This is the crucial year for the eminent domain issue.

I have never seen a response to a Supreme Court decision this dramatic. It is a gut issue, not a partisan issue at all. Whether you are a Massachusetts Democrat or a Republican in South Dakota, you are concerned about your home.

A lot of these infrastructure projects benefit private entities just by their nature. If you build a highway and there happens to be an exit ramp to a mall there's some benefit to a private entity.

It's open season on eminent domain. Bills are being pushed by Democrats and Republicans, liberals and conservatives, and they're passing by huge margins.

Legislators are going to have a tough time striking that balance.

If you're not going to offend somebody you don't need the First Amendment.