Jim Sensenbrenner: “I rise in support of H.R. 4772, the Private Property Rights Implementation Act. The vast majority of Americans were…”

“I rise in support of H.R. 4772, the Private Property Rights Implementation Act. The vast majority of Americans were outraged by a recent Supreme Court decision that severely undermined constitutionally protected property rights. The case of course is the notorious Kelo v. City of New London. In Kelo, the Supreme Court held that a city can take private property from one citizen and give it to a large corporation for economic development purposes. I, along with Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Conyers, led the charge to correct that terrible decision by introducing H.R. 4128, the 'Private Property Protection Act' which passed the House of Representatives by the overwhelming bipartisan margin of 376-38. However, that bill now languishes in the other body despite overwhelming public support. In any case, the Supreme Court's recent disregard for constitutionally protected private property is unfortunately not confined to the Kelo decision.”