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:: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 ::
Just received this important email from Christina Walsh of the Castle Coalition:
Dear Friends,
Last week, Congressman Sensenbrenner joined together with Congressmen Bonilla and Conyers, Congresswoman Waters and others to introduce H.R. 4128, the new Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2005. This legislation replaces Congressman Sensenbrenner’s H.R. 3135, and is now the main vehicle for eminent domain reform on the Hill. The current version of the bill will cut off federal economic development funding for governments using the power of eminent domain to take property and transfer it for private commercial development. It will strongly discourage the kinds of abuses we are seeing now.
H.R. 4128 will be debated in the House this week, and a vote will probably take place on Thursday. It is crucial that you act now and call your congressional representative to express your support for this vital piece of legislation. You can find contact information for your representative here: http://www.house.gov/.
Best,
Christina Walsh
Assistant Castle Coalition Coordinator
Institute for Justice
If you are really concerned about eminent domain, beat the professional lobbyists to the punch; take action now by calling your representative. Make no mistake, the construction lobby, realestate developers and economic development wonks love eminent domain and they'll pull out the stops to prevent this bill from becoming law.
:: Max 11:21 AM [+] ::
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