tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16999778.post7626272586444164876..comments2023-11-02T03:53:18.552-04:00Comments on My Playground: Who Is Eminent?Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01865360850631885272noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16999778.post-67613819995015893362008-02-28T15:46:00.000-05:002008-02-28T15:46:00.000-05:00Indeed, Brendan. Eminent domain IS the fallback po...Indeed, Brendan. Eminent domain IS the fallback power of the despot. It doesn't get much worse than to say that governments, not people, have ultimate control over all property. As Ayn said, freedom of thought is nothing without freedom of property. In fact, the former does not really exist if the latter does not.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01865360850631885272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16999778.post-49373175352864174532008-02-26T17:19:00.000-05:002008-02-26T17:19:00.000-05:00Well said, David. I like this issue because it so...Well said, David. I like this issue because it so clearly and simply draws the line between people who support liberty & individualism as an absolute, vs. those who will supplant it under "certain circumstances".<BR/><BR/>Eminent domain is the fallback power of the despot.<BR/><BR/>-Brendanbrendanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13434641476522300752noreply@blogger.com