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It looks like there is a golf course greater than the size of the entire city near by. Eminent domain it and build more housing.
by anonuser123456 3y ago
It looks like there is a golf course greater than the size of the entire city near by.
Eminent domain it and build more housing.
- porkbeer 3y agoLet's not abuse laws, forcibly steal land, or any other illegal acts, just because we dont like someones hobby.
- w0de0 3y agoThat would not be abuse. Eminent domain isn’t theft, and can hardly be characterized as illegal.
- JohnFen 3y agoI think that it's clearly theft. Theft is when someone deprives another of the use of their property without their consent. Eminent Domain can be justifiable under some circumstances, but it's still theft.
- coldbrewed 3y agoTheft is the unauthorized taking of another's property; eminent domain is the power of a state to take private property for public use which means it's expressly authorized. Eminent domain is included as state power in the US Constitution, so considering eminent domain as theft means partially rejecting the authority of the Constitution. I think that's well within the scope of this conversation, but if we're going to be worried about the conversion of a private golf course into housing then we should really talk about what happened with Native American land treaties. tl;dr: if we're redefining theft then that opens a huge can of worms.
- anonuser123456 3y agoEminent domain is not theft. Landholders are compensated with fair market value.
- JohnFen 3y agoCompensating landowners doesn't mean it's not theft. If I broke into your house and stole all your stuff, but left a pile of cash of equal value, it's still stealing.
- elliotto 3y agoLand is different. Land rights are defined and protected by a government. A better example is if I gave you a tractor, then a few years later said actually I need that tractor back and gave you the value of what it's worth.
- solarkraft 3y agoUsing a law is pretty legal, actually.