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October 3, 2006
EMINENT DOMAINIA
Institute for Justice, Press Release: Institute for Justice Will Represent Riviera Beach Homeowners In Fight Against Eminent Domain Abuse
Just as Justice Sandra Day O’Connor warned in her dissent in the Kelo eminent domain case last year, lower-income and minority property owners are being forced off of their land by the government to make way for the rich and politically powerful. In Riviera Beach, Fla., the City is working to take the homes and small businesses of working-class families, who live near the waterfront, to make way for a yacht marina, luxury condominiums, upscale retail stores and hotels for the wealthy.
News 10 Now, Pataki signs new law limiting eminent domain
A big win for the Mohawk Valley community who rallied against plans for a power line project stretching from the Utica area to the lower Hudson Valley.
Governor Pataki joined state legislators and local leaders at the SUNY-IT Campus in Marcy to sign legislation that limits the use of eminent domain by electric and gas corporations.
The law adds new restrictions for companies looking to take over people's land to use for electric and gas line projects, like the one proposed by New York Regional Interconnect.
Capitalism Magazine, Socialism for the Rich
Although socialism has long claimed to be for the poor, it has probably done more damage, on net balance, to the poor than to the rich. After all, the rich have enough money to leave the country if they think the socialists are going to do them any serious harm.
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The rich have learned to adapt socialist policies to their own benefit. For example, the city of Riviera Beach, Florida, is planning to demolish a working class neighborhood under its power of eminent domain, in order to prepare the way for a marina for yachts, luxury condominiums and an upscale shopping district.
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Meanwhile the rich get rid of lower-income folks without having to pay them the value of their homes and businesses that will be demolished. As in so many other cases, eminent domain is socialism for the rich.
City Pages, Stealing Home
The Twins ballpark deal hits a snag on one minor detail: Property acquisition
The Minnesota Twins have not yet appointed an architect to complete the design work on the new stadium that is scheduled to open in time for the team's 2010 season.
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But there is at least one element of this tangled stadium situation that is moving smartly apace. On September 19, the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners voted 5-2 to approve a resolution authorizing the county to seize all relevant property rights and interests around the ballpark site through eminent domain if necessary.
Posted by lumi at October 3, 2006 8:39 PM