According to this Article eminent domain was used to acquire 13 acres of private property for the stadium. Bush also pushed for a tax hike for the stadium. No wonder he's kept a low profile on this issue.
The city of Arlington had an election and the tax increase passed by a very wide margin in an election with high turnout.
18 posted on 06/30/2005 2:47:24 PM PDT by Paleo Conservative
(Hey! Hey! Ho! Ho! Andrew Heyward's got to go!)