What should landowners do when eminent domain is abused if they can’t go to court? Fight it out in the political process. Is this futile? I don’t think so. In Lakewood, just outside of Cleveland, the mayor lost her bid for reelection because of her support for a ridiculous use of eminent domain. Local activists, aided by the Institute for Justice, made a stink (and challenged the legal process involved), and landowners rebelled at the ballot box.