I never said that I didn’t want to take on Canadian $$$.
The only thing I’ve expressed concern over was having people’s private property taken against their will. It’s a matter of private property rights and having control over what is done on the land you own.
I also didn’t think it was a conservative view to allow a foreign corporation to dictate/force a US citizen to cede their land and/or property rights.
I gather from many comments that I’m an illogical, immature child who doesn’t ‘understand’ the ways of the world. Since I don’t agree that people should just roll over for Canada, I should just tuck my tail and hide.
Mmmm, yeah. That’s just what we need in America. More people afraid to voice concern over having their rights abridged. Yep. Great idea.
I’ll go back to hiding now. / s
I also didn’t think it was a conservative view to allow a foreign corporation to dictate/force a US citizen to cede their land and/or property rights.
I'll repeat my post #93...
No. It's totally within the law. And has been since the founding of the nation.Pipelines are "common carriers" -- committed to shipping product for all comers, based on a published rate.
As with public roads, such "common carriers" -- basically including railroads and pipelines -- have the right of "eminent domain". They can force the sale of right-of-way in the courts, if necessary.
However, because they are less subject to terrain, pipelines are a little more flexible in these matters -- and will re-route around a stubborn property owner...if it's feasible.
On the other hand, there's no good reason to be a "stubborn property owner". With pipelines, property-owners are compensated appropriately and don't suffer any loss of use of the property -- save a brief period during construction.
In other words, this isn't a Kelo situation. If necessary, eminent domain would not be applied whimsically, but fully within the law and it's original meaning. Whether it's a foreign company or not, the project contributes to the public good -- energy independence, reliable supply and stable prices, which will benefit the entire economy.
Nor is the property owner being asked to take any injury that he isn't fully compensated for -- with no long-term damage whatsoever.