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Bill: Elimination of Eminent Domain
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberty Party
Status[?]: passed
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: June 2237
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 vital government works.
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 | 11:08:51, June 02, 2006 CET | From |  Progressive Party | To | Debating the Elimination of Eminent Domain |
| Message | i dont know if you noticed, but right next to that proposal on the list is the right for expropriated owners to receive a just compensation, wich in many countries is the market price of the property. And let me tell you that i understand what you mean about being subordinated to the arbitrarities of governments. But it is also not fair to subordinate vital public interests that governments seldom represent to the excentricities of one man. |
| Date | 17:57:06, June 02, 2006 CET | From | Liberty Party | To | Debating the Elimination of Eminent Domain |
| Message | I did notice. But it was right next to the power of the government to expropriate property whenever they feel like it. Of course, whenever they feel like they describe it as a 'vital public interest'. And because governments comprise people like you, they feel that any whim that crosses their mind is a vital interest that must be imposed upon people against their will. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 224 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 185 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 146 |
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