washington. what is the case about? if you own a home or when, you need to pay attention. we re talking about everglades national park. for decades, the government wanted to expand it. they officially decided to expand, and then the fighting started. one of the landowners has fought back. the government ended up condemning his property, so he is taking his case to the supreme court, saying that the government written off ripped him off, and landowners all over the country could be thrown into the same position. jon: so the government has been playing fast and loose with the rules.
working on about your property rights because things are changing in this regard, and shannon is on top of it live from washington. why should average american homeowners be concerned about the precedent that may have been set in this case? if you own a home or a piece of land in the united states, the government could conceivably take it away from you, so this case is about how they can and cannot do that. it is about 1.5 million acres. for decades, the government has been talking about wanting to expand it. for a lot of homeowners that border the everglades, they were worried about what exactly that would mean. 1989 came. conference officially decided to expand, and all the fighting started. the lead plaintiff for the land owners who fought back the government wound up condemning his property and taking it, so he is taking his case all the way to the supreme court because he says the government ripped him off.