Eminent Domain - Your Home Is Your Castle !

RE:Eminent Domain - Your Home Is Your Castle !

George Blackshear — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:00:00 GMT

My family's home is presently earmarked as being within one of two sites to be asquisitioned due to Eminent Domain for the purpose of building a new "Elementary School", here in the city of Los Angeles. What really "eats me up inside" is the reason there's a need for more school space in the first place. What made the population explode 4x the normal limit? Who are all these people and where did they come from? My father, two brothers and myself all fought for and defended this country, and yet we have to lose our home to those that didn't. When taking something as precious as the home a person was raised in, it seems truth and reality should be faced head-on and not deceptive and subversive tactics while trying to justify their reasoning. What the powers that be fail to understand, it's not just the wood frame, stucco, carpeting and paint., it's all those combined memories that gives a person that thing known as "their life".

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chris breaux — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Stop the complaints and just take the money they gave you and buy a new house with the same features. the state will make your life a living hell if you say no. This is the American way! steeling, cheating, and lies. Do not blame them for wanting to own the world, blame yourself for not having a better idea on how to take land for yourself.

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warren — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 11:00:00 GMT

The state goes after the little guy first, then it uses the comparable sales to take out the bigger fish. The corps & insiders then get together & hire their kids to do study & land development surveys, to advise the state to purchase the real estate before their term is up! Its funny that the highway projects always have land & business that have to be purchased & the property was vacant decades before!

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Phil — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 13:00:00 GMT

Couldn't an organization be formed to purchase property threatened with eminent domain at a high price so that the fair market value would be raised so high that the government would back off? If a property is desirable for condos, etc., isn't it valuable to others also? (Obviously, the purpose is to lease back to current owners.)

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Alan M. Kaplan — Sun, 19 Mar 2006 11:00:00 GMT

American history is filled with stories of corrupt local politicians. With many builders and developers, kick-backs, collusive bidding and bribes are standard business practice. Insert the megabucks involved, and I am amazed that I haven't read about eminent domain lawsuits aleging such corrupt practices. As an investigator with over 42 years experience, I have a methodology likely to stop such actions dead. I'm interested in joint venturing with an aggressive attorney to derail such actions.

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George — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 11:00:00 GMT

I will no longer do business with anyone who uses eminent domain. This includes the catholic church. No more tithing for thieves of that sort. Everybody ought to do this.

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Rick — Sat, 25 Feb 2006 13:00:00 GMT

3 weeks after closing on my home I was notified of a meeting regarding a new road in my neighborhood. It will go through my home, but not for 4 more years. Would I be able to demand the county to now settle and to receive a fair yearly equity addition to the settlement price until the construction happens and also allow me to live free until the road phase is to take place. They have me between a rock and a hard space. What are my rights ?

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Hudek david — Thu, 05 Jan 2006 13:00:00 GMT

Energy-BillDept of energy proposed sites in Minnesota Coal-gassification supposed clean coal burning plant. I find out the co.zoning office oked a "possible" site right accross the road from my lake home I spent 5 years building myself Now can't sell, assetes are frozen. Woods and 400 acres of wetland will be lost. Only 10 home owners to take over. 4yrs of const noise! private company gets land to sell this plant to the DOE. We fight a losing legal battle.

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diane burns — Sun, 25 Dec 2005 13:00:00 GMT

to bbq in AZ: I was very involved in the emminent domain abuse case in Mesa when Bailey Brake Service almost lost his freedom to keep his business where it had been for many years. I am interested in taking this effort statewide if I can locate others who might help in the effort. What city are you located in? Do you know others who might help? We need to start soon to make the 2006 ballot. It is critical to our freedoms!

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anonymous — Wed, 14 Dec 2005 13:00:00 GMT

ok, im in debate and we are talking about why eminent domain is bad and why it is good... i have to write 2 affirmitive cases and 2 negative cases... can anyone help???

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John d smith — Sun, 20 Nov 2005 13:00:00 GMT

BPA's "Enhancement" expands easement 45' in all (21) 1-2 ac lots in narrow neighborhood and others in for 7 mi.. Line space exists on adj. USFS land, adds two poles and extra cable. Eminent domain expected.

Impact repeats in future. BPA "lines do not diminish propery value". EIS rept's state "you have lines now and new ones aren't much different" or "making change you indicate doesn't meet goal of providing low cost power". EIS reports by BPA. MT. Notified 3-4 mos. late.

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Matthew — Mon, 14 Nov 2005 13:00:00 GMT

We must put a stop to this amendment. It is truly un-american. Please help by contacting the Senate and Congress and let them know how you feel about this outrage.

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Barb — Sat, 12 Nov 2005 13:00:00 GMT

Bozeman, Montana the city has taken a middle class neighborhood and calling it blight. My mother has lived thier for fifty years, the house my dad built sits on a large lot, that has been taken care of and is in excellent condition. The city said it would not take the private homes, if they do not take the private land then they will not have anything to build on. Every one needs to get together all over the united states and change the laws, to protect the home owners.

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Alyson — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 11:00:00 GMT

Emminent domain should be BANNED period.

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BILL — Mon, 10 Oct 2005 11:00:00 GMT

It seems there are grounds for a Class Action suit on behalf of America's SENIORS! Consider the following: Fixed incomes, Mortgage paid off, well settled in community, Medical, Dental,Drugs, Grocery,Services(like EMS), Church-Temple, Children, Grandchildren, friends, Home and yard- adapted to grow older in(ramps, bath grab bars). Regardless of one's political leanings, this ruling is perverse and must be struck down.