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But it is eminent domain or seizure in its own way. Their autonomy has been stolen. I think the bookstore could make a compelling constitutional case out of it—

But it is eminent domain or seizure in its own way. Their autonomy has been stolen. I think the bookstore could make a compelling constitutional case out of it—if they can find a spare million or two behind the sofa.

rayiner 7y ago
The Supreme Court long ago gutted the Fifth Amendment to enable, among other things, zoning laws (which were conceived as a response to racially discriminatory covenants being held illegal).
- sjwright 7y ago
  Regular zoning and heritage are very different though.