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Should the government be allowed to seize private property, with reasonable compensation, for public or civic use?
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Last answered 2 years ago
Yes
25,472 votes
84%
No
4,936 votes
16%
Distribution of answers submitted by Republicans.
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a. Site Cleared of Homes by Eminent Domain Remains Empty Eight Years Later
4 years ago by opposingviews.com
c. Wall Street Group Aggressively Lobbied a Federal Agency to Thwart Eminent Domain Plans
4 years ago by thenation.com
Data based on unique submissions (duplicates or multiple submissions are eliminated) per user using a 30-day moving average to reduce daily variance from traffic sources. Totals may not add up to exactly 100% as we allow users to submit "grey area" stances that may not be categorized into yes/no stances.
Learn more about Eminent Domain
Eminent domain is the power of a state or a national government to take private property for public use. However, it can be legislatively delegated by the state to municipalities, government subdivisions, or even to private persons or corporations, when they are authorized to exercise the functions of public character. Opponents, including Conservatives and Libertarians in New Hampshire, oppose giving the government the power to seize property for private projects, like casinos, that was made possible to a 2005 Supreme Court decision, Kelo v. New London. Proponents, including advocates of oil pipelines and national parks, argue that the construction of roads and schools would not be possible if the government could not seize land under eminent domain. See recent eminent domain news