EMINENT DOMAIN -- Written in Dedication and Appreciation of the Mistreated, Displaced American Indians

Despite the pleas by an alliance of tax-hungry municipalities and land-hungry developers to do nothing, legislators across the country are quickly moving to fix their abysmal eminent domain laws. The problem of eminent domain abuse was highlighted by the U.S. Supreme Court’s dreadful decision in “Kelo v. City of New London”, which gave governments the green light to take your home or business – and give it to a politically connected private developer because that developer might be able to produce more taxes and more jobs off of your land.
White America now faces what the American Indians faced in the 1800s, but with far less severity. The cries of the American Indian were not heard. No one heard their cry for justice when they when they forced onto the “Trail of Tears.” Now white America claims their pleas to the courts and the legislators are falling on deaf ears. When will Americans learn that we are all just a snapshot in a much larger picture and there is no noise, no sound, or no cry that can be heard… until someone listens?