State Supreme Court Strikes Down Eminent Domain Petition

According to KOTV, the Oklahoma Supreme Court has stopped a vote of the people on the eminnent domain abuses that have emerged in the wake of Kelo. It was on procedural grounds, so I hope the efforts will start again and proceed in the proper manner so as to make it to a vote of the public.

Story:

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Supreme Court Tuesday ruled an initiative petition proposing to restrict government use of eminent domain is unconstitutional.

The state high court held that Initiative Petition 382 violated the single-subject rule of the Oklahoma Constitution and may not be submitted to a vote of the people.

A legal challenge had been filed to the ballot title by several economic development and business groups. The court said that issue is now moot.