No Eminent Domain for Transmission. Round 4.

What’s happening? The Missouri House again passed a bill to prevent the use of private land for the Grain Belt Express power line without property owners’ permission.

Why is this important? The supporting argument that gains traction here would apply to rail, pipelines and roads. The idea is that there should be no eminent domain if there is no direct benefit to the people whose land is being taken. In Missouri, it is a larger impact in that the power line that wants to use eminent domain will not provide power to Missouri at all.

How will this be important? The constant beat of no eminent domain for private gain is popular, especially among populist lean ing factions on both sides of the political spectrum.

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