House passes eminent domain bill...

Contending that the Supreme Court has undermined a pillar of American society, the sanctity of the home, the House overwhelmingly approved a bill Thursday to block the court-approved seizure of private property for use by developers.
The bill, passed 376-38, would withhold federal money from state and local governments that use powers of eminent domain to force businesses and homeowners to give up their property for commercial uses.

The bill would deny federal funds for 2 years to those who abuse eminent domain. That's about all that the federal government can readily do; eminent domain is usually used by state and local governments.

Posted on 2005-11-04 19:15:51.0 by matthew@triggerfinger.org

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