Should the federal government tell Americans what grass seeds they can use for their lawns, what flowers they can have in their flowerbeds and what vegetables they can plant in their gardens?

If you don’t think these are powers the Founders intended for the federal government, brace yourself — another betrayal of private property rights may be on the horizon if draft language for a new (GOP!) bill in the U.S. House of Representatives accurately describes what its sponsor intends.

Kelo v. City of New London may have just been the beginning…