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Farmers in West Texas aren’t pleased with pipelines that are being built to bring product to and from Mexico. The farmers focus on 2 national trends:
Farmers talking about a proposed west Texas pipeline that will bring products to Mexico.
AP via Washington Times | Some farmers in West Texas raise concerns about pipeline
In a Fox News Interview with Chris Wallace, Donald Trump clarified his position on eminent domain by saying:
Drones collect data. Data everywhere. Private data. Public Data.
Legislatures and local governments are focused on …How long that data is stored, under what conditions, and under what disclosure requirements is legislative fodder.
Are these private drones or public drones? Data release and data storage could apply to either. Here are 3 of the legislative questions:
The Winning argument of the Pipeline: The pipeline is intrastate and not regulated by FERC. See, look here, Pennsylvanians get a public use/benefit.
What’s the deal? Pennsylvania courts have been wrangling with whether a Sunoco pipeline qualifies for eminent domain.
Why does Intrastate or Interstate matter? Eminent domain usually requires a public use or benefit. An interstate pipeline that doesn’t provide supplies to a state may not offer a public use or benefit, and thus has no…
Rubio took to Hot Air to respond, and the response is spreading.
Chicago O’Hare needed a new runway. To get land for the airport, the city used the treat of eminent domain.
The city assuaged the threat of eminent domain by “assuring residents that the construction “would not have a material impact upon their lives, property or neighborhoods.”
Residents filed suit alleging that
This week Marco Rubio joined Rand Paul in attacking Donald Trump’s view that eminent doamin is “a wonderful thing.”
Rubio touted his legislative work to support private property rights, including:
Air BnB is putting in $3.6 million to defeat San Francisco’s ballot proposition concerning short term rentals.
What’s the regulatory problem? The ordinance would restrict how often property owners can rent out their spaces and establish new mechanisms for enforcing those limits.
What’s going on with supporters of this ordinance? They have about $200,000 & consist of national labor union, hotel workers, and the San Francisco Apartment Association.