Foxnews Eminent Domain's Back Door

The city of Montgomery, the cradle of the civil rights movement, may be in violation of Alabama's eminent domain law which is one of the most restrictive
in the country. Often without adequate notice, it is demolishing the homes of property owners without compensation or due process. Typically, it then bills
the property owners for the costs of demolition. Many of the demolished homes are in heavily minority neighborhoods. Although the city alleges that the homes
are "blighted," the case of Jimmy McCall, who is profiled in the video, contradict these claims. According to photos (not shown in the video) and a structural engineer, McCall's new home, which he built himself, was in excellent shape. Although McCall won several court cases upholding his rights, the city demolished his home and has refused compensation.

Click on the following link to view the video form the Alabama Civil Rights Advisory Commission hearing held in Montgomery, Alabama April 29th, 2009.

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[dankfr33music]

Listen to a politician. They say that lowering taxes will add to the deficit. Deficit = revenue - spending. Therefore, giving us some more of our money in the form of tax reductions is SPENDING by the government. Hence, all money (read: production) in the country is the government's and what we get is a COST to the State. Same with all land- it's not ours, we're just serfs. You'll pay more in property taxes than the value of the land. And when it's paid off, you keep paying in perpetuity...

[hucklebearer53]

Who's property is it? Oh, that's right, it belongs to the government. Everything belongs to them.