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To: Ilaine who wrote (67646)9/7/2004 3:58:52 AM
From: LindyBill  Read Replies (1) of 793895
 
I agree with Nader 100% on this issue, it is morally wrong for government to condemn private property through eminent domain for the use of the private sector.

That is a bad decision made that was overturned this year.

Landmark Eminent Domain Abuse Decision [UNANIMOUS!] - Michigan Supreme Court Halts Eminent Domain For "Economic Development": Court States Poletown Was "Erroneous"


"We overrule Poletown," the Court wrote, "in order to vindicate our constitution, protect the people's property rights and preserve the legitimacy of the judicial branch as the expositor, not creator, of fundamental law."

Justice Robert Young [Jr.], who wrote the lead opinion, called the 1981 case allowing Detroit's Poletown neighborhood to be cleared for a GM plant a "radical departure from fundamental constitutional principles."

"It was a terrible mistake. Now, the Michigan Supreme Court has restored the rights of all Michiganders to keep their homes and businesses, even if another, politically connected private business wants them. This is a great day for property rights nationwide."

propertyrightsresearch.org
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