Pipeline
A Texas Company may build a natural gas pipeline in Southeast Idaho. If built it may go through private property.
By: Jenny Wixom
Description: Should companies be allowed to take private land for such uses?
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Posted by Jen1180 Tue Jul 1, 2008 16:18:30 MDT
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Thu Jul 3, 2008 12:11:55 MDT
The fifth amendment of the constitution allows the federal government to seize private land for the good of the public. This is called eminent domain. There are several examples of both the supreme and appealet courts upholding this as long as it is for a "just compensation" as stated in the amendment.
Now, because I'm living in Oklahoma for a couple of months, I've missed the news going on at home. Nevetheless, as the question is posed, there is a lot of information we don't have. How much private land will this take up? What kind of private land will this take up? Will the pipeline be underground - allowing for the possibility for people to retain ownership of their property? What are the benefits for this pipeline being installed? Since I don't know the answers to any of these questions, I have no real opinion on the matter.
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