I feel for the Rainvilles, but this is exactly the sort of thing that eminent domain is supposed to be used for. Now if the government were using it get the land to build a shopping center for Canadians taking advantage of the strong loonie, I'd be upset, but not with an expanded border station.
So you think stealing a family farm to build some government police station is justified?
For the last time YES.
You don't have to keep drawing it out after every "there's nothing wrong with this."
$39,500 an acre is probably a lot more than that struggling old farm is worth. If anything, these guys are stealing from the government.
Please go read the Constitution before you use it to defend things that defy it.
That is a disgusting sentiment. Perhaps they will come for your property next.
As long as you are being compensated, who cares? Now of course a lot of these places have special attachments to people and that cannot be paid off by the government. So yeah, it's not a black or white issue. But usually if the owners are compensated properly, I don't mind.
When a robber robs you, it doesn't matter that he gives you something else to take away that you valued less than what was stolen.
A robber usually gives you something in exchange? Do you even live in the real world?
By God and Jesus, have you ever learned what the
concept of debating is? Have you ever learned any suitable retorts or rebuttals besides sarcastic smileys and pathetic mockery? I want to know, because to be perfectly honest, I have never seen you debate anything. EVER. All you do is post talking points and pretend you always have the high ground. Thus, I think it's time for someone to say it.
For FU
CK'S SAKE, start answering people's questions. Refute points, for the love of God, or you're doomed to bring any shreds of credibility libertarianism still has on this forum down around our ears. Few people take us seriously already, we do NOT need your help scaring the rest of them away, believe me. Sh
it like this happens, and it's unfortunate that it does, but there are better things to worry about. It won't affect any of us not in Vermont, trust me.
