YOU can vote FOR this amendment for Property Rights

YOU can vote FOR this amendment for Property Rights

The Virginia Senate passed the Property Rights Amendment patroned by Senator Mark Obenshain (R-Harrisonburg) along with chief co-patron Creigh Deeds (D-Bath), ensuring that eminent domain takings will be limited to true public uses, and that just compensation is awarded.

To pass a constitutional amendment, the amendment must be approved by the General Assembly twice in succeeding years and in exactly the same form. Then the voters must approve the amendment at the ballot box.

Senate Joint Resolution 3, the second reference of a proposed constitutional amendment reforming eminent domain, passed the Senate on a 23-17 vote.

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"The passage of this is a great victory for property owners in Virginia. This has been a long and arduous path, but this fall - the voters of Virginia will be given a chance to vote on adding these protections to the Constitution, where they belong.

Respect for private property is a foundational principle of free government," said Obenshain. "The Property Rights Amendment will secure property rights against the whims of state and local governments, ensuring that private property can only be taken for legitimate public uses - not economic development or the pet projects of government officials."

This is a big victory for property rights. Both Senators Northam (Mathews County) and Norment (Gloucester County) did vote for this so we should thank whichever one is your Senator.