The perfectly legitimate concept of taking private property for the public good in a practice called eminent domain used to be used to take property for things like schools, highways, military bases, airports and other uses clearly for the greater good of the public.But, this perfectly sensible legal power has been twisted to the point where private business now uses eminent domain to take citizen's property. In Arlington, Texas, thousands were displaced, their homes and apartments and businesses taken so a professional football team could build a new stadium.
In Hurst, Texas, homes were taken by eminent domain so a private business, the Northeast Mall, could expand its parking lots.
In Fort Worth, eminent domain is being used to take property to build a little lake and a flood diversion channel in a project the public has not voted for, that being the Trinity River Vision Project.
Also in Fort Worth, eminent domain is being used by Chesapeake Energy to force a homeowner to allow Chesapeake Energy to install a high pressure, high volume, non-odorized natural gas pipeline beneath his home and the other homes on Carter Avenue.
Your thoughts????
Posts
