According to the United States and Texas constitutions, eminent domain can only be used for a public use. Reflecting these constitutional provisions, SB 18 prohibits taking of private property unless the taking is for a public use.
Democrats Prattle On About The Need To ‘Defend Democracy.’ But What Does That Mean?
President Joe Biden and the Democrats talk a lot these days about the need to “defend democracy.” But what does that mean? A president is the sole U.S. elected official chosen by all the people. But in recent decades, a large unelected bureaucracy wielding great power sees the people’s government as its exclusive domain. As...