‘Unprecedented use of eminent domain …’ by statist legislature
“The legislature continues to advance a bill that would move Asheville’s water system to a regional authority, prompting a response by conservative politician Carl Mumpower, the Citizen-Times reports:
“Former congressional candidate and Republican City Councilman Carl Mumpower said he would leave the GOP in protest if the bill passes.
“‘The unprecedented use of eminent domain to seize a city owned water system reveals a party power structure indifferent to the principles upon which that party is founded,’ he said in a statement.””
Clark, Doug. News Reccord 29 April 2013.