That isn’t the point and you know it.
So in your world, private property goes to the highest bidder whether the owner wants to sell it or not as long as it is fair market value, is that it? Really?
You really should think about that for a moment...
Is the Keystone pipeline government property or private? It' is private. Eminent domain was/is being used to acquire the land for it.
“So in your world, private property goes to the highest bidder whether the owner wants to sell it or not as long as it is fair market value, is that it? Really?”
That line about Kelo has always puzzled me.
Trump has never had any control over Eminent Domain.
Trump will never have any control over Eminent Domain.
If Trump loses sleep over wanting to promote Eminent Domain, it will all be in vain.
However, a vote is different. Ted Cruz voted for the Corker bill. He condemned his vote last night. He is always condemning his vote. No one, No One, will ever call him out on it. I predict that one day, someone will, and he can’t clear himself at all.
Only Government has the power of eminent domain. Private enterprises do not. That said the government has the ability to claim private property and give/sell to private enterprises if, in their opinion, it is for public good.
In the late 60’s the City of Los Angeles used E.D. to give land to a non profit to build a museum. In the 70’s the Supreme Court allowed home/land along a river to be claimed so the developer could build much more expensive homes. The court found that if the City claimed benefit due to higher property taxes then it was justifiable. So the government can take your home and sell it to someone else just to benefit from the higher assessed value. Like it or not that is the current state of affairs with our Supreme Court.