Donald Trump’s Eminent Domain Love Nearly Cost a Widow Her House

CATO INSTITUTE ^ | 08/19/2015 | By David Boaz

[ExTexasRedhead]

Like anyone in this Administration, this Congress wears a White Hat! LOL How about digging into everyone in DC and see how much dirt pours out.

[Jim from C-Town]

I don’t understand why you think Trump wouldn’t be able to change the law all by himself. Obama does all the time.

[Jim from C-Town]

Souter was one of many terrible Supreme Court Justices appointed by Republicans. So was but sex lover Kennedy.

[terycarl]

eminent domain is more often than not, used for the benefit of society in general....the property owners are usually well compensated and should use a little common sense. I certainly believe in property rights of the individual, but realistically, if a major project which will bring millions of dollars into the community is in the works, then bite the bullet and get on with life.

[Ben Mugged]

Ask me if I give a damn. Go ahead ask me.....

[GeronL]

A lot of other things matter

[GeronL]

Kelo is Fascism

[Greetings_Puny_Humans]

He actually offered 1/4 of what she was offered before according to the article.

The article also mentions that it was 1/4th of a previous offer on the home (the government, that is, chose this amount).

That previous offer was Trump's, who offered far more than what the bloody house was worth.

[freespirit2012]

“The Apprentice” did not in any way coarsen tv...

[GeronL]

The Church of Trump has already decided

They don’t care.

Trump could eat babies on the stump.

They won’t care.

Burn down poor neighborhoods for a casino.

They won’t care.

[Jim from C-Town]

Lady, you have got to be kidding!

[Farmer Dean]

I suspect more than half of that crowd belongs in prison.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

CATO is Charles Koch’s mouthpiece.

[King Moonracer]

FUCATO. Lousy Clouseau sidekick

[FourtySeven]

I remember the righteous anger here on FR over Kelo. Which makes it all the more unbelievable to me to see so many on FR not caring about what Trump said about Kelo.

[SunkenCiv]

Glenn Beck is a pro-amnesty pro-Romney anti-Trump demagogue, and Stu's remarks appear to be actionable, but thanks for playing.

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To: Cincinatus' Wife

He tried to negotiate, at one point offering Coking $1 million for the land.

Besides being a very old story, she did not take the million and her grandson finally sold the property to Ichan for around $500,000.

Also, the "story" began in the 70s, long before Trump owned the land that was to become Trump Plaza (everyone forgets that little point).

114 posted on 07/28/2015 3:22:59 AM PDT by Abby4116

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[Abby4116]

He tried to negotiate, at one point offering Coking $1 million for the land.

Besides being a very old story, she did not take the million and her grandson finally sold the property to Ichan for around $500,000.

Also, the "story" began in the 70s, long before Trump owned the land that was to become Trump Plaza (everyone forgets that little point).

[Artemis Webb]

"A lot of other things matter" And when the Democrats bring in enough illegals to make a far bigger coalition than the one they put together for Obama what is going to happen to all the "other things that matter" to you? It won't be your country anymore GeronL. It will be theirs.

[DannyTN]

The Cato institute exists to promote free trade no matter how many American jobs it costs. Trump must be their worst nightmare.

[higgmeister]

In 2005 the Institute for Justice took another eminent domain case to the Supreme Court. By 5-4 the Court held that the city of New London, Connecticut, could take the property of Susette Kelo and her neighbors so that Pfizer could build a research facility. That qualified as a “public use” within the meaning of the Constitution’s “takings” clause. The case created an uproar.

Polls showed that more than 80% of the public opposed the decision. Justice Sandra Day O’Connor issued a scathing dissent: “Any property may now be taken for the benefit of another private party, but the fallout from this decision will not be random. The beneficiaries are likely to be those citizens with disproportionate influence and power in the political process, including large corporations and development firms … The Founders cannot have intended this perverse result.”

See how they slipped this in. Nothing to do with Trump.

[GeronL]

It’s already not my country any more and this walking freak show celebutard isn’t going to change that.