The NFIB reports that in addition to measures being considered at the state and local levels, the U.S. House is getting into the mix on the Kelo decision. In the wake of the Supreme Court's Kelo decision, private-property advocates in the U.S. House passed a measure that would deny federal transportation, Treasury and Housing and Urban Development funding to any project that involved the seizure of private property by a local government for economic development. U.S. senators have introduced a similar measure. To become law, the measure must remain intact through the budget process in both chambers and be signed by President Bush.
I am delighted to see that the NFIB has gotten interested in this critical issue for small business and hope that they can bring their influence into full force to help right this terrible wrong.
