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Eminent Domain Battle in Mississippi
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Ballot measure prohibits taking property for private use
- Duration 2:33
- Date Nov 3, 2011
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Right now on ballot measure in Mississippi would prohibit state and local governments friends seizing private property.
By eminent domain and not everyone is happy about that John Roberts is live from Jackson is -- more John.
Hey good afternoon to -- have big election coming up here in Mississippi on Tuesday and one of the measures on the ballot.
Initiative 31 which would prohibit the state of Mississippi.
From taking private property and then transferring it to another person falls at a 2005 Supreme Court case.
Were sitting in Connecticut was allowed to take private property and turn it over to a developer -- started to hotels.
Condos at a shopping complex Randall -- is a dairy farmer here in Mississippi is also the president of the Mississippi farm bureau federation.
He is leading the campaign in favor of initiative 31 say.
He is seeing what's happened in other states who wants to do everything again to make sure it doesn't happen here in Mississippi.
Finished at 31 his particular are proud of property rights as a -- -- property rights issue completely.
You know we just don't think the government has the power and authority to take your private land and turn it over -- someone else for economic development.
You know that's just at the cold hard facts about it is you -- protect your private property right.
There's billboards up across -- state that say stop eminent domain abuse but opponents say hey wait a second hang on here what is that happened in the state of Mississippi the only thing similar.
The Supreme Court case that's happened here was a Toyota plant that's been built in blue springs just north of Tupelo.
The state had to take property that began belong to a church for that development.
But that church -- -- 1927 and there was nobody around who could sell the property.
Leland speed is the head of the Mississippi development authority he says if passed this initiative could be a jobs killer.
They're on billboards that say stop.
Imminent domain abuse.
What abuse.
Show me a victim.
The system we have works and it allows us to assemble these mega project sites like the Toyota plan.
You know 43 states in this nation have imminent don't know -- reform 22 of those have very strong laws like the one proposed in Mississippi but.
Leland speed feels that he is going to be on the losing end of this he says this is a very emotional issue it is in his words motherhood and apple pie.
It's an election year these people are politicians and that no one Jenna.
It's gonna touch this thing with a ten foot pole so he's expecting come Wednesday morning.
Initiative 31 will have passed.
Quite a warning marrying -- interesting site said -- at one story John thank you very much for that.
