re: #146 Sergey Romanov

Wait, they can’t do that. So I assume it’s some sort of a loophole?

I’m not sure. Usually when both parties say “Hey, we have a great idea!” I get nervous.// I’m not sure why they think the federal govt has the authority to decide the issue for the states. Weirdly I think I’m in agreement with John Conyers:

Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.) was the only member to speak against the bill. He argued that it has been seven years since the Kelo decision, and that many states have adjusted their own eminent domain laws in reaction.

“Congress should not now come charging in after seven years of work and presume to sit as a national zoning board, advocating to our national government the right to decide which states have gotten the balance right, and deciding which project are or are not appropriate,” he said.