Legal and Regulatory Policy Analyst, Daren Bakst, says “North
Carolinians need a property-rights amendment that will define public
use, prohibit takings for private use, require just compensation up
front, and force the government to prove that the taking is a last
resort,” according to a recently released Spotlight.
In it, Bakst suggests language for a state constitutional amendment
doing just that.  The policy paper comes as the N.C. House’s
Select Committee on Eminent Domain begins researching N.C. statutes on the issue.  Bakst interviewed with Brad and Britt on WZTK FM Talk 101.1, the Lockwood Phillips show, and will appear on NBC-17’s “At Issue.”