Eminent Domain Abuse
This time, at the federal level. Seems the .gov (particularly, the IRS and DEA) had a lease expire. So, instead of taking their hit and moving on, the .gov went before a judge and, under color of law, forced the owner to extend the lease. This is also halting a major skyscraper renovation project. The judge in this case must be retarded. Or just a disgrace to his office.
Update: Fred Thompson on eminent domain.
August 2nd, 2007 at 12:07 pm
his property is stolen and if he takes physical steps to retrieve he will be criminalized. Where does that pass as freedom in a free society?
August 2nd, 2007 at 1:31 pm
I predict a vastly increased difficulty for federal agencies seeking new leases from here on out – they wouldn’t have this problem if they hadn’t let them in in the first place…