Sustainable Development, Eminent Domain, Private Property And Liberty In America

Via a Twitter tip. Private property rights have always been central to the American idea of liberty. John Adams, for one, summed it up succinctly:

"PROPERTY MUST BE SECURED OR LIBERTY CANNOT EXIST"

 Here's a link to multiple videos detailing the rise of the concept of sustainable development from it's UN roots, to where we are today. Our state and federal governments are increasingly using eminent domain to confiscate the private property of Americans. The Founders realized what a threat to liberty such actions represent. The question is, do we still appreciate that today?

South Carolina State Representative Joseph Neal explains how sustainable development, in the form of comprehensive planning, is taking private property in his state. Part 1 explains how this concept evolved from a U.N. meeting in 1976, through the President's Council on Sustainable Development, and into every community.