A few years later, the Supreme Court would set a new precedent with Kelo, tilting the balance in Trump's favor in any future court cases. And it is a decision that Trump supports 100%.
I remember when the Kelo decision was handed down. I remember here on Free Republic that the opposition to that decision was 100% against. Today, people here at Free Republic are willing to abandon any semblance of critical thought to give their newly founded support to that decision simply because their savior Donald Trump does so. It is reprehensible.
On Kelo, Donald Trump lines up to the left of even Bernie Sanders. And the biggest crime of all is that people who call themselves 'Conservatives' are fully on board with it.
Could someone please post support for the prevalent theory that Trump convinced the town to file the eminent domain?
The statement supports a point of view but I see no justification for making it. I have looked into the agency involved and it oversaw development in multiple communities then and now. It has overseen many projects, a significant proportion of them involved eminent domain, and looking over the list Trump’s casino was only one such project, and a relatively small one at that.
Did all the developers involved strong arm the board or did it believe the developments were in the town’s interest?