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EMINENT DOMAIN. Mickey Fallis Dwight Leffingwell Seth Sather Dan Sharp. Blight. www.noraworks.org. Then. Now. Why Eminent Domain matters. Enclosure acts The founders A Nation of Property Railroads/Robber Barons. “Go West Young Man!” (Horace Greeley). The Push West
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EMINENT DOMAIN Mickey Fallis Dwight Leffingwell Seth Sather Dan Sharp
Blight www.noraworks.org Then Now
Why Eminent Domain matters • Enclosure acts • The founders • A Nation of Property • Railroads/Robber Barons
“Go West Young Man!” (Horace Greeley) • The Push West • What history tells us • I933/Kyoto • Educating the voter
I-933 Property Rights Definitions Eminent Domain Regulatory Takings Public Use
Our Survey • 15 Questions • Pre-Definition and Post-Definition • To Measure the Learning Effect
Quantitative Data • Eminent Domain: ~25% increase • Regulatory Takings: ~25% increase • Public Use: ~10% increase • I-933: ~41% Could not remember
Qualitative Data • Open-ended responses: • ~70% said vote depends on wording • Follow-up Interviews: • Definitions keep them informed • Would vote differently
Conclusion The Informed Voter handout Voter Fact Sheet Be An Informed Voter