I guess I will be leaving that letter by my name.
"Group seeks to limit eminent domain
A group of Massachusetts lawmakers is looking to toughen protections for homeowners four years after the nation's highest court ruled cities may bulldoze people's houses to make way for shopping malls. The Republican-led initiative would add Massachusetts to a long list of states to limit the taking of private property by eminent domain for commercial development since the contentious 2005 Supreme Court decision. "It's un-American," said Representative Lewis Evangelidis, Republican of Holden, an amendment sponsor. "To simply take property and hand it over to a private enterprise, I don't think that's what a civil society should do to its citizens." The amendment would allow a government entity to take private property "only when necessary for the possession, occupation, and enjoyment of land by the public at large, or by public agencies (AP)."
Also see: The Perils of One-Party Politics: The Problem
The Perils of One-Party Politics: Speaker's Shoes
The Perils of One-Party Politics: The Ruling Party
The Perils of One-Party Politics: Massachusetts' Democracy
