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Farmer Loses Restraining Order Against Keystone XL Pipeline

StateImpact -- It’s round two in the ongoing battle between a northeast Texas farmer and the company behind the Keystone XL pipeline.

Today a district court judge dissolved a restraining order filed by farmer Julia Trigg Crawford against the TransCanada corporation, which wants to build the Keystone XL pipeline across her property. After Crawford declined to sign an agreement with the company, they used eminent domain to gain access to her land. She responded by filing a temporary restraining order, which up until today had kept the company from going onto her land. But the two will meet again at a trial over the eminent domain claim in the same court in April.

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Submitted Feb 25, 2012 By: Tomeboy

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drpepperTX Champion Author Texas Posts:8,924 Points:748,960 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Mar 1, 2012 7:00:54 PM Ignore drpepperTX Report Abuse VomVom, you are absolutely right. Sad part is people don't really want to learn, they just want to follow the ignorant. The old saying "the blind leading the blind" fits well.
VomVom Champion Author Calgary Posts:3,857 Points:1,627,080 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Mar 1, 2012 6:05:43 PM Ignore VomVom Report Abuse There are so many idiotic and ignorant comments about eminent domain that it is not even funny. Why don't you morons go Google it and find out.
SycamoreISU Champion Author Indiana Posts:1,040 Points:258,185 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Mar 1, 2012 1:46:14 PM Ignore SycamoreISU Report Abuse This is an abuse of eminent domain. Eminent domain should only be used for public projects, such as the right-of-way for a road.
drpepperTX Champion Author Texas Posts:8,924 Points:748,960 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2012 8:28:49 AM Ignore drpepperTX Report Abuse No chuckwthompson, Eminent Domain was created because it is sometimes necessary to prevent greedy, selfish or bigotted people from sabotaging the public good. [Edited by: drpepperTX at 2/27/2012 11:29:07 AM EST]
teafortwo Champion Author Washington Posts:22,061 Points:1,381,090 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Feb 26, 2012 11:51:28 PM Ignore teafortwo Report Abuse BIG OIL & GAS love us Excellent comment chuckwthompson from Charlotte. "Pipeline route is safe" ... so says BIG OIL "Cigarette smoking is safe" ... so says BIG TOBACCO Who needs science and Doctors when you can get advice from BIG GREED industry shills & trolls? Congressional testimony admitting: - pipeline will INCREASE domestic fuel prices because of plans to EXPORT fuel - pipeline threatens water supplies - "technology got ahead of regulatory oversight" - need for "updated safety regulations" because tarsands oil is "more dangerous" ... - Transcanada has been "threatening landowners" to force them to allow pipeline BIG OIL & GAS love us
dsaine Champion Author North Carolina Posts:2,977 Points:628,495 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Feb 26, 2012 4:38:17 AM Ignore dsaine Report Abuse Not surprise here.
epf Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:6,314 Points:1,887,355 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Feb 26, 2012 3:32:24 AM Ignore epf Report Abuse my head is spinning.
chuckwthompson Champion Author Charlotte Posts:3,739 Points:574,240 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Feb 26, 2012 12:07:27 AM Ignore chuckwthompson Report Abuse This is not what Eminent Domain is designed to used for. It was not designed to allow a foreign country to facilitate a private company. It was designed to allow government to access land for the greater good for its constituents, not to line the pockets of a foreign company with a private company with no ties to that community.
93grandzj Rookie Author Twin Cities Posts:23 Points:51,640 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Feb 25, 2012 11:55:13 PM Ignore 93grandzj Report Abuse this will bring a new term to legally stolen. will await to hear this ending.
Gnusman53 Champion Author San Diego Posts:6,988 Points:1,108,420 Joined:Feb 2004	Message Posted: Feb 25, 2012 10:34:33 PM Ignore Gnusman53 Report Abuse seems southrob doesn't like people having clean water..... or air... (grin)
Gnusman53 Champion Author San Diego Posts:6,988 Points:1,108,420 Joined:Feb 2004	Message Posted: Feb 25, 2012 10:32:43 PM Ignore Gnusman53 Report Abuse Like everything...seems the cons are for eminent domain.....but were against it several years ago....but were for it before then when W & pals used it to confiscate land for the Texas Rangers stadium in Arlington... Boy they are a fickle lot.
SparkieMi Champion Author Kalamazoo Posts:3,244 Points:584,445 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Feb 25, 2012 9:44:02 PM Ignore SparkieMi Report Abuse The out come of this will be interesting....
herndonks Champion Author Baltimore Posts:1,116 Points:211,685 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Feb 25, 2012 9:32:51 PM Ignore herndonks Report Abuse No surprise
southrob Champion Author Tucson Posts:3,585 Points:685,150 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Feb 25, 2012 9:20:35 PM Ignore southrob Report Abuse the whole country lost the economy due to stuuuuupiiddd ideas and regulations
ron98146 Champion Author Seattle Posts:1,579 Points:962,605 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Feb 25, 2012 9:20:25 PM Ignore ron98146 Report Abuse without eminent domain we would never get anything built.
cateyes8264 Champion Author Tennessee Posts:2,957 Points:640,365 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Feb 25, 2012 9:20:13 PM Ignore cateyes8264 Report Abuse Kinda mixed on this one. I think the pipeline would help our fuel issues, but I don't like the thought that they can come in and take your property anytime they feel like it.
Dragnet Champion Author Arizona Posts:15,390 Points:2,905,735 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: Feb 25, 2012 9:18:00 PM Ignore Dragnet Report Abuse What can we expect from a government of Nazi leaders. Adolph himself is in the WH. Seig Hile Odummo
Beboper Champion Author Virginia Posts:8,707 Points:2,159,790 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Feb 25, 2012 9:17:41 PM Ignore Beboper Report Abuse still talking about it
jwalkerh Champion Author Louisiana Posts:6,127 Points:1,368,270 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Feb 25, 2012 9:14:08 PM Ignore jwalkerh Report Abuse This is ridiculous....
tedjm1 Champion Author New York Posts:5,609 Points:800,300 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Feb 25, 2012 9:13:59 PM Ignore tedjm1 Report Abuse Too much use of eminent domain. Never in favor or land-owner.
movietracker All-Star Author Pennsylvania Posts:695 Points:162,290 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Feb 25, 2012 9:12:39 PM Ignore movietracker Report Abuse Really bad
edamp04 Champion Author Fort Worth Posts:4,568 Points:834,755 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: Feb 25, 2012 9:12:37 PM Ignore edamp04 Report Abuse How is that possible?
goldseeker Champion Author West Virginia Posts:19,513 Points:2,714,815 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Feb 25, 2012 9:11:30 PM Ignore goldseeker Report Abuse Time to kill the pipeline now.
jkpsr Champion Author New Jersey Posts:4,069 Points:1,099,105 Joined:Jun 2005	Message Posted: Feb 25, 2012 9:10:59 PM Ignore jkpsr Report Abuse What ever happened to private property rights? This guy is going to get raped by the buyer, who will turn around and sell it when the XL is denied.
bra0712 Champion Author Arizona Posts:3,649 Points:764,795 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Feb 25, 2012 9:08:17 PM Ignore bra0712 Report Abuse That sucks
Blue_Cruzer Champion Author Lexington Posts:7,500 Points:1,666,285 Joined:Mar 2007	Message Posted: Feb 25, 2012 9:07:33 PM Ignore Blue_Cruzer Report Abuse More delay.
amgine27 Champion Author New York Posts:1,252 Points:302,690 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Feb 25, 2012 9:06:54 PM Ignore amgine27 Report Abuse ok
judgemobile Champion Author Ohio Posts:7,550 Points:2,441,235 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Feb 25, 2012 9:06:52 PM Ignore judgemobile Report Abuse they could build pipeline AROUND this property.
jetskijerry Champion Author North Carolina Posts:3,881 Points:769,345 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Feb 25, 2012 9:05:26 PM Ignore jetskijerry Report Abuse It's not right for them to access her property.
RAKARWOWSKI Champion Author Chicago Posts:3,980 Points:817,125 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Feb 25, 2012 9:04:31 PM Ignore RAKARWOWSKI Report Abuse Could have made big money, now zip!
esquared Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:8,047 Points:1,966,110 Joined:Jan 2006	Message Posted: Feb 25, 2012 9:04:29 PM Ignore esquared Report Abuse From Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's dissent in the Kelo case of 2005: "Any property may now be taken for the benefit of another private party, but the fallout from this decision will not be random. The beneficiaries are likely to be those citizens with disproportionate influence and power in the political process, including large corporations and development firms." The chickens are coming home to roost.
blah2blah3 Champion Author Houston Posts:2,586 Points:596,970 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Feb 25, 2012 9:02:35 PM Ignore blah2blah3 Report Abuse ok
hamdriver Champion Author Lansing Posts:3,479 Points:1,374,775 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Feb 25, 2012 9:01:52 PM Ignore hamdriver Report Abuse Pay him well
eswi Champion Author Madison Posts:2,520 Points:679,155 Joined:Mar 2009	Message Posted: Feb 25, 2012 9:01:32 PM Ignore eswi Report Abuse OK
tippybuddy Champion Author Ontario Posts:1,523 Points:207,740 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Feb 25, 2012 8:52:02 PM Ignore tippybuddy Report Abuse It's good she's trying to keep them off her land but sadly she'll likely lose in the end...the big companies always win it seems..sadly
PoohMcGoo Champion Author Alabama Posts:3,062 Points:797,360 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Feb 25, 2012 8:49:32 PM Ignore PoohMcGoo Report Abuse Better for this than a lot of ways eminent domain is used..
Cuzilla Champion Author Indianapolis Posts:12,178 Points:2,346,170 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Feb 25, 2012 8:47:27 PM Ignore Cuzilla Report Abuse The courts grind on!
gasokie Champion Author Oklahoma Posts:3,442 Points:1,323,805 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Feb 25, 2012 8:46:32 PM Ignore gasokie Report Abuse Lots of companies have various pipelines across the border from Mexico and Canada too. Eminent domain makes it possible to build these pipelines...for the greater good. It also makes it possible for us to have city water, city and rural electricity, phone service (land lines and cell) refineries, gasoline and a better way of life. Thank God the law permits eminent domain. We'd still be burning kerosene for lights and driving horses which may seem OK to the bloggers below but heck, I like having indoor toilets and clean safe water and stuff.
dirt girl Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:35,939 Points:3,068,980 Joined:Oct 2004	Message Posted: Feb 25, 2012 8:45:26 PM Ignore dirt girl Report Abuse Unfortunately it still happens, and usually benefits the local government or tax base. The most recent example here is that several years ago a car dealership was forced to move to make room for the new BestBuy corporate hq.
egd Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:8,077 Points:2,116,250 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Feb 25, 2012 8:44:59 PM Ignore egd Report Abuse not a good choice
EZExit Champion Author Phoenix Posts:10,370 Points:1,704,630 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Feb 25, 2012 8:44:06 PM Ignore EZExit Report Abuse Anyone that has electric, phone, natural gas, etc. service on their property, has an easement for utilities furnished by public and private companies, none owned by the federal or state governments, at least not yet. Just food for thought.
SparkieMi Champion Author Kalamazoo Posts:3,244 Points:584,445 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Feb 25, 2012 8:38:46 PM Ignore SparkieMi Report Abuse I agree with VetteFan....
abcdMA Champion Author Worcester Posts:7,907 Points:1,571,955 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Feb 25, 2012 8:38:45 PM Ignore abcdMA Report Abuse we need friendly oil from our friends up north
raj_fl Champion Author Trenton Posts:3,194 Points:724,980 Joined:Oct 2010	Message Posted: Feb 25, 2012 8:38:04 PM Ignore raj_fl Report Abuse if one does not want to pay the prices then don't drive trucks and suvs
raj_fl Champion Author Trenton Posts:3,194 Points:724,980 Joined:Oct 2010	Message Posted: Feb 25, 2012 8:37:31 PM Ignore raj_fl Report Abuse its all about greed and profits to feed the fat cats of america
drobbbb Champion Author Maryland Posts:3,460 Points:808,460 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Feb 25, 2012 8:37:31 PM Ignore drobbbb Report Abuse I guess you can use eminent domain if big money is going to make more
carman11 Champion Author North Carolina Posts:3,314 Points:687,725 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Feb 25, 2012 8:37:22 PM Ignore carman11 Report Abuse I bet they have an Indian artifacts on the property that may be threatened by construction of the pipeline or rare birds or something!!
daquanabe Champion Author Houston Posts:1,808 Points:371,850 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Feb 25, 2012 8:30:03 PM Ignore daquanabe Report Abuse How in the #%@@ does a foreign company have any right to use eminent domain in the US?
bevmill Champion Author Georgia Posts:2,562 Points:596,545 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Feb 25, 2012 8:29:53 PM Ignore bevmill Report Abuse ok
EZExit Champion Author Phoenix Posts:10,370 Points:1,704,630 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Feb 25, 2012 8:28:28 PM Ignore EZExit Report Abuse Most property owners have utility easements on their property, what makes this case so special? To create a twenty foot wide easement for a pipeline across the property and cry "stealing my land" is over the top and just fodder for the "grenade the US energy industry" movement. I signed off on a utility easement on my property 8 years ago, it didn't hurt at all, wouldn't even know it was there, everything is buried underneath. Nice try to portray TransCanada as an evil empire.