Once again, you can argue whether or not this is a good use of the power of eminent domain, but it is a public university, hence a part of state government. Still not comparable with the Kelo decision or what Trump tried to do.
SMU is a private university.
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What Trump tried to do would have been better for the community and less intrusive than a vanity project that will generate no tax revenue and gobbles up acres. Trump went an 18 room crack house/prostitute den that is euphemistically called a "boarding house" in the press. It predated the Kelo decision. If the Republicans are so upset about Kelo where has the constitutional amendment draft been to overturn it?
Southern Methodist University - isn’t that private?