Barney Frank: “Protection and advocacy Agencies, which are Federally funded entities charged with enforcing the rights of persons with…”

One thing that not only Barney Frank, Ms. Barnes and also Sandra Day O'Connor, Justice O'Connor agreed on is that that Kelo decision stripped those three words out of the Fifth Amendment, 'for public use.'

No one doubts that if a change in administration comes and the new President disagrees with the existing Director, he or she can be removed.

The relationship between elected officials and his or her constituents is paramount.

It was a great mistake to push lower income people into housing they couldn't afford and couldn't really handle once they had it.