMON ORTIZ It's for use by state employees. However, it will be available for public use after hours and on wee... DAVE HUMPHREY A greater focus on design in all new homes would make the best use of land, create homes and public ... RICHARD ROGERS We keep finding out the hard way that private property rights aren't quite as sacred to some as they... GEORGE JOHNSON This is a quality-of-life project where the public benefits by one, getting rid of (a) dilapidated b... TODD GREENBURG I think it's a great example of a public-private partnership. I really wish the government entities ... LARRY MEDINA I hope we could get someone to move into the property who would be able to generate tax revenue. Of ... GLEN GOULD Censure is the tax a man pays to the public for being eminent. JONATHAN SWIFT Today, private landowners live in fear of the ESA. Those who harbor endangered species on their prop... DAVID RIDENOUR Today, private landowners live in fear of the ESA. Those who harbor endangered species on their prop... DAVID RIDENOUR Wal-Mart and Target have both been criticized for their eminent domain use. BURT FLICKINGER We can sleep a little easier at night knowing a private developer will not wield the power of eminen... MARSHA LOOPER There are only two states in the nation that allow for a government to take private property and tur... BRUCE HILLIS It would be an entity that would define our boundaries in The Woodlands. It would allow for a centra... BRUCE TOUGH For this is an intensely personal decision and not one typically for the public domain, ... Yet, it ... JAMES MCGREEVEY Any regulations adopted since December 31, 1995 that damages or harms the value of your property by ... DEAN BOYER Limit use of shareware and public domain software to systems without fixed disks. If you do use them... JOHN MCAFEE (All three parks) are currently operating under an interim plan (for snowmobile use) as we prepare a... AL NASH I don't agree that it shouldn't all be in the public domain. In fact I think it all should be in the... BROCK EVANS Traditional public revenue alone won't be able to finance our transportation needs. There are billio... GEORGE RUNNER What possible reason do we have as representatives of the people to not allow them to use a public r... SEN. GENE THERRIAULT Our aim was to get this information into the public domain, and the government's attempts at withhol... AMRIT SINGH In the end, it is because the media are driven by the power and wealth of private individuals that t... TERRY EAGLETON Child welfare ought really to cover all sorts of topics, such as better water and sanitation and goo... MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS Hometown Matters would help reduce the state's reliance on property taxes by establishing alternativ... ANDREA JOHNSON It was explicitly understood that the video would remain at all times the private property of Mr. St... ROBERT RITCHIE Taking people's property away for a public interest is one thing, but taking it away to give to anot... ADRIAN MOORE Florida's laws are one of the worst in the country for using eminent domain for private development.... DANA BERLINER It's been shown time and again that Minnesota voters don't want to use public money to fund sports s... LAURA LEHMANN I think the ethos for Gov. Romney is to use a whole variety of policies, of which tax policy is one,... GLENN HUBBARD There is no more reason to pay for private education than there is to pay for a private swimming poo... ALBERT SHANKER The decision speaks for itself and we're moving forward with condemnation. The interpretation is tha... BILL STERN The upshot of the matter was that Morgan devised a plan for the sale of a large amount of Vanderbilt... JOHN MOODY We won't be spending the kind of money we would if we could (sell) bonds. But we are going to use th... ZACH HALL I just wanted the public to know what was being proposed, and let them make the decision. I think it... DERRICK SPINKS The most damaging bills were defeated. One bill that would have allowed any communication between el... JEFF HUNT In a time when we need the aid of the general public to help our public officials look for wasteful ... ELIZABETH MASON The Aladdin will be the maximum highest and best use of the property, ... It would have been a crime... JACK SOMMER My focus and that of all members of the Government responsible for delivering services to the public... ESTELLE MORRIS The government ended up replacing public monopolies with private monopolies by simply selling its as... JOSEPH MUSCAT Trust land transactions like these are a part of our investment in our children's future education. ... DOUG SUTHERLAND I like to use public speaking as a platform for my faith. BROCK KREITZBURG I see this as a win-win solution. First, we retain ownership which keeps the land permanently within... FRED NIX Few, if any, landowners in Montana are asked to give up property rights in exchange for hypothetical... DAVID BLAIR If it were feasible to use animals as organ donors, an unlimited supply would potentially become ins... ANTHONY WARRENS Sometimes, you can get a really attractive piece of public property by trading it out. So, some land... CARL POPE When the private does well, there's revenue for the public sector. JIM TALENT as Iraq has become the pre-eminent obsession of political leaders and the general public. JIMMY CARTER We've taken calls from people with vacant land ready to use, but we also look for existing mobile pa... KEN HIGGINBOTHAM Public sector property management requires specialist expertise. In the public sector property is of... DON SMITH A lot of data leaks are because companies don't classify their data. The government is great at that... BILL BURK I would expect eminent domain to play a significant role in the rebuilding of New Orleans. My guess ... BART PETERSON For the first time, you had novels that represented this domain of private feelings and women's live... HELEN THOMPSON No question, but I would give priority-all else being equal-I would give the nod to preserving the b... ED RENDELL What you have here is an equal protection issue. There is a trend in land use to prefer entities tha... JARED LELAND I do not subscribe to the doctrine that the people are the slaves and property of their government. ... GERRIT SMITH Any attempt to keep [public sector] wages down would be counterproductive, and would risk underminin... DAVE PRENTIS Seizing private property for private development or for the expansion of the government?s tax base d... ALLEN DOUGLAS Seizing private property for private development or for the expansion of the government¹s tax base ... ALLEN DOUGLAS Seizing private property for private development or for the expansion of the government¹s tax base ... ALLEN DOUGLAS The taking of private property for private use, in my estimation, is unconstitutional. It's un-Ameri... MAXINE WATERS True conservation provides for wise use by the general public. The American people do not want our r... GEORGE AIKEN Many of us feel that the soul of Texas may be riding on this campaign. I would dearly love to be num... KINKY FRIEDMAN It's not right to think that the public's interest in protecting species should be the sole burden o... GREG WALDEN In this age of Enron and a focus on increased accountability demanded by the public, particularly as... DENNIS GALLAGHER The public owns the airwaves; Congress gave them to broadcasters for free, with the understanding th... REED HUNDT Over twenty years, we expect to generate about $80 million or more in sales tax revenue. BOB KOVITZ We were absolutely not ever offered the opportunity to buy that property. It was always understood t... REBECCA HALE Farm Bureau worked for eminent domain reform for the last three years in Missouri, and we are please... CHARLES E. KRUSE One man's blight is another man's castle. Without proper restrictions and well-defined parameters, g... PEYTON KNIGHT Where we have opportunities to preserve land in Lake Tahoe, we need to be aggressive - to preserve t... JULIE REGAN Hill reiterated in private what we have said in public about this issue, that they're separate and t... SEAN MCCORMACK Corruption is the art of shortchanging yourself by using funds meant for public good for your privat... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) If they try to do it for private commercial purposes, they lose all their money. You lose it across ... HENRY BONILLA We have made a very significant shift in this state on eminent domain. We have gone from a reasonabl... LOUIS JAMBOIS That should eliminate any need to use eminent domain. It is not - 'not' with a capital 'N' - our int... BILL MAY Any use of the Internet would be hampered, ... We would be paying a fee to be using things that are ... JOHN STEWART Republican-led reforms would help Americans purchase their own coverage through the use of tax credi... RONNA MCDANIEL Jefferson's fear was that without such a system of public education, the country would end up being ... FAREED ZAKARIA Many of those who argue for vouchers say that they simply want to use competition to improve public ... JONATHAN KOZOL Any decision to use lethal force against a United States citizen - even one intent on murdering Amer... ERIC HOLDER I have no problems with private schools. I graduated from one and so did my mother. Private schools ... JIM CLYBURN Basically the plan is to purchase land for resource protection, but also make it available for publi... CYNTHIA JOHNSON I am for a government rigorously frugal & simple, applying all the possible savings of the publi... THOMAS JEFFERSON
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