BREAKING NEWS: Property Rights Constitutional Amendment Passes!

We did it!!!! Thank you, Virginia Farm Bureau producer members! Without your grassroots support, the property rights constitutional amendment wouldn't have been a reality!

Once the votes are certified, the amendment will go into affect Jan. 1, 2013. 

From the Richmond Times-Dispatch:

Virginians overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment on Tuesday night that will restrict the state’s ability to take private property for commercial purposes.

The amendment – backed by almost 80 percent of voters -- requires that private property be taken by the government only for a true "public use" and not given to another private landowner, such as a developer, even in the case of job creation. Exceptions would include utilities or the elimination of a public nuisance. 

The amendment ensures that property owners who have their land taken are properly compensated, including lost profits to businesses.