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  • Congress assails domain ruling (Pelosi compares court to God)

    07/01/2005 3:57:10 AM PDT · by SkyPilot · 77 replies · 2,416+ views
    The Washington Times ^ | 1 July 05 | Charles Hurt
    Congress lashed out at the Supreme Court yesterday for expanding government powers of eminent domain and vowed to ban any federal funds for state and local governments that employ the new authority. ***snip*** In response, a bipartisan group of senators and House members joined yesterday in introducing legislation that will withhold federal funding from any state or local government that tries to use those expanded powers. "The Supreme Court voted last week to undo private property rights and to empower governments to kick people out of their homes and give them to someone else because they feel like it," said...