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slagle@lmsc.lockheed.com (Mark Slagle) writes:

[discussion about toxic waste dumps on private property, and how this
purportedly effects a landowner's "right" to clear cut forest 
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>He probably would not say that, because he could show specific
>damages to himself and his property as a result of your activity.
>But you can't show the same in the case of those who would log
>private timber lands.

>Mark E. Slagle                                 PO Box 61059

Mark,

I do not want to get into an extended flameware: neither of us 
seems to know enough about private property rights to develop
a decisive answer.  

I would like to make two points.  First, you seem to imply that the
relevant standard is to "show specific damages to him and his property."
I do not know, but I believe there are other standards for 
restricting private property rights, else where do zoning laws
and sound ordinances come from?

Also, your statement " you can't show the same...." really isn't
true.  One can argue that a private landowner clear cutting an 
old-growth forest is causing me all sorts of specific damages.

Now, whether any of these arguments is *compelling* enough to
restrict private property rights is a matter of debate (as 
it should be).  
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