Why are Conservatives ok with American land owners losing their land over Eminent Domain to the Keystone Pipeline?

Question

EMINENT DOMAIN ABUSE – TransCanada has intimidated landowners along the pipeline route into signing contractual agreements for their land. TransCanada fraudulently steals land from private citizens through eminent domain.

A recent Texas Supreme Court case ruled that the application process for common carrier status, the status that allows private companies to seize property, does not not conclusively establish eminent-domain power.

TransCanada has indicated that up to 700,000 gallons of tar sands crude could leak out of the Keystone XL pipeline without triggering its real time leak-detection system.
http://landownersagainsttranscanadapipeline.org/the-facts/

Answer 1

Land owners in NEBRASKA IN COURT OVER THIS



as seen from numerous sites they are NOT informing their base on this



do not expect any movement on pipeline for at least 3 years



http://www.livescience.com/38735-putting-keystone-pipeline-job-numbers-in-context.html







and the 35 full time jobs it will bring

real numbers are not 42,000 for 2 years

someone added a few zeros

Answer 2

That's very interesting data.



To answer your question, from what I've seen, it's a party-line thing for conservatives to back big oil. Not EVERY conservative I've run into is like this, some of them are willing to look more carefully at the issue. But a lot of conservatives equate increasing our oil-generating capacity with freedom from middle east oil = freedom from pressure from the Islamic world. It's not that simple, but most people I know (left or right wing) think politics breaks down that simply in one way or another.

Answer 3

Why do liberals make such a fuss over the Keystone pipeline when there are already so many pipelines all over the US?

Answer 4

There is a sense of wonder if the same sentiments will be expressed for California's high speed rail system! But the lib silence is deafening!

Check out the source for a map of pipelines!

This is nothing more than fake lib outrage!

Answer 5

Faulty premise, no one is "losing their land"

They're giving an easement for the pipeline to cross their property



But the concept of an easement is too complex for 99% of the folks in Y!A Politics

Sad, but true

Answer 6

Because each one of them got as much as 250,000 for their fight. Sen. Cornyn of Texas got over a million.Its money in their pockets and they will sell you anything while prying open a cash register with their grandmothers bones.

Answer 7

Because corporate profits ALWAYS trump the rights of the ppl in the diseased conservative mindset

Answer 8

They support Big Oil more than they support Americans.

Answer 9

"Conservatives" would happily force landowners to pump poison over their land and fresh drinking water supplies...as long as profit flows to a tiny number of very rich individuals...

Answer 10

I think a few to many bugs hit your head when riding..

Libs have been doing it for years..

Answer 11

They don't see what's happening as a real problem, they won't even notice the giant sucking sound.

Answer 12

double standard hypocrisy

Answer 13

hurr durr conservatives hurr durr.



ask the liberals who are also in support lol both parties are garbage, wake up shill boy.

Answer 14

Because it will benefit wealthy corporations.

Answer 15

eggs n omelettes..