[hreardon]

What these idiots don’t seem to realize is that it would bankrupt the country to compensate the stockholders of all of the oil companies under eminent domain. Would have to repeal the Fifth Amendment to make it work....

[KarlInOhio]

That's why the government won't take their ownership. They'll just put a Department of Energy person in every refinery and other major oil production facility and a whole bunch of them pestering every oil company HQ to control the oil companies. Then if "Big Oil" still finds a way to make a profit, it will be taxed as a windfall profit. It will be like Mussolini’s dream or Ayn Rand's (and our) nightmare.