Eminent Domain and America
By Kevin Anthony Stoda
I have just heard of Pfizer Pharmaceutical's decision to leave New London, Connecticut. The state of Connecticut has done nothing to protect the citizens of New London abused by local usage of eminent domain for decades. Many other states have been concerned about run amok real estate and city planning practices in Connecticut, New York and other places in America. Americans are growing wary, but more must be done.
I would suggest all reader write the following emails: "Dear, Connecticut Government Leaders, Why not use Eminent Domain and take over Pfizer and all those big bad insurance companies that misuse America's total landscape?
According to DEMOCRACY NOW, "Homeowners in New London, Connecticut [had taken] . . . on the city's leaders after they announced plans to condemn all of the homes in one neighborhood to make way for a private development project for pharmaceutical giant Pfizer. The city said it would bring in thousands of jobs. After a 2005 Supreme Court ruling against the homeowners, the entire neighborhood was bulldozed. This week Pfizer announced it is shutting down its research center.
http://www.democracynow.org/2009/11/13/eminent
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