A democracy is based on the idea that for many purposes, the best decision-making framework is to resolve — decision-making difficult issues following wishes representatives

A democracy is based on the idea that for many purposes, the best decision-making framework is to resolve difficult issues by following the wishes of the representatives of majority opinion. Therefore, when a duly elected group of County Commissioners or a local city council decide that a piece of land would be best used for the public purpose of expanding employment opportunities in the community, it would seem to follow that supporters of democracy would go along quietly with the decision.

Returning to the relationship between democracy and eminent domain, there are a number of questions that arise for a critical thinker pondering any eminent domain controversy.

1. What specific information would be needed to assist in making an intelligent decision about the issues raised in the potential tension between democracy and eminent domain?

2. What ambiguous words need to be clarified before an eminent domain controversy can be fairly decided?