Eminent domain is when you do that thing we don't like about communism, but we do it for profit so it's okay.

I have somewhat the feeling, that a lot of things in urban planing during the 50s and 60s went wrong. Building highways through cities, parking everywhere, destroying public transportation systems because they were "car unfriendly", demolishing poor minority neighbourhoods for these projects, the suburban sprawl, etc.

We lost our home of 31 years to eminent domain. It was a nightmare. Ours was just for a road, but really to appease a wealthy land owner who wanted a road on the side of his property, and not through the middle. Anyway, it was all for nothing as nothing on the land was ever developed, just moving a road on top of where our house was.

If they hadn't destroyed that area, it would be a really desirable downtown neighborhood now. Aaaand you just said that as I was typing.

Eminent domain shouldn't be allowed. If the government want to build something, it needs to buy the land from people, consensually. The state should protect property rights, not violate them.

Of course, a wealthy neighborhood would never have to worry about 'eminent domain'...

A similar kind of ``urban renewal`` was undertaken in the bad old 50`s, 60`s and 70`s in parts of London and the irony of the whole thing is that these areas that suffered this fate are now the most undesirable and the areas that escaped the ``Utopian`` vision are now the most desirable and expensive to live in. Proves the total failure of planners and modern architecture.

Government would never abuse overarching and total power though, would they?

ive never liked eminent domain, cant co-exist with what a free america should be

I just find it fascinating how we have the right to speech, arms, plead the 5th, attorney, etc. but the land under us can be taken whenever Uncle Sam wants it to.

The west end was very unique filled with beautiful theaters, churches and rare architecture not to mention communities that are forever lost. The new State building is an eyesore in this once beautiful district.

It was great to collaborate with you again. I was glad I could FORCE my way into your video and TAKE IT OVER. :)

"Public use" meant roads, harbors, fortifications, etc. -- structures owned by the government, not privately owned structures.

A similar thing happend in Chicago when they built the interstate highways. They cut through neighborhoods demolishing many homes and displacing many people.

Pittsburgh destroying the black neighborhood called The Hill District was pretty bad. Still can feel the effects to this day.

The west end in Boston is full of ugly government buildings. The city hall looks AWFUL, it looks like a actual concrete jungle

Eminent domain should only be used for actual infrastructure or public use.

Eminent domain shouldn't be taken unless it's for something like public parks, public railways, public transit routes, roads, and to preserve historic buildings (which is often the opposite currently) but now it seems to be abused to give property to universities, gentrification projects, developers and alot of other abuses that should be restricted

Eminent domain terrifies me. The thought that the government could just decide to take my home from me whenever they feel like it, for no reason, is just scary. I'm moving to Canada.