Statement election

by Clay Chandler Published: December 25,2011
Tags: eminent domain, eminent domain for private economic development, Farm Country, Initiative 31, MBJ’s Top 5 stories of the year, Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation, Tate Reeves, voter I.D., “member families”, “personhood” amendment
We might have finally found something Mississippians of every political persuasion can agree on: The use of eminent domain for private economic development is a bad idea. Initiative 31, which will amend the state Constitution to essentially restrict the use of eminent domain to projects of direct public use, earned more than 637,000 votes. The [...] [...]
