The Kelo Backlash Continues
As I pointed out in "The Kelo Backlash Begins," Alabama was the first state to curb eminent domain abuse after the Supreme Court's infamous Kelo decision. Now we see that in the election last month voters in seven states (FL, GA, MI, NV, NH, ND, SC) approved constitutional amendments prohibiting the use of eminent domain to transfer land to private parties for "economic development." It would be ideal, of course, to have no eminent domain at all, but the less the better.
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With the exception of Michigan, I believe that all of these states are "red" states. While the Republican party and the neocons deserve to be bashed, bashed, and bashed for what they represent, the Democrats offer no positive alternative. Heaven forbid that the Democrats or a "blue" state would enact legislation supportive of private property rights.
Published: December 12, 2006 12:01 PM