re: Breaking: Confiscating Legal Weapons at Bundy Ranch in Nevada

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That's all great until the government says imminent domain.

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I'm aware of imminent domain, and here is the critical clause:

"the state is bound to make good the loss to those who lose their property"

ie, the state will pay "fair market price" for such acquisitions.

I was threatened with emminent domain, untiil I pointed out that my neighbor's property was FAR more suitable for the public good - and I could easily prove it in a court of law. All of my neighbor's high-powered attorneys couldn't prove that there was a more suitable location for a public right of way than their client's property, and lost. Sucks for them.

I am also aware of adverse possession (which is far more onerous than imminent domain):

"By adverse possession, title to another's real property can be acquired without compensation, by holding the property in a manner that conflicts with the true owner's rights for a specified period. For example, squatter's rights are a specific form of adverse possession."

Unfortunately for the Nevadan rancher, adverse possession does not apply to public lands.