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Want to know what agricultural interests think about eminent domain? This article in the Progressive Cattleman outlines it. It walks you through these crucuial questions:
Q: When can land be taken with eminent domain?
A: When there is a public use.
Q: How is a landowner compensated?
A: Depends on how the land is taken, but if its a portion of the land, the land owner is generally compensated justly and adequately for the land taken and the impact on the rema…
Resfreshing our recollection, two professor types published a paper for Mercatus Center at George Mason University. Their conclusions did not favor eminent domain and has become an anthem for property rights advocates.
The Editorial Board at The Oklahoman took an economic spin from the research, and write about optimistic economic development projections, that often fail to take into account opportunity costs. The Editorial Board pushes for more protections for property owners. <...
The author of the forth coming book, The Grasping Hand: Kelo v. City of New London and the Limits of Eminent Domain , is touring the country speaking about eminent domain.
This will…
Private pipeline companies exercising eminent domain for common carrier pipelines isn’t only a Texas issue. A Lt. Gov. candidate in Massachusettes also raises the same private property rights concerns that draw the attention of Texas land owners. The Massachusettes candidate also throws in environmental concerns, but the private property rights concerns are identical. [The Recorder]
The first public meetings about the privately funded, high speed rail proposed for Texas began this week. The Dallas Morning News reports that the company developinghigh speed rail has eminent domain authority.
Its a combination of words that do not sit well with private property rights activists: private, company, eminent domain, and development. [Dallas…
TPPF, an ardent supporter of private property rights, submitted a letter brief in support of the property owner, Eagle Ford Land Partners.
Here’s the big picture: A natural gas pipeline wanted land to build a pipe. The pipeline company and land owner weren’t able to reach an agreement. The eminent domain case went to a trial court. At trial, the jury awarded Eagle Ford $1.6Million. The pipeline never paid the award of adeqaute compensation. As a result, land rights groups filed ami…
A proposed new toll road in North Texas by the Texas Turnpike Corporation has garnered the attention of activists. Lots of activists.
A public forum was shut down by the Fire Marshall. The next public forum included heated and vocal opposition. Last week there was an organized protest by Texas TURF. And now Breitbart, the same organization for which Michael Quinn Sullivan writes, posted in opposition to the toll road.
Besides the disdain for toll roads, the proposed North …
Thousands of years ago salt was a valuable commodity. Empires were built on salt.
Today, the Tax Foundation uses a George Mason University Eminent Domain Paper to empirically state that eminent domain is not worth it. The Tax Foundation highlights that eminent domain has a negative relationship with economic revenue growth. “The gamble against private property rights rarely pays off.”
Hear that sound? It’s the printers of private property rights advocates printing this pa…
Odds are high every member of the Texas Legislature will receive a copy of this George Mason University Mercatus Center Paper, “Takings and Tax Revenue: Fiscal Impacts of Eminent Domain.”
This academic paper details the use of eminent domain and resulting impact to government. [Synopsis of the Eminent Domain Paper for 2015]
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The meat of this article is that private proeprty rights are the foundation for the market economy. The authors then work their way through the landmark 2005 Kelo case and note that Kelo’s property was never used for the economic development purpose for which it was taken. But rather, Kelo’s property was used for refuse from 2011 hurricane Irene. RealClearPolicy also highlights the 2014 Economic Freedom of the World Report that the U.S. fell to 36th for its legal system and privat…RealClearPolicy Asks: Does Eminent Domain Raise Revenue?