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July 26, 2005
Ruling on eminent domain triggers a firestorm of ire
Minneapolis Star Tribune
by Kenneth Harney, Washington Post Writers Group
Calling it a backlash would hardly do it justice. Calling it an unprecedented uprising to nullify a decision of the highest court of the land would be more accurate.
In the four weeks since the Supreme Court sanctioned the seizure of private homes by municipal governments for private "economic development," a firestorm of reaction has broken out in dozens of state legislatures and in Congress.
Posted by lumi at July 26, 2005 6:47 AM