The Power Of Eminent Domain

“As you traverse the state on one of our interstates, you can thank the concept of eminent domain. And much of the power you use gets to you because of projects that were cleared using it.

But that also means someone had to give up all or part of their property to make these projects happen. And they were compensated because of the Fifth Amendment in the United States Constitution.”

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Keck, Nina and Ric Cengeri. VPR 13 March 2014.