California Voters Asked to Curb Eminent Domain

by Susan Jones: Dozens of states have reformed their eminent domain laws since a 2005 Supreme Court decision made land grabs easier, but California is not among them -- not yet. That may change, however, now that California secretary of state has certified the "California Property Owners and Farmland Protection Act" for the June 2008 ballot.

A coalition of California property owners, Californians for Property Rights Protection, submitted more than a million signatures to get the measure, a proposed constitutional amendment, on the ballot. "Government should not be able to profit by seizing private property from unwilling sellers for retail or commercial projects," said former State Rep. Doug Ose, a supporter of the ballot measure. "Finally, Californians will have the opportunity to vote for real reforms that protect their homes, small businesses, family farms and places of worship from eminent domain abuse." . . . [Read More]

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