Passage Summary: A rule says the government can't take your land for free; the author applies this to say that if the government stops you from building on your land, they've essentially 'taken' it and owe you money.

Conclusion: The government must provide fair compensation to owners if it passes regulations that prevent them from building on their private lakefront lots.

Reasoning: Legal doctrine prohibits the government from taking private property without compensation, and these specific regulations reduce the market value of the land.

Analysis: The gap here lies in the definition of 'appropriate' or 'taking.' The doctrine discusses the government taking property, while the application discusses a regulation that simply lowers the property's value. To justify this application, we need a principle that equates a significant loss in value or a restriction on use with a formal government appropriation of property.