Quote:So you're anti-imminent domain now?

 

I have always been against the use of eminent domain to force private property owners to sell to other private interests.  Like forcing a tire store to sell out so a Sears can be built there.  

 

On the other hand, Donald Trump just loooves eminent domain: 

 

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/26...verbruggen

 

 

Here's another one:

 

http://read:https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2015/08/19/donald-trumps-abuse-of-eminent-domain/

 

"When the Supreme Court narrowly upheld “economic development” takings that transfer property to private parties in the 2005 Kelo case, the ruling was widely denounced on both left and right. But Trump defended it stating that “I happen to agree with it 100%. if you have a person living in an area that’s not even necessarily a good area, and … government wants to build a tremendous economic development, where a lot of people are going to be put to work and … create thousands upon thousands of jobs and beautification and lots of other things, I think it happens to be good.”"

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