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Eminent Domain Fuels Campaign Fund Raising

An Eminent Domain fight is at the heart of campaign to disrupt the status quo on the Tarrant Water Regional Water District (TRWD).

The players are:

  • Our Water, Our Future 
    • supporting TRWD Board members Leonard and Lane
    • Treasurer: Mike Moncrief
  •  Save North Texas Water
    • Supporting Craig Bickley and Michele Von Luckner to unseat Leonard & lane
    • Backed by Monty Bennett

Contributions exc…

Trend: County says No to Eminent Domain for Bridge to Oklahoma

This week Grayson County commissioners declined to use eminent domain to rebuild the Carpenters Bluff Bridge. Teh current bridge appears to be either a dirt path or a wooden path, which seems appropriate considering you go back in time when entering Oklahoma. 

A collaborative project emerged. The states are funding a replacement for the 100 year old bridge. The Oklahoma County will maintain the the bill. Grayson County is required to acquire the right of way and is doing so through…

Support of Eminent Domain in Colleyville TX Draws Mayoral Opponent

A works proposal by Colleyville to add sidewalks, drainage and hiking trails has drawn vocal opposition. A counter referendum, Protect Glade,  is on the ballot. 

The opposition to Colleyville’s project want the road improvements but want road improvements that are:

  • accomplished over a shorter period of time
  • at less than half the cost
  • without taking private land
  • without removing mature trees

City Council is split. The Mayor sup…

7 Minute Eminent Domain Bill

On a 92-3 vote, and within 7 minutes, the Iowa House passed an eminent domain bill that:

  • prohibits the use of eminent domain for personal profit
  • requires approval of a route before eminent domain can be used
  • 5 year land buy back provision if the land is not used within 5 years for its intended purpose

What has Iowans inflamed over eminent domain? A proposed drinking water pond by private developers, “greedy private developers.”  

Justice Scalia Compares Taking Private Property to Communist Russia

Raisin growers were before the US Suprmee Court arguing that a law allowing the government to take their crops, without just compensation, is unconstitutional.

During the New Deal, farmers got a raw deal. The 1937 Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act permits the taking of crops to shore up prices.  The great raisin caper of 2015 led the Justices to offer colorful fodder:

  • Chief Justice Roberts described the law as ““You come up with the truck and you get the shovels and…