Yes, it was. State Representative Hitchens in a pipeline supporter & author of the 1 year ban on eminent domain.
Why? What pushed him over the edge? A private property rights supporter, a veteran, a retired law enforcement officer, a wildife supporter, and it had been 23 years since Georgia grnated private companies the power of eminent domain.
The 23 year time span since authorization was the tipping point? Partly, Yes. Technologies have changed on pipeline safety.
What landowner…