(65 quotes found)
“It's an election year. Would you want to be the elected official who voted against eminent domain reform?”
Carol Saviak
“This bill places unprecedented limits on eminent domain abuse. The one glaring shortcoming is the temporary exceptions for Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, but even that does not dampen the near total victory this bill provides.”
Dana Berliner
“With 38 states either limiting eminent domain abuses or currently in the process of doing so, this is a grassroots movement of epic proportions. There is a real opportunity to change the law, and state legislators from both parties are taking notice.”
Scott Bullock
“We lost the Supreme Court case, but we're ultimately going to win in changing the way that eminent domain is going to be used in this country.”
“Defensively, we played with a purpose in the first half. Our kids took advantage of what Eminence gave us in the first half. Our seniors were focused on this game and getting the Powder Keg back.”
Chris Sampson
“Between 1998 and 2003, more than 10,000 families were forced out by eminent domain. It's the most powerful tool cities have to rejuvenate neighborhoods, but they are taking it too far.”
Sarah Winders
“Eminent domain is not necessary to accomplish urban renewal, but local governments have been trained to use it as a tool of first resort for assemblage of large-scale projects. However, the government's role is not to be a developer, but rather to facilitate conditions that are friendly to business - the use of condemnation takes this role too far.”
Rep. Cory Gardner
“The major point is to protect private homeowners from eminent domain and put major hurdles in the way of the government if they want to take your house. It's going to put an awful lot of obstacles in the way of eminent domain, especially for economic development.”
Rep. Michael Lawlor
“I have always opposed the use of eminent domain strictly for economic development purposes. Eminent domain should be used in only the most unique of circumstances and be limited to a larger public interest.”
Rob Simmons
“It is eminently doable,”
Robert Rubin
