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To: randita
Keystone is a red herring. It's a public works project,

It's a private venture. That was already vetted here. You are not entitled to your own private facts.

46 posted on 02/07/2016 6:42:42 AM PST by AndyJackson
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To: AndyJackson
It's a private venture. That was already vetted here. You are not entitled to your own private facts.

Ok. I was wrong on the public works reference. But that doesn't matter. Eminent domain still applies re Keystone (see the reference below). The only rationale as to why Trump's casino parking lot venture fits eminent domain requirements is that it's to the public benefit to have more tax revenues raised than a single homeowner would generate. With that reasoning, higher taxes on anything are to the public benefit. Conservatives oppose higher taxes because they believe that the individual, not the "state", are better stewards over their hard earned money.

However, what many may not know is that eminent domain is not only used for government and public entities, but by law, it can also be used by companies in order to build non-government infrastructure projects such as extensive utility projects, railroads and pipelines. These non-government infrastructure projects are considered under the law to be in the public interest and few, if any, could be completed without the use of eminent domain. - See more at: http://keystone-xl.com/why-eminent-domain-is-important-and-appropriate/#sthash.UUoXFDtx.dpuf

53 posted on 02/07/2016 7:03:39 AM PST by randita
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