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Should government exercise the power of
eminent domain to boost a city's or a state's
economy? What constitutes abuse of eminent
domain?

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“Eminent Domain” – also called “condemnation” – is the power of local, state or federal government agencies to take private property for “public use” so long as the government pays “just compensation.” The government can exercise its power of eminent domain even if the owner does not wish to sell his or her property.

The Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states that government shall not take private property except for “public use” and with “just compensation.” ... to the use (or abuse) of eminent domain by expanding the term “public use” to mean “public purpose”— an interpretation that they believe has no constitutional basis.

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