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Fred Thompson Comes Out Against Eminent Domain Abuse

July 30th, 2007 by Xander Zebrose

On ImWithFred.com Fred Thompson has written a post criticizing the 2005 Kelo v. New London decision that vastly expanded the right of the government to take your property.

It’s said that a man’s home is his castle, but across America some property owners are being rooked by local bureaucrats and politicians and having their private property confiscated by local governments for the supposed public good.

Most people probably think that if they buy a home or a small business that they will get to keep what they purchased. After all, the Fifth Amendment guarantees that “private property [shall not] be taken for public use, without just compensation.”

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One Response to “Fred Thompson Comes Out Against Eminent Domain Abuse”

  1. Darel99 Says:
    July 31st, 2007 at 10:08 pm

    Hi Xander,

    I wanted to remind others that while Fred may offer a point of view. Ron Paul has had a consistent voting record to oppose eminent domain abuse. I noticed you posted a recent quote from Fred so I’ll below is a post from Ron Paul’s 2008 site:

    We must stop special interests from violating property rights and literally driving families from their homes, farms and ranches.

    Today, we face a new threat of widespread eminent domain actions as a result of powerful interests who want to build a NAFTA superhighway through the United States from Mexico to Canada.

    We also face another danger in regulatory takings: Through excess regulation, governments deprive property owners of significant value and use of their properties — all without paying “just compensation.”

    Property rights are the foundation of all rights in a free society. Without the right to own a printing press, for example, freedom of the press becomes meaningless. The next president must get federal agencies out of these schemes to deny property owners their constitutional rights to life, liberty, and property.

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