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| The General Assembly Passed Protection in 2007 from the US Supreme Court's Kelo v. New London Ruling This ruling allowed local government to take the property of one person and give it to another, usually a private developer or a retailer, such as Wal-Mart or Target, whom they believe will put it to better use. Governor Kaine signed strong anti Kelo Legislation this session so Virginians are at least for now protected from this expanded abuse of eminent domain. Localities who benefit from the ruling however are already preparing an assault on these protections. Our property will not be safe from Kelo abuse until we have a Constitutional Amendment Be sure and read the Virginia Institute for Public Policy's publication about other Eminent Domain abuse in Virginia The Real Story of Eminent Domain in Virginia: The Rise, Fall, and Undetermined Future of Private Property Rights in the Commonwealth. The report details amazing abuses of Virginians’ property rights; exposes legislators who have worked to stop every effort at eminent domain reform; and then recommends what must be done to protect our property from abuse. |
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"the people have turned to their Legislatures to enact new laws. The goal is to make it
clear to the courts and to the regulators that if it becomes necessary to use private
property for a public purpose, it is only fair that the affected owners not bear a greater
burden of the cost for doing so than anyone else. Toby Prince Brigham, Esq.
clear to the courts and to the regulators that if it becomes necessary to use private
property for a public purpose, it is only fair that the affected owners not bear a greater
burden of the cost for doing so than anyone else. Toby Prince Brigham, Esq.