U.S. Supreme Court ruling in New London, Connecticut case has members of state GOP being guilty of the pot calling the kettle black.
Today in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution James Salzer reports:
Leading Georgia Republicans, some of whom earlier this year backed legislation that critics said encouraged government to seize people's land for economic development, are now promising to protect property rights after a U.S. Supreme Court decision last week on eminent domain.
The flurry of activity comes just a few months after several Republican legislators backed a bill critics said would have done almost exactly what the Supreme Court later ruled was legal. Senate Bill 5, which was co-sponsored by [State Senate President Pro Tem Eric Johnson (R-Savannah)], died in a legislative committee in February after a public outcry.
"If John Kerry is a flip-flop, what is Eric Johnson?" Tim Golden (D-Valdosta) said. "You talk about the ultimate hypocrisy."
Leading Georgia Republicans, some of whom earlier this year backed legislation that critics said encouraged government to seize people's land for economic development, are now promising to protect property rights after a U.S. Supreme Court decision last week on eminent domain.
The flurry of activity comes just a few months after several Republican legislators backed a bill critics said would have done almost exactly what the Supreme Court later ruled was legal. Senate Bill 5, which was co-sponsored by [State Senate President Pro Tem Eric Johnson (R-Savannah)], died in a legislative committee in February after a public outcry.
"If John Kerry is a flip-flop, what is Eric Johnson?" Tim Golden (D-Valdosta) said. "You talk about the ultimate hypocrisy."
posted by Sid Cottingham | 6:00 AM
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