Government Pirates: The Assault on Private Property Rights--and How We Can Fight It

Contents......Page 5
Introduction: Property For The Taking......Page 9
1 The Almighty Judges......Page 15
2 The Despotic Power......Page 23
3 Redevelopment: Is It A Scam?......Page 29
4 A Little Pink Cottage Becomes National Symbol......Page 37
5 Those Pesky Holdouts......Page 47
6 Murky Waters In Riviera Beach......Page 59
7 Story Snapshots......Page 71
8 Controlling Land Locally......Page 81
9 City Of Pirates......Page 89
10 Buzzards Circling Over Buzzards Bay......Page 103
11 Highway Robbery......Page 115
12 Story Snapshots......Page 123
13 Regulating Puddles And Ponds......Page 135
14 A Wetlands Desperado......Page 143
15 Those Dam Bureaucrats!......Page 151
16 A Wetlands Nightmare......Page 157
17 Story Snapshots......Page 167
18 The Endangered Species Act Gone Wild!......Page 179
19 Held Hostage By A Fly......Page 189
20 The Cave Bugs Are Safe......Page 199
21 A Grizzly Lesson To Learn......Page 207
22 Story Snapshots......Page 215
23 A Call To Action......Page 225
Appendix: Legislative Reform Strategies......Page 231
Acknowledgments......Page 233
Notes......Page 239
Index......Page 263