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Bill: Elimination of Eminent Domain
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberty Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: March 2193
Description[?]:
| In a free country, the state has no right to seize private property. Any capitalist or libertarian should be deeply offended by the notion that all property rights are subordinate to the whim of a capricious government. Moreover, a more effective and efficient alternative exists - the property market. If the government has (what it believes to be) an ideal site in mind for the placement of the next prison/power station/highway, it is at liberty to approach landowners and solicit a price that the seller would be willing to part with the land. If the price is less than the cost of the government's plan B, the deal would be accepted and everyone is happy. If the price is higher than the cost of the government's plan B, the deal would be rejected and everyone is happy. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Eminent Domain.
Old value:: The government may seize private property for any reason.
Current: The policy regarding eminent domain is left to local governments.
Proposed: The government may not seize private property.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:43:20, February 05, 2006 CET | From |  Tirgith Populus Party | To | Debating the Elimination of Eminent Domain |
| Message | I agree with you, just don't tell me how I should feel. |
| Date | 02:08:53, February 06, 2006 CET | From | Liberty Party | To | Debating the Elimination of Eminent Domain |
| Message | Sorry, for the hypersensitive out there, replace 'should be deeply offended' with the 'is likely to be deeply offended'. |
| Date | 02:10:25, February 06, 2006 CET | From | Liberty Party | To | Debating the Elimination of Eminent Domain |
| Message | ...And ignore the superfluous 'the' in the above post. There really should be a preview button in this game! |
| Date | 12:45:16, February 06, 2006 CET | From | Tirgith Populus Party | To | Debating the Elimination of Eminent Domain |
| Message | yeah, definitely |
| Date | 23:27:03, February 28, 2006 CET | From | Liberty Party | To | Debating the Elimination of Eminent Domain |
| Message | TCP, why have you voted against a policy that you say above you agree with? I am curious about what your position is on this issue now. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 94 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 233 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 228 |
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