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 Reason.tv's Drew Carey visits land taken by the government so developers can build a hotel and condos.
"…there remains the broader issue of why government planners should be empowered to dispossess people in the name of urban renewal. Where the government sees 'blight,' its victims see their homes, their hard work, their livelihoods and their dreams." - Reason Senior Editor Jacob Sullum in his nationally syndicated column
Drew Carey: LA Officials Use Eminent Domain to Help Rich Get Richer
New Reason.tv video shows government stealing land to give to wealthy developers
and demonstrates that Anaheim Mayor Curt Pringle has a better approach to redevelopment
"You know the great thing about America is once you own property - you own it," says Drew Carey in a new Reason.tv video examining eminent domain abuse. "You can do anything you want with that property. You can build a house on it, a business. You can plant flowers, grow daisies. Whatever you want to do with it, it's your property. You own it. And the only way somebody can take your property is if they steal it. Am I right? That's why the government invented eminent domain."
And steal it they will. Los Angeles used the power and threat of eminent domain to take a popular Hollywood bar and numerous other small businesses along Hollywood and Vine so that the city could hand the land over to private developers planning to build a W Hotel and million-dollar condos.
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Analysis of California's Proposition 90: The Protect Our Homes Act
October 2006
By Leonard C. Gilroy
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Statewide Regulatory Takings Reform: Exporting Oregon's Measure 37 to Other States
April 2006
By Leonard C. Gilroy
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Reason Amicus Brief
November 2005
Protect Ohio Homes
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Restricting Eminent Domain: Model State Statutory Language & Local Ordinance/Charter Provision
July 2005
By Reason Foundation
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Reason Amicus Brief
December 2004
U.S. Supreme Court: Kelo v. City of New London
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Eminent Domain, Private Property, and Redevelopment: An Economic Analysis
February 2005
By Samuel Staley and John P. Blair
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Coalition Against Eminent Domain Abuse: Letter to President Bush
October 2004
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States Should Establish Ombudsmen To Protect Private Property Rights
Utah leads the way
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Drew Carey Video: Redevelopment: A Tale of Two Cities
Carey: LA officials use eminent domain to help rich get richer
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By Drew Carey and Reason Foundation
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Drew Carey Video: National City: Eminent Domain Gone Wild
Reason.tv Drew Carey video highlights eminent domain abuse in National City, CA
November 15, 2007 | Reason.tv
By Drew Carey and Reason Foundation
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American Voters Protect Their Property Rights
Eminent domain measures pass in nine states
November 15, 2006 | McClatchy-Tribune News Service
By Leonard Gilroy, Reason
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Protecting Property Rights in a Landslide
Voters in nine states pass measures to curb eminent domain abuse
November 8, 2006 | Reason.org
By Leonard Gilroy, Reason
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Defending the Right to Steal Your Property
Self-serving opponents of property rights measures aim to sour debate, deceive voters
November 3, 2006 | Reason.org
By Leonard Gilroy, Reason
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Robert Redford and Property Rights
Is California's Prop 90 the most dangerous threat ever?
November 1, 2006 | Reason.org
By Samuel Staley, Reason
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Taking 'Takings' to the Voters
The California, Idaho, Arizona, and Washington initiatives
October 30, 2006 | The Weekly Standard
By Shikha Dalmia and Leonard Gilroy, Reason
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Beware the Bogus Measure 37 Poll
Biased poll is an "October surprise" intended to deceive voters, taint debate on property rights measures
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By Leonard Gilroy, Reason
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Prop 90 Protects Your Home
California needs to block eminent domain abuse, limit regulatory takings
October 20, 2006 | San Francisco Examiner
By Leonard Gilroy, Reason
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Protecting Homes and Liberties
California's Prop. 90 seeks to protect property rights
October 17, 2006 | Reason.org
By Adam Summers, Reason
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Taking Land or Just Borrowing It With Interest?
Why are environmentalists in favor of compensating voluntary land use restrictions but not involuntary ones?
October 16, 2006 | Reason.com
By Ronald Bailey, Reason
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The Western Property Rights Wildfire
Western voters to decide whether to rein in government control of land use, eminent domain
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By Leonard Gilroy, Reason
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