Hello!
Check out this article I read on GOPUSA. Here is the link:
http://www.gopusa.com/commentary/2011/04/22/malkin-donald-trumps-eminent-domain-empire/
Already posted
As I’ve previously posted:
Number one, Trump cannot ‘take’ anything or invoke eminent domain. This is a government function and while it may be appropriate to be upset with the expanded use of this tactic, it is the governments who are whores for the tax dollars and will use whatever methods they see fit. Without the tax contributions of the developers, property taxes in a lot of areas would be significantly higher for all citizens, so perhaps they should be appreciative of the tax contributions and thousands of jobs the developers are providing.
Number two, There is a large degree of wink and nod deals in nearly every government function. The VOTERS are the ones who tolerate or look the other way when their local government is involved. They are quick to suck up the benefits of the deals, and quick to point fingers at the backroom deals that got it done in the first place. I for one think we must have someone who knows how this machine operates in order to effectively handle it. A naive newbie is going to be eaten alive - a shark will get things done and knows when they are getting screwed.
The local governments wanted the development as much or more than Trump and other developers - it was quid pro quo. To lay all of the actions of local governments at the feet of Trump is a foolish argument and an unenlightened perspective.
Michelle Malkin is the best.
The biggest problems facing America:
1) UNemployment & how manufacturing jobs stolen by China
2) Foreclosures
3) Food prices
4) Gas prices & how OPEC is fleecing Americans
5) Illegal aliens costing Billions & lowering wage levels
This domain business is nowhere near the top, and even more pertinent, Trump can not decide which property will be acquired under domain rules. I was just tutoring my high school kid on US Constitution and one of the amendments says that the government shall not confiscate private property without JUST COMPENSATION. In other words the government can acquire property so long as proper compensation is paid?
I did not know Malkin grew up by AC. Maybe I saw her in Ocean City or Somers Point. We are about the same age. Wow, that’s kinda hot.
He must be laughing his arse off at how easily he's playing the sheeple. Some political consultant/pollster tells Trump to pander to a specific segment of the conservative base and he'll have them eating out of his hands, which he does. People say what does Trump's rise in the polls say about the rest of the potential Presidential field, I wonder what does it say about the Conservative base that they can be so easily taken in by this charlatan.