More amendments ahead?

[struggle4progress]

By Laura Leslie
Posted: 11:51 a.m. Wednesday
Updated: 3:14 p.m. Wednesday

... House Bill 6, "NC Right to Work/Secret Ballot Amendments," would add the state's "right to work" law to the constitution, as well as a provision forbidding "card check" union elections ...

... House Bill 8, "Eminent Domain," would add the following language to the constitution: "Private property shall not be taken by eminent domain except for a public use. Just compensation shall be paid and shall be determined by a jury at the request of any party." ...

... House Bill 9 would limit the speaker of the House and the president pro tem of the Senate to no more than two terms in their respective leadership positions. Speaker Thom Tillis advocated for this idea last session, but the Senate didn't take it up ...

http://www.wral.com/more-amendments-ahead-/12043046/

[mmonk]

1. When House Bill 8 comes up, we should use it to fight fracking.

[nc4bo]

3. I had a window open composing my post when you posted your comment mmonk.

I was looking at it from one way and hadn't thought of looking at it from your perspective.

These crooks are going to sock it to us in more ways than we'll be able to keep track of.

Long 4 years......

[nc4bo]

2. House Bill 8

Wonder how this would effect the use of private land for fracking for gas/oil? So would Big Energy McCrory find a way to turn private fracking operations into a government operation or allow private companies special rights since the fracking produces oil/gas used by the public or is acting on behalf of the public's interest?

http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/06/07/2118985/fracking-the-role-of-eminent-domain.html

Color me confused about this change in language. NC Teabaggers always have some slimy scum up their sleeves - it's for a reason and it's usually not for the benefit of citizen or landowners or anyone else not associated with corporations and big money businesses. They're not looking out for any of us IOW.

[littlewolf]

4. I don't know I like 8

I have pushed for this ever since Kelo vs New London ...