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Jack Acid
11-25-2009, 12:54 AM
Another grotesque abuse of "Eminent Domain," to make a new home for a bakkaball team:

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/story/12571183/court-ny-can-seize-property-for-new-nets-arena

ALBANY, N.Y. -- New York's top court ruled Tuesday that the state can use eminent domain to force homeowners and businesses to sell their properties for a massive development in Brooklyn that includes a new arena for the New Jersey Nets.

In a 6-1 ruling Tuesday, the Court of Appeals said the Empire State Development Corp.'s finding that the area was blighted was enough to justify taking the land.

Read some of the nitwit comments at the bottom of the article.