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Trump on Kelo: I happen to agree with it 100 percent [2011]
PJMedia ^ | April 20, 2011 | Owen Brennan

Posted on 06/21/2015 12:47:29 PM PDT by South40

Credit Mark Levin with bursting the Trump bubble. Just last week he was the first voice on the right to thoroughly dissect Trump’s history of political activity (donations to Hillary, Weiner, Rahm, Schumer and others).

He was also the first to ask a number of important questions about Trump’s world view, including, “What does he think about Kelo?” The Club for Growth is out today with the answer … directly from Trump himself from 2005 on Fox News.

“I happen to agree with it 100 percent, not that I would want to use it. [note below, he would actually want to use it]

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Knock down an old lady’s home so he could build a parking lot for limousines near his casino? lol!
1 posted on 06/21/2015 12:47:29 PM PDT by South40
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To: South40

The real sin is that the developer never went through with it.


2 posted on 06/21/2015 12:50:16 PM PDT by raybbr (Obamacare needs a deatha panels.)
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To: South40
The Kelo decision was the right one to make, according to the way the law is written.

It is the law that should be changed. It is unfortunate that too few people are working to do so.

3 posted on 06/21/2015 12:51:08 PM PDT by Michael.SF. (-)
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To: South40

I get sick of folks repeatedly proclaiming Trump as the Conservative great white hope when he is anything but that. Glad that Mark finally popped this annoying balloon.


4 posted on 06/21/2015 12:53:22 PM PDT by Timber Rattler (Just say NO! to RINOS and the GOP-E)
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To: South40
South, nobody here knows Trump. They listen to his fun words - and let's face it - he does know how to throw red meat - but he is a merciless businessman who has gone after the little guy he so now adores. He LOVES eminent domain and why not? It suits his profession.

If he wants to be a politician, why can't he cut his teeth on the mayoralty of NYC? He might make a good mayor - he'd bring back Stop & Frisk. After all, no one was more enraged about The Central Park Jogger rape that The Donald.

5 posted on 06/21/2015 1:02:42 PM PDT by miss marmelstein (Richard the Third: "I should like to drive away not only the Turks (moslims) but all my foes.")
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To: Timber Rattler

The larger issue are people who identify with someone for some reason and then cherry-pick or ignore facts that don’t fit their decision. This is not just about Trump. That type of thinking shows up on the left and the right and all points in between.


6 posted on 06/21/2015 1:03:47 PM PDT by plain talk
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To: Michael.SF.
You are saying the Constitution says that the government can take any property and give it to a private citizen?

And Scalia-and Thomas didn't know that?

7 posted on 06/21/2015 1:04:51 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: Michael.SF.
It is the law that should be changed

I don't like the law or its effect, but it isn't prohibitive to Trump's potential to be US President. He's a guy who gets the job done.

8 posted on 06/21/2015 1:05:27 PM PDT by grania
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To: miss marmelstein
He is no politician, he's a liberal pretending to be qualified to be president. And we know full well what that is like, we have one of those now.

Strangely, the braindead left fell for that. I can't believe any FReeper would fall for Trump.

9 posted on 06/21/2015 1:08:59 PM PDT by South40 ("I probably identify more as a Democrat." ~Donald Trump)
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To: South40
Some freepers are coalescing around him, unfortunately. Cult of personality alert.
10 posted on 06/21/2015 1:11:33 PM PDT by miss marmelstein (Richard the Third: "I should like to drive away not only the Turks (moslims) but all my foes.")
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To: Michael.SF.; All
"The Kelo decision was the right one to make, according to the way the law is written."

I agree. But there’s evidently a lot of patriots who still don’t understand constitutional division of federal and state government powers.

More specifically, unlike the federal government which is constitutionally limited to take land only for public use, many patriots don’t seem to understand that the states don’t need an excuse when they take private property. But the states now have to compensate the former landowner for the land because of the 14th Amendment

It’s up to the citizens of a given state to work with their state lawmakers to make laws to prevent cases like the Kelo case from happening again. But since they don’t know about state powers they probably haven’t done so.

11 posted on 06/21/2015 1:11:41 PM PDT by Amendment10
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To: Michael.SF.
The Kelo decision was the right one to make, according to the way the law is written.

The Supreme Court shouldn't rule on how the law was written. They should rule on the constitutionality of the law. The decision should have been overturned by the 4th amendment. Almost every property in the United States could be put to better use for taxing purposes if it comes right down to it. Allowing property to be taken from one private citizen and given to another is an affront to the principles on which the Revolutionary War was fought.

12 posted on 06/21/2015 1:18:59 PM PDT by Starstruck (I'm usually sarcastic. Deal with it.)
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To: Starstruck

Well said.


13 posted on 06/21/2015 1:28:28 PM PDT by sparklite2
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To: South40

Eminent domain should never be used for anything other than public infrastructure and then its one time I think government should pay at least a few percent above assessed value.


14 posted on 06/21/2015 1:30:00 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Sad fact, most people just want a candidate to tell them what they want to hear)
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To: South40

I don’t agree with Kelo, but in the whole scheme of things it’s a small issue. If we don’t stop the invasion of illegals and the globalist destruction of American sovereignty we won’t have a country. We need an American nationalist, and Trump seems to be the only one running.


15 posted on 06/21/2015 1:31:41 PM PDT by Hugin ("Do yourself a favor--first thing, get a firearm!",)
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To: grania
I don't like the law or its effect, but it isn't prohibitive to Trump's potential to be US President. He's a guy who gets the job done.

That's what got us here. Presidents who "get the job done." You know, "Leaders".

The President is supposed to be a public servant with few duties. But, we've made them gods/kings and we lost our republic.

16 posted on 06/21/2015 1:33:26 PM PDT by Forgotten Amendments (Peace On Earth! Purity of Essence! McCain/Ripper 2016)
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To: South40

Funny, how the propagandists going on about eminent domain omit how much money people get out of those deals.

“...nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation” (Amendment 5 to the U.S. Constitution).

Finish the Keystone XL pipeline!


17 posted on 06/21/2015 1:35:16 PM PDT by familyop (We Baby Boomers are croaking in an avalanche of corruption smelled around the planet.)
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To: Hugin

Good point. There isn’t a perfect candidate. But if we don’t shut down the invasion of America, all other issues become irrelevant.


18 posted on 06/21/2015 1:38:17 PM PDT by River Hawk
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To: South40; miss marmelstein

Gov of NYC is probly what he hopes to get of running for president.

His rabid capitalistic blood lust is appealing to conservatives but he jumped the shark with his big money backing of liberals to aid himself personally through the political process.


19 posted on 06/21/2015 1:41:57 PM PDT by Delta 21 (Patiently waiting for the jack booted kick at my door.)
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To: South40
"The MSM..they’re likely to only give Trump the harry eyeball..."

Watch out for that "harry eyeball."


20 posted on 06/21/2015 1:42:01 PM PDT by familyop (We Baby Boomers are croaking in an avalanche of corruption smelled around the planet.)
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