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Originally posted by Timber Loftis:
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The Constitution says that so long as owners receive just compensation, private property can be taken for ''public use.'' In 1954, the Supreme Court ruled that includes plans that serve a ''public purpose,'' even if the land ends up in private hands.
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This is accurate. The 5th Amendment prohibits the gubbermint from taking property without just compensation. It is therefore not an absolute prohibition.
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[/QUOTE]Yes TL 1954 court I believe that was the Comrade Warren court where the government found several more things that weren't in the constitution, or Federalist Papers.