Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Reason Magazine: Gov Barbour sabotaging eminent domain reform in MS

From Sold Down the River: How Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour sabotaged eminent domain reform:
Since the Supreme Court's notorious 2005 decision in Kelo v. City of New London, which allowed that municipality to seize private property on behalf of the Pfizer Corporation, 43 states have passed laws protecting property rights against Kelo-style eminent domain abuse. Mississippi is not one of those states.
The article exposes why our governor has rejected eminent domain reform, reveals the true nature of a new bill that Barbour proposed in a recent special session, and explains the steps being taken now to stop him.

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