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.
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congress.govJamie Raskin: “To me, it's just unbelievable that it's consistent with the Fifth Amendment of our Constitution that the government can…”
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Raskin criticizes the delegation of eminent domain to private companies as unconstitutional.
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