Here's one that should not get lost in the shuffle. With Rick
Perry and Kay B. Hutchison both betraying obsequiousness to big
business rather than a commitment to real property rights, those
two big guns actually opposed a statewide ballot proposition in
Texas to restrict the powre of eminent domain so that property
takings could not be used on behalf of other private entities. In
other words, this is another anti-Kelo proposition, telling the
government and its moneyed clients where to stick it. Well, the
people spoke. The proposition in favor of property rights,
against the grasping claws of big government/big business
corporatism, passed overwhelmingly, 79.70% to 20.29%. This is a
huge win for the property rights movement. Conservatives should
take note, pay heed... and celebrate.
