No no, Aubie is right. We shouldn't build roads at all. We should never use eminent domain and we shouldn't have interstates, rails, or powerlines for that matter. Someday, some company would have put together enough capital to connect all of our cities by high speed road so someday we would have a functioning country where people, not to mention, perishable goods can move around. Someday even, we'd be able to enjoy fresh oranges in New York or perhaps defend the Midwest from those dammed Mexican invasion forces and their lightning strikes. Maybe we'll even someday put enough land together to build an airport big enough to have those awesome jetliners like those other countries. One can only dream of a world without eminent domain. One where we are on the cusp of escaping being a third world nation.
Sorry, just because there were wrongs done in the past doesn't mean that we should tear up our infrastructure like it would put the neighborhoods back where they were. Nor does it mean we should never build roads or highways on people's properties again. There are certain things as well that will never be profitable but are essential and need to be taken care of by the government and eminent domain.
A civilized nation isn't subject to the pure anarchy of perfect capitalism. Civilization implies that there are forces working for the greater good of the nation as a whole. We all give up something (taxes, property, labor) and in return we get all the things we take for granted everyday. Eminent domain doesn't run your house over while you sleep at night, it compensates you for your loss and corruption has little to do with the process itself, it has to do with the people in charge. If you don't want black communities to vanish under eminent domain, don't vote for people who want it or run for office yourself.
Last edited by dante2308; Dec 16, 2006 at 10:59 PM.
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