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** Urgent Action
Alert **
Property Rights
Legislation STILL Stuck in Committee
May 9, 2007
Eminent Domain
Amendment NOT ON AGENDA for tomorrow's rules
committee meeting
The House Rules Committee -- the one in which House
Bill 878 (eminent domain amendment) is stuck -- is scheduled to meet
TOMORROW (Thursday, May 10). According to an
agenda distributed via e-mail this morning, HB 878 is not
scheduled to be discussed at tomorrow's meeting.
It is past time for this important bill to come to
the floor for a vote.
Take Action
Today - Contact Legislative Leaders
If you believe private property rights
are one of the cornerstones of our Republic, please take action TODAY by contacting
the two key House leaders listed below. Please be professional
and courteous as you tell them that House Bill 878 deserves a vote
on the House floor.
Speaker Joe Hackney -
Joeh@ncleg.net - 919-733-3451
Rep. Bill
Owens, Jr., Chair of the Rules Committee -
billo@ncleg.net - 919-733-0010
Click here for a complete list of committee members, with links to
their contact information.
Please take action TODAY by contacting
your House member:
Use the links on the left side of this page to find out which
district you are in and obtain your representative's contact
information. Contact them and tell them to tell Speaker Hackney that
House Bill 878 deserves a vote on the House floor.
History of HB 878
(Eminent Domain Amendment)
On March 15, a bipartisan bill
to protect our private property from unjust seizure by governments,
was introduced in the N.C. House. This bill would give North
Carolinians the opportunity to vote on an amendment to the state
constitution that would prohibit governmental entities from using
eminent domain to seize private property for economic development
purposes. Unlike a legislative solution that can easily be
undone by the whims of a future legislature, a constitutional
amendment will give us protection that stands the test of time.
Four days after it was introduced,
HB 878 was referred to the Committee on Rules, Calendar, and
Operations of the House. It is still stuck in that
committee.
House Bill 878 has a total of 96
sponsors and co-sponsors. This means that 80% of House members
have signed onto this legislation. 80% of House members have
sponsored HB 878 -- and yet the legislative leadership has not
brought it to the floor for a vote. The bill was not
discussed at the Rules Committee's May 1 meeting. According to
an
agenda distributed via e-mail on May 9, HB 878 is not
schedule to be discussed at the committee's May 10 meeting.
Please support our
efforts by signing our
petition, making a financial
donation, and
telling five friends about our organization.
Blog:
N.C. Property Rights Watch
Bill Could Halt Property Taxes for
Some Annexed Areas
Rally Against Forced Annexation on May 9
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