Private Texas Company Using Eminent Domain Called A Threat. Government Overreach.

Put 800 people together, many of whom are conservative, and momentum builds to oppose a  private entity from using eminent domain to build a new transportation network.

What don’t people like about private companies using eminent domain?

• Rep. Will Metcalf: 

  “I am not a happy camper,” said state Rep. Will Metcalf, R-Conroe, adding he is frustrated by the lack of transparency on the project. “They are moving forward and we need your help.

  “I don’t believe private enterprise should have eminent domain power. In regard to the 10th Amendment, I talked a lot about this during my campaign; we are living it here today. Federal overreach, they are bypassing us at the state, the county, and that is not OK.”

• Former Montgomery County Judge: ” one of the biggest threats to the county I have seen in years” It’s extreme, folks.

• Precinct 2 Commissioner Charlie Riley: Determined to stop the project

• Rep. Mark Keough vows to stop the project

• County Commissioners passed a resolution opposing the project.

The 10th amendment is increasingly popular symbol of federal intrusion. It’s like a rally cry for conservatives.  Montgomery County Courier