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Eminent Domain
(CBS) Just about everyone knows that under a process called eminent domain, the government can (and does) seize private property for public use - to build a road or a courthouse.

But did you know the government can also seize your land for private use if they can prove that doing it will serve what's called "the public good"?

Cities across the country have been using eminent domain to force people off their land, so that private developers can build more expensive homes and offices that will pay more in property taxes than the buildings they're replacing. ...