JediSage, it's quite ironic, because there's in the US constitution it says one can bare weapons to defend his property, and yet the government can take it and not compensate?
Over here the government can take down your house if they wish to build something like a freeway or a subway station, but they have to pay you before they destroy your house, and they can't do a thing until you've moved out (usually a few blocks away). Still, there's nothing you can do, if they want to take your home they will, and you just gotta take the money and go away. I think that'ss absolutely awful, but not to at least compensate the owners? Well you could try suing, and I'm positive one would win, I mean, c'mon!