What 'eminent domain' laws mean in practice is that politicians have a right to seize your property and … - Thomas Sowell

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The music that really turns me on is either running toward God or away from God. Both recognize the pivot, that God is at the center of the jaunt.

Thomas Sowell

What 'eminent domain' laws mean in practice is that politicians have a right to seize your property and turn it over to someone else, in order to gain campaign contributions and win votes.

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