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Title: Eminent Domain Revisited
Post by: reimero on November 04, 2005, 09:45:09 AM
In a promising yet largely symbolic development, the House of Representatives passed the Private Property Rights Protection Act yesterday.  It's still before the Senate.  Basically, it consists of 2 parts:
1.  It expresses alarm about the Kelo decision from the Supreme Court.
2.  It prohibits federal funding, subsidy or tax breaks for any taking of land for non-public use.  They also define what constitutes "public use."

The Senate version is here. (http://www.theorator.com/bills109/s1895.html)