Regarding Eminent Domain, House members wasted no time in introducing legislation to stem the impact of the Supreme Court ruling in 2005. The bill was entitled “Strengthening the Ownership of Private Property (STOPP) Act”.
Introduced by Bob Goodlatte (Va.), chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, the STOPP Act would prevent governments from taking property from one private party and giving it to another private party. Goodlatte said “he was committed to the principles of private property… and wanted to insure that homes, farms, and businesses will not be bulldozed in abusive land grabs that only benefit private individuals”.
Monday, February 5, 2007
In the Congress
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