I dont think that we should say a blanket statement that Eminent Domain should never be used. But i also believe that the law that is in place that gives the utilities board the responsibility to do it is appropriate. The governors comments came after u. S. Senator rand paul told landowners in newton over the weekend that private land should never be taken through Eminent Domain to benefit a private company. Dakota access, llc wants to use the land for an underground pipeline that would carry roughly a half Million Barrels of crude oil from north dakota. Through iowa. And to a Distribution Center in illinois. The governor stresses. No land will be seized. Theyre not taking the land. Theyre only using the land to put a pipeline through. And weve had thousands of miles of pipeline put through this state. Farmer Leonard Larson has this trailer on his land near i35. The pipeline would go through his familys property. Larson says the governor is wrong. For them to come along and take our gr