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Originally posted by Thorfinn:
In most cases, though, particularly those that get any attention, the property is not taken for public use, but is instead transferred to individuals with the proper political connections.
Also, there is one other protection -- that people may not be deprived of their property without due process. Believe it or not, the people do have the power to stop the government confiscations, by ruling in favor of those whose land is being taken, but the system is quite happy to dismiss any potential jurors who understand this, and what passes for civics classes in public schools fails to teach the populace about their duty to restrict government and critically analyse the taking of each property, rather than just rubber-stamping the whims of the politicos.
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Amen brother! A trial by your peers is your right, and they've turned it into something you dare not ask for because of the financial punishment if you lose. You're already losing substantial equity in the home. To risk liability for court and legal costs is enough to make you sweat! Most prefer to take the bullet and proceed meekly.
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