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Interesting Times2/29/2012 6:30:39 am PST

re: #145 RogueOne

House votes to overturn Supreme Court decision on eminent domain
[Link: thehill.com…]

On that note:

Keystone XL Pipeline Relies on Eminent Domain for Success

Take for instance, Randy Thompson, a Nebraska landowner featured in The New York Times. NYT reports that if Thompson did not sell his land, Keystone would use the force of eminent domain to secure an easement to his land. How can a company, not even based in the United States, use the U.S. Federal Government to seize land? He is only one of many individuals fighting the fight against eminent domain.

You said yesterday you think you’ll benefit from Keystone. But what of all the landowners in various states being bullied by a foreign corporation into giving up their land for said pipeline?