I have not seen a single statistic or fact put before you or the planning and zoning committee to support the need for a moratorium.

If it's wrong to take people's property, it's wrong today and nothing's going to make it right six months from now.

It's an election year. Would you want to be the elected official who voted against eminent domain reform?

I do think a constitutional amendment is needed.

We don't need a press conference and a Band-Aid, we need meaningful reforms that will hold up in the courts.

I believe in lieu of the Katrina situation last week it is even more important that we are prepared and we practice in case a real situation occurs,