Eminent Domain 2

The Supreme Court’s Kelo v. New London decision last week has ignited a couple fires around the country, including a perhaps “tongue-in-cheek” overture, that not everyone thought was funny, for a taking of Justice David Souter’s New Hampshire farmhouse. Souter was part of the majority opinion.

There are several articles this morning about committees and investigations looking into the usage of the eminent domain power, including hearings intended to “explore (the Kelo decision) as well as broader property rights issues” by Rep. Steve Chabot, chairman of the House Constitution subcommittee in Washington.

Using “eminent domain” as a search term on Thomas’ Legislative Service brings up four new bills reacting to the Kelo decision, including one introduced by Rep. Phil Gingrey and 78 cosponsors titled “Expressing the grave disapproval of the House of Representatives regarding the majority opinion of the Supreme Court in the case of Kelo v. City of New London.”