Advantages Of Eminent Domain

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The law of eminent domain has been discussed over many years. The law of eminent domain is allowing the government to seize private property for public use. Many feel as if it should not be allowed. Some reasons, the property belongs to the people they have rights, many people abuse the system, and also many states use it in different ways. All these reasons give us, we the people more reasons why it should not be allowed. First, we as citizens have rights, so if a person uses their money they earn and buys a piece of property, how would it be fair if the government without asking can just take part of your land you worked hard to get and turn it into a parking lot or national park etc. Now you have worked many hours to buy that land and the government just decides oh well we need more land and they take yours. How is that fair if you're supposed to have equal rights. It not you should be able to tell them no when it comes down to your property. Next, many governments abuse the system by cheating citizens out. Like at this moment the government has put a Dakota pipeline right through the Indian tribes lands. The government are treating the Indians like they don't matter. They are abusing the eminent domain and using force so they can get what the government wants. How is that fair …show more content…

Like maybe one state that has a lot of farming might not have as many advantages because the government is more likely to need something from them. Like maybe taking part of a farmer's land because they need another gas well and the farmer has a barn where they are taking his land the farmer just lost money and his barn, how does that benefit them. Other states will more likely have more advantages if the government most likely won't need anything from them. So they are using their advantages for our

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