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Tennessee Conservative News Staff –
Three property rights activists will be holding a fact-finding session on Tuesday, July 28th to start the symposium, the purpose of which is to share experiences concerning eminent domain, property rights in general, and to organize the presentation and panel discussion scheduled for Wednesday.
The location of the symposium is the King Family Library at 408 High Street, Sevierville, Tennessee on the following dates.
Informal Meet and Greet, Share and Discuss Data on Eminent Domain
Tuesday July 28, 2026, Room #141 Bridgemont Room
TIME: (Noon – 6PM)
Presentation and Pannel Discussion
Wednesday July 29, 2026, Room #147 Birchfield Room
TIME: (6 – 8PM)
Admission is free and organizers hope to add freedom warriors to a mailing list for calls-to-action on proposed legislation for the upcoming 2027 legislative session.
The panel of presenters is as follows.
Mika Race started her activism as the result of losing her home to eminent domain in Sevier County, Tennessee, stating the following. “We must take steps to protect the property rights of future generations of property owners and inform them of their constitutional rights. People need to be informed so they can contact their legislators and demand that laws be enacted to protect all landowners.”
Erin Eslinger is a citizen lobbyist that authored proposed property rights legislation for the 2026 legislative session that dealt with “just compensation” issues in which property is taken by airport authorities, or by municipal third parties on their behalf. She testified in committee in the past session and plans to discuss new legislative proposals for the 2027 session. “Just compensation is required by our constitution when government takes property for public use. One of my goals is to make sure our laws provide just compensation any time property is taken by government.”
David Seal has fought for property rights for the past ten years and has written and successfully lobbied four eminent domain bills that changed Tennessee law to protect property owners. He is a registered lobbyist with Jefferson County Government that lobbies on a variety of county-related issues, including initiatives to protect private property from abusive takings.
All three panelists, Race, Eslinger, and Seal, are in the process of constructing podcasts to inform the public about property related issues, state legislation, and eminent domain.
