Eminent domain is sadly abused in 99% of the cases. I'd rather it didn't exist, but I can see the need in the most extreme examples. See for example: http://

Eminent domain is sadly abused in 99% of the cases. I'd rather it didn't exist, but I can see the need in the most extreme examples. See for example: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begging_for_Billionaires http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begging_for_Billionaires Edit: keeping on topic, there was a holdout when building a mall here in Uruguay, and they built the parking lot around his house: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Geant/@-34.8667764,-56.0236043,344m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x959f889d98fcf3cb:0xb5c6af19df94a75e https://www.google.com/maps/place/Geant/@-34.8667764,-56.023... there's a controversy in my country (Uruguay) because the state wants to apply Eminent Domain to a supposed landmark, because a study said 200 years ago it had been a campsite of the national hero: http://www.diarioelpueblo.com.uy/destacados/el-hervidero-una-estancia-ejemplar-en-la-mira-del-estado.html http://www.diarioelpueblo.com.uy/destacados/el-hervidero-una...