Eminent domain has never been the issue despite Donald Trump's attempt to repaint it as such. Eminent domain is a legitimate function of government as outlined in Amendment V. But this isn't about eminent domain itself. It is about the abuse of eminent domain as demonstrated in Kelo v. New London. And in that case, government confiscated property - not for public use, but for private use. This is exactly what Trump tried to do with Vera Coking.
The Conservative position is that Kelo was one of the worst Supreme Court decisions ever handed down. Yet Donald Trump is 100% in agreement with that decision. Trump does not hold the Conservative position. Trump is not a Conservative.
Eminent domain has never been the issue despite Donald Trump’s attempt to repaint it as such. Eminent domain is a legitimate function of government as outlined in Amendment V.
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The Coking case predated Kelo.
By the way, the reason that the case was lost against Coking was because it was not a part of the original development plan for the casinos with the Casino Development Corporation. Therefore, it did not meet the public purpose test. This is the way that eminent domain litigation is supposed to work. The court decides whether or not it was a proper taking.
Also false is the reputed reason for taking the building. The home was being domained because the hotel wanted to add an additional tower, a parking area was a temporary use, while an assemblage was being created. Again, the court worked the way it needed to.
Again, not the Kelo case.