Problem was, a neighborhood developed around the road. People complained, and sued the DOT, because they knew their 70-year-old houses existed before the road. The DOT pulled photos from the archives, engineers ($$$) went to court to show the houses were not only built after the road was there and paved, but that was why the houses were build (a road was there). That's the kind of crap that happens EVERY time you need to do a major build or upgrade.
I'm really surprised that the debate over whether the road was improved before the houses were built even entered into it. In the northeast, governments usually just take the property unless there is an historical or environmental issue. Consider yourself lucky if they give you market value for the property.
And NOT use the DOT to Force policies on states
///Federal Highway Funds are not provided to states that don't follow DUI laws, FYI.
One of the worst, most un-conservative policies pushed by Reagan (the others being signing off on amnesty for illegal immigrants for nothing in return, and signing off on banning full-auto weapons made after 1986).
So parents can't treat their kids like "property", but the government can?
Not vaccinating your kids is stupid. But forcing people to do it to send their kids to public school, then forcing them to attend said public school unless they're rich enough to pay for a private school, is class warfare. I hope these states have charter schools and/or a voucher program.
This only works if you're a racist who projects his racism onto Republicans.
You do know there are black Republicans, right?
You do know that early 20th century progressives-- most of whom were Democrats-- advocated abortion for "undesirables" like poor blacks and immigrants, right?
Without life, Biology itself would be impossible.