Essay - Proposition 207 Arizona This Paper Presents a Detailed Examination of...

Proposition 207 Arizona

***** paper presents a detailed examination of Proposition 207 (Arizona) Private Property Rights Protection Act. The writer explores its elements and the advantages ***** dis***** of its passage. There were five sources used to complete this paper.

INTRODUCTION

***** until a few decades ago eminent domain did not have a significant impact on the American public. On the rare occasion that someone's land was needed for the good of a larger group, it was taken, ***** owner was paid handsomely for ***** and the world moved on. In recent years however, as the nati***** becomes more crowded and space is at a premium to be found, the issue ***** ***** domain has ********** a more significant problem for ***** society. In addition to eminent domain laws there have been ***** outcries from land owners when new governmental regul*****ions have driven the value of *****ir ***** downward simply because ***** the regulation adoption. Arizona recently passed Proposition *****, a proposition designed ***** protect the rights of land owners against the government. While ***** passage of this ***** is going to create some hardships for local government entities to comply with as they attempt ***** build and grow their areas, the proposition ***** exactly what it was meant to do ***** that ***** protect land*****. Government bodies will ***** have to come up ***** other ways ***** get done ***** they want to do.

***** IT IS The ***** of Proposition 207 in Arizona ***** a majority cry from *****owners ***** protection from the government's interference in their land and ***** value. The proposition has two primary elements. The first element of significance in the proposition ***** ***** do with eminent *****(Meltzer, 2006). Eminent *****main laws were enacted to provide the government with the power ***** forcibly take ********** ***** from them if it can be shown that the action will benefit the greater good. For many years ***** only applied to the need for highways, school land, public access roads and ***** things that the government needed to be able to operate the local area smoothly. ***** recent years however, *****s have ***** taking land ***** landowners ***** private business interests and claiming it is for the greater *****. ********** example is the use of ***** domain laws to take l***** to sell to a mall developer or a subdiv*****ion developer(Meltzer, *****). ***** governments rationalize that the ***** good ***** be achieved because of the taxes from the retail shops ***** will be gained or the property value increases from ***** subdivision properties as well ***** the property taxes that ***** be *****(Meltzer, 2006).

***** opponents of the proposition claimed it was deceptively packaged, those who support its passage believe it will *****ce ***** government ***** be sure ***** are no other alternatives before it decides to ***** someone's land by force.

It looks like a lov*****ble teddy bear, and it will turn around and bite everyone, including the taxpayers," said Pima County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry. Backers of