Texas Eminent Domain Bill Vetoed By Govenor Perry

castlecoalition | 6/19/2007 | Jarhead1957

[1COUNTER-MORTER-68]

That will be a “Bring All The Rope In Texas” moment when
the Sheeple wake-up...

[nicmarlo]

lol!

I dare say....the ropes will come from more places than just Texas!

[Bigun]

In your opinion, if a private landowner is required to relinquish his land for a public works project, how much compensation should he receive from the taxpayers?

He should receive the FULL market value of the property concerned. Not just the piece that the government wants to take for it's purposes.

Do you think it fair that the government can currently take a strip of land out of a parcel I own and pay full market value for the strip taken without giving ANY consideration at all to what their taking will do to my overall operation?

[hadaclueonce]

“And the land grab marches on,,,gotta have that “ROAD”...”

Nah, it is RINO rick getting paid off. Follow the money. His kid got hired by the company that wanted to buy the Texas lotto. Guess who his boss is? Phil Graham. Husband of ex Enron director Wendy Graham.

I hope someone is taking notes.

[pepperdog]

“sellout to big business....sellout to big government”

Sad isn’t it? What are we the people to do? Makes me glad I’m old...

[1COUNTER-MORTER-68]

Maybe we can find a “Stri`pi`dassBogBug” sanctuary in the way
that must be “Protected” by that Bug-n-Bird crowd...;0)

[1COUNTER-MORTER-68]

True Dat Money,,,They better Grab-n-Run when folks find out it ain’t just another “ROAD”...

[RightWhale]

How would USSC decision about a Connecticut case possibly affect Texas seeing that Texas has had a whole different deal since the beginning.

[Ben Ficklin]

I was trying to get to the meat of the legislation that was vetoed, so let me re-phrase the question to be more definite.

Assuming that the land needed includes the entire property, should the property owner receive market value or something higher?

[Centurion2000]

Damn RINO Texas bastard.

Of course I can understand why he'd veto this. His pet project I-69 from hell would be essentially a private property enterprise.

[Bigun]

Assuming that the land needed includes the entire property, should the property owner receive market value or something higher?

It that circumstance he should receive market value for the land and be reimbursed for any damages (costs) the taking caused his operations.

[Ben Ficklin]

Now there is another nice side-step.

[Bigun]

Side step?

I don't know how I could have answered more directly.

Why don't you just come right out and say whatever it is you so obviously want to say.

[hoosierham]

The difference between willing seller and forced seller ought to be the recompense any other thief is supposed to pay Biblically.

[Ben Ficklin]

In a sense I have said what I want to say. Or, the legislation and the veto of that legislation speak for themselves. Property owners are not entitled to more than market value, although most of them, most often, get something reasonable above market and sometimes some get amounts unreasonably above market.

[Bigun]

So I take it that you think it is alright for the government to take my property without any consideration for the costs such a taking imposes on me. Costs such as, for example, finding another suitable location for my business and moving it there.

[Publius Valerius]

We saw a lot of that in 2006 and so far the message hasn't worked out all that well.

What makes you say that?

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Sorry no sympathies from me. You guys trashed Kinky and supported Mr. Hair, now you're reaping what you sow.

ROFL

[deport]

Do you think it fair that the government can currently take a strip of land out of a parcel I own and pay full market value for the strip taken without giving ANY consideration at all to what their taking will do to my overall operation?

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I’ll admit that I don’t know the rules regarding Texas eminent domain procedures but it appears this legislation would have given compensation to the property owner based upon other circumstances beyond current law.

I had some 52 acres in LA that a portion [appox. 32 acres] was needed for a roadway expansion. The taking would have left no egress/ingress to the remaining 17 acres. I had the option to retain or the state would purchase the remaining acreage at full market value.

[khnyny]

Perry is the living caricature of what every liberal thinks a Republican is—a sellout to big business interests.

This Perry guy seems to be a real POS. First, he tried to mandate the vaccinations for little girls (can you say pay-off from big pharma), and now this.