Eminent Domain in Freeport, TX

Just hours after Kelo v New London, the city of Freeport, TX made the news by filing papers to seize a number of waterfront businesses in order to install a private marina. It didn't take long for the State legislature to file resolutions to put a Constitutional change on the November ballot. Of course, it's not perfect:

Lets amend our Texas Constitution to add this language, "Private property shall not be taken through the use of the power of eminent domain if a primary purpose of the taking is for economic development."

Sounds good to me. The current resolutions propose language that restricts country and local governments but does not restrict the state government.

Posted on 2005-07-06 02:08:28.0 by matthew@triggerfinger.org

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