Focus (Forum & Focus)
Oct. 25, 2007
Eminent Injustice
Forum Column - By Richard Brent Reed - A lawsuit by the city of Riverside that prevented a challenge to local eminent-domain practices didn't just preserve an unjust policy; it denied citizens the right to challenge government injustice.
By Richard Brent Reed
When Riverside resident Ken Stanbury attempted to put an anti-eminent domain initiative on the city's ballot in 2005, he wasn't the first citizen to attempt to reign in his government with a petition. Eight hundred years ago, King John (the usurper Prince John of Robin Hood fame) had the annoying habit of taking land from one baron (like Robin of Loxley) and giving it to a favorite (like Sir ...
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