The Kelo v. New London decision gave government vastly expanded powers to take your land. But there are other, sneakier ways for the government to seize control of what’s yours:

What do you call it when government takes away the use of private property, but leaves the title in the name of the property owner? The Constitution makes no provision for this function of government, but government is exercising this function with increasing regularity and severity.

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White County, Georgia, is about to adopt a resolution for the “protection of mountains and hillsides,” which will severely restrict how private landowners may use their land. If any owner’s land happens to slope as much as 25 percent, the owner may not use it at all, unless the lot is at least 1.5 acres. Then, he may disturb no more than 30 percent. If he wishes to build a home with a driveway, the total “impervious” area may not exceed 20 percent of the land.

This resolution in White County will empower government to take away the use of 70 percent of the land of a private owner. The owner must continue to pay taxes on 100 percent of the property, but may use only 30 percent.