Minner’s Reason
The News Journal has updated its online story with Minner’s statement to lawmakers as to her reasons for vetoing the Eminent Domain Bill.
[T]he governor wrote that the bill could restrict the state’s ability to get an easement on private property for beach preservation or other purposes and be more costly to taxpayers.
Attorney Rich Abbott, who is representing the Wilmington landowners in the lawsuit, said Minner’s legal reasoning is wrong, and that the bill “would not prohibit the taking of easements.”
Still nothing from Carney.
Please.
If you are going to lie at least take a few minutes make a a plausible lie. From the bill:
This Bill requires state, county, or municipal governments, or agencies or other condemning entities to use their eminent domain authority solely for “public use” and defines that term.
Public use!!?
I don’t think she read the bill. The shadow government just told her to veto it, so she did.
Indeed, she thinks that this bill is restricting the former and still existing eminent domain power that existed prior to Kelo decision, which expanded dramatically the power to private uses.
So that means either that she did not read the bill, or that she does not understand the bill, or that she is just lying.
Or that she has pathetically inept lawyers.
The legislation was an antidote to the excesses that would be perpetrated through Kelo.
Use of ‘takings’ to benefit the ‘well connected’ under the guise that tax revenues will be enhanced is wrong and the negative response to such injusice should transcend ideology and party lines.
The Governor knows her friends and this category does not encompass the people.
Could there be an override? We should note the names of those who do not stand up for the little people and consign them to political oblivion, regardless of party.
Art: Thurman the Vermin has already announced he won’t allow one to even proceed.
I am beside myself with outrage at this. Adult content may follow.
I just got off the phone with Cindy Osbourne. This thing was a setup from the word go. It is all in the timing.
The Gov must PROCEDURALLY deliver the veto to the legislature. After that, the Leg has 24 hours to override. So, when will the veto be PROCEDURALLY delivered? Not in time, I imagine.
Cindy also told me that it took 5 days to get the passed legislation to the Gov’s desk. Why did it take 5 days? WHY, I ask. It was all planned in advance….timing is everything.
I am so pissed off I can barely type these words.
I will send the obligatory e-mails to my Sen and Rep supporting an override, but procedurally I’m not sure it can happen. We have to get it out there before noon tomorrow.
I’m getting to Dover come hell or high water tomorrow. This is one of the most egregious sleight-of-hands I have ever seen.
Al M: Where is that statement from Adams?
My thinking right now (muddled as it is) is that the substitute bill giving DelDot the right to run roughshod over property rights may be fast-tracked. I don’t accept that.
Shirley…Al is referring to Dana Garrett’s post last night on Delaware Watch where he said Thurman Adams has a policy not to allow a veto by a Democratic Governor to be overriden. It was not an official statement specific to this bill by Adams.
Thanks, DelDem….I checked Dana’s post out…a matter of conjecture based on experience, and more than likely true.
Delaware sucks. Although native born to DE, I think I need to move back to Philly. At least there you KNOW who are criminals are.
Here, it is just “a smile in your face’:……
And still no statement from Jack Markell as well. 😉
Oops my mistake.
Wrong Barefoot. Markell gave a statement last night to Mike Matthews of Down with Absolutes.
Here is the statement:
Press guru Joe Rogalsky reports that Markell would have instantly signed this legislation because “he believes in protecting Delaware homeowners and businessowners.”
And two weeks ago, Markell said this:
“The protection of private property from government seizure is one of the fundamental principles that our country was founded on,” Markell said. “Delawareans who have built homes and businesses should not have to live in fear that one day their local government will order them to sell their homes and businesses so the government can turn the land over to a private developer. Delaware will be better off when this bill becomes law.”
Meanwhile, Carney is on record opposing this bill, and thus he is supporting Minner’s veto.
I believe that now that the Governor has vetoed the bill, it is returned to the Chief Clerk of the House of the legislation’s origin.
I think (but I’m not sure) that it’s a House bill. If so, you can almost bet that the House will consider it early in their legislative session tomorrow.
At which point, all eyes turn to the Senate where the Passion Play will play out. Bob (Senator from Mars) Venables is one of Thurm’s boys, so it’s at least possible that the Senate will entertain the override.
It is a Senate Bill. At least, it was called Senate Bill 245, but I am not sure if that means it originated in the Senate, but it seems likely.
Yep,
It being a Senate Bill means it will have little chance of getting out of Adams’ desk drawer. The only hope is for the Senators to petition it out. I believe the eight Republicans would sign a petition, but we’d need to find three Democrats. I’m sure Venables and Peterson would sign, but who would the daring third be?
Dori Conner might waffle going against the machine…. heads up.
I think Bunting or McBride would likely sign on. Ennis is another possibility. Coupled with the hospital tax, the possible failure of the budget ‘compromise’, and prospective retirements, it could be both an intriguing and lengthy final night for the General Assembly.
In fact, the more I think about it, the more I think an override in the Senate is better than a 50-50 proposition.
Perhaps the Big Heads are merely thick skulled and might benefit from a few election cycles in the private sector.
Arrogance can be bipartisan.
Can’t the GA just call themselves back and do the over-ride?
Ennis has a chance, if this scenario plays out, to make a mark on his first senate session. Some of these senators could have stood out and helped petition any number of bills out of committee, but not one has escaped those dark desk drawers.
Imminent domain needs to be restricted and made to where it is nearly impossible for governments to take private land. The laws should make it where it IS so expensive that they will try everything else and only use it as a last resort, for emergency expansion.
Here in the Dallas-Fort Worth area a few years ago, a local mall (Northeast Mall, owned by Simon) wanted to expand. Since they would pay more taxes than the neighborhood next door, the city used eminent domain to take their homes.
It was not only ridiculous that it could be done, but they literally made a man leave his dying wife’s side in the hospital so he could go home and move. They threatened, if he did not vacate in 24 hours or so, to bulldoze his and his wife’s possessions.
It is abuse like this that requires imminent domain to be restricted to the point of being never implemented.
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Oh, look. The anti-blogger is now viral video master!
How’s that IPoD turmoil going? Have you blasted them yet for the exclusiveness of the nomination? I just figured that’s what the state GOP hears from you every two years.
Just to let y’all know, in an e-mail circle in which Art and I both participate, Mr Downs once described Governess Minner as a Democrat elected for her looks, not her brain. 🙂
protack as usual jumping on every piece of legislation he feels would benefit him. pathetic.
Someone posted over the weekend that the deal was done to curry favor with the city of Wilmington. Maybe true, but I suspect forces further south will benefit, as well. The “alternative” bill came from the House, courtesy of Gerald Hocker. It allowed private entity transfers under somewhat limited circumstances. Supposedly, it did not survive long in the face of the bill just vetoed. Look for it to be resurrected as a “compromise”. The golf courses and resort community developers have long gotten pretty much everything they want via the downstate good old boy network. There remain small pockets of privately-owned land in unicorporated Sussex county. Most of these are the last of the affordable housing close to the eastern resorts. Legislative fiat would make the land much easier to convert than having to actuall buy out enough homeowners.