Private Property Rights Protection Act" (S. 3873)

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U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK) has introduced legislation to defend Americans' right to own and enjoy private property without the threat of federally funded eminent domain seizures. Inhofe's "Private Property Rights Protection Act" (S. 3873) proposes that in any state receiving federal funds for economic development where a locality within that state exercises its power of eminent domain for economic development purposes, then that state shall be ineligible for federal economic development funds for two fiscal years.

There are three issues addressed by this bill. First, this legislation aims to protect the right to own and enjoy private property, one of our government's core purposes. Second, the bill directly confronts the Supreme Court's decision in Kelo v. City of New London, Connecticut, which allows local governments to take private property for economic reasons. Finally, the bill forces the Court to reign in its incessant judicial activism, returning to the true intent of the Fifth Amendment. In sum, the bill limits government intervention into the private market.

Inhofe's legislation mirrors the eminent domain legislation (H.R. 4128) introduced by Reps. Sensenbrenner, Conyers and Waters which passed the House of Representatives (376-38) last November.

Since that time, the legislation has been DEAD in the Senate. It's time to correct this injustice, once and for all -- but we need to FLOOD Congress NOW with messages of support for this legislation, so that it can move to the President's desk right away.

TAKE ACTION: The Senate is debating right now whether your home or church can be confiscated for private economic development by the government. Senators have brought S. 3873 to the floor of the U.S. Senate this week to address this very issue. Due to arcane Senate rules, just one Senator can stop the measure in its tracks -- which is why it is URGENT that your Senators hear from you NOW about the importance of preserving "The American Dream."


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