Here is a story that should give opponents of the mega-state cause for optimism. In Norfolk, local officials wanted to seize a small business for what they thought was a better use. When the owner put up a sign to complain about the prospective seizure, officials fined him. The Virginia Supreme Court has ruled that eminent domain cannot be used to take the man’s property, and in all likelihood, the 4th Circuit will rule in his favor on his First Amendment claim.