From Fake News, to getting rid of the electoral college, to Russian faux hacking. The Washington Post (owned by Jeff Bezos of Amazon) is still in meltdown, like the rest of the media over Hillary Clinton’s loss. Now, the Washington Post is publicly urging the New York government to seize Trump Tower by using Eminent domain.
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The feds have thus far been stingy about footing the bill. Fortunately, I’ve come up with a solution that should warm the cockles of the president-elect’s heart: New York should use eminent domain to seize Trump Tower.
Eminent domain — the constitutionally enshrined government power to take private property in exchange for just compensation — was traditionally reserved for road-and-school-style public projects. But thanks to a 2005 Supreme Court ruling, perpetuating a line of earlier decisions, governments may now use this power to condemn property if they can devise virtually any use that better promotes “economic development” — kicking out poor people and building luxury condos, for example.
On both left and right, almost everyone hated that ruling.
But not Donald Trump.
Trump loves eminent domain, especially this ruling. He thinks it’s wonderful. And there’s no question why: Throughout his career, Trump has lobbied governments to seize properties from those who refuse to sell when he wants to build amusement parks, golf courses, office buildings and parking lots on their land. He believes expansive use of eminent domain is necessary to promote economic growth and “beautification,” and that it’s even a good deal for property owners who don’t want to sell.
Yet again, the clown media reveals themselves to be the communists they really are. I hate eminent domain, and do not agree with Trump’s position on it. But now the media wants to use to seize Trump Tower. It just reeks of hypocrisy.