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In a survey that will surprise absolutely no one,  the American Farm Bureau ran a poll and found that Americans oppose any use of eminent domain by a 2 to 1 margin, and use for private gain by a 6 to 1 margin. Legislatures all around the United States are coming out with legislation to stop the indiscriminate use of the Supreme Courts mistaken interpretation of the law.

Based on a recent survey by the American Farm Bureau Federation, Americans oppose eminent domain by almost a two-to-one margin. The poll shows that an issue can draw people together - no matter the political or geographical or other demographic lines. In this case, Americans are unified against the government using eminent domain to take private property, except in limited circumstances such as when the public at large would clearly benefit from a new road, electric utility or similar project.

Americans come together even more - 83 percent - in opposition to eminent domain when it is used to further private development initiatives. This issue was magnified last year in the Kelo vs. New London, Conn., in which eminent domain was used to seize land for private development. The case made national headlines when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that property could be taken from one landowner to advance the economic development efforts of another private entity.

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