gee, now that Ensign may be challenged by Jack "Chip" Carter for his senate seat ...he's trying to look like he's doing something constructive besides being a bush-lackey ...
WASHINGTON -- Sen. John Ensign introduced legislation Wednesday that would withhold financial benefits from governments that take private land from unwilling sellers for economic redevelopment.
The Nevada Republican has joined several lawmakers who have offered legislation to counter a June 23 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that expanded government powers of eminent domain.
"It is a fundamental right of American homeowners to have their property protected from government seizure," Ensign said in a statement. "Despite what the Supreme Court says, we cannot allow a government entity to decide that an individual should lose his or her home so that a city can make money."
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