While I believe the power of eminent domain can and has been abused--particularly with respect to those lacking economic or political power--I have come to conclude that for the time being we should allow the states to craft responses, rather than impose and awkward and one size fits all federal legislative response.
Conyers advocates for state-level responses to eminent domain issues instead of federal legislation.
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