Political Quotes

On the recordMay 4, 2021
To me, it's just unbelievable that it's consistent with the Fifth Amendment of our Constitution that the government can essentially delegate the eminent domain power to a private company to take my land.
Said by
Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Raskin criticizes the delegation of eminent domain to private companies as unconstitutional.

Share

More from Jamie Raskin

Jun 26, 2026

They are determined to compensate Trump’s private street-fighting militia and create 1,600 MAGA Millionaires with our money.

huffpost.com
Jun 26, 2026

And if not, we’ll just have to requisition it and confiscate it.

huffpost.com
Jul 23, 2026

She gives me a lot of faith in the future of humanity.

huffpost.com
Jul 4, 2026

Congress has a responsibility to confront all this corruption directly – to expose it and take all steps necessary to crush it as quickly as possible.

theguardian.com

Other voices in this conversation