Please forgive me for taking a month to respond to your comment. I have been busy on my new blog at http://eminentdomainlady.typepad.com I invite you to visit there for on-going information. The reason is simply that Typepad has more technological versatility that will enhance the blog.
I am puzzled by your statement that my last name scares you. One side of my family has lived in the US since the time of the American Revolution, the other since before the Civil War. I happen to have married an Italian citizen many years ago, and when we divorced, I kept the name since it was also the name of my children. I hope that solves your dilemma.
The observation you make in your comment about the original intention of our forefathers' inclusion of a provision for eminent domain takings in the Constitution is very astute. I'm sure they would turn in their graves if they knew what use has been made of it. It was originally meant to provide a means of obtaining property for projects that were truly for the public good, and they hopefully believed that the owners would be paid an actual fair market value, and not a pittance. It was never intended to benefit private concerns as has happened all too often.
In my library talk in Camden last week I was sadly surprised to find that many intelligent and educated people still cling to the trust that eminent domain is only invoked for actual necessary government use.
The new blog is entitled Eminent Domain - the Human Cost and that is the focus of the blog. What happens to the people who are victimized? What happens to the fiber of their families?
Any of you who are still visiting this site, please check the new one. I will tune in here from time to time to check for stragglers.
Jean Boggio, The Eminent Domain Lady
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