Trump admin preparing to take over private land in Texas for border wall

[Samm]

If the government is going to destroy something, it may as well be in the national interest.

[PurpnGold]

@Samm

If the government is going to destroy something, it may as well be in the national interest.

We are in a national emergency after all!

[Samm]

@PurpnGold

@Samm

If the government is going to destroy something, it may as well be in the national interest.

We are in a national emergency after all!

That’s what the Department of Homeland Security Division of Immigration says. Who are you to disbelieve them?

[Jezcoe]

@Samm

@Jezcoe

@Samm

@Jezcoe

@Apocalypto

Good ‘ole eminant domain, a long held bastion of conservative principles.

I bet if the wall was cutting through his golf course he wouldn’t build it.

Trump admin preparing to take over private land in Texas for border wall

Jared’s in charge.

“Jared Kushner is hosting a meeting with military and administration officials at the White House this Friday, where they are expected to discuss the US government taking over private land to build more sections of wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, said two officials”

Hey… we are in a national emergency, so the President gets to seize the land until the emergency is over.

Wrong. It is a permanent acquisition for a public works project.

They are using the “Declaration of Taking Act” which lubes the whole process during a National Emergency.

People are going to get screwed.

Eminent domain does not screw the property owners except in that it forces them to sell whether they want to or not. The process requires that the property owner be offered fair compensation and if they are unhappy with that, they can go to court to get more money. And as has been pointed out, this is no different than if the government was widening the Interstate.

Like For for a Foxconn factory that will never be built?

Hint… the wall isn’t going to get built.

People will have their land taken from them and the wall won’t get built.

It’s going to be great.

[Samm]

I’m glad you like it.

[Jezcoe]

@Samm

I’m glad you like it.

Yep.

Nothing like a bunch of people in Texas having their land taken during an election year.

[Apocalypto]

@Samm

Eminent domain does not screw the property owners except in that it forces them to sell whether they want to or not.

You had me at hello.

[DougBH]

@WuWei

@DougBH

I think you have a misunderstanding of conservative principles. But have fun.

I don’t think he does.

Would your principles have lead you to oppose the highway system built under Eisenhower?
I would support that, as I do this.

[DougBH]

@Jezcoe

@Samm

I’m glad you like it.

Yep.

Nothing like a bunch of people in Texas having their land taken during an election year.

Most will, IMO, approve it to stop illegals going through their property.

[DougBH]

@mobulis

@Samm

@gooddad409

And? The government has been taking land for roads etc all of my 66 years.

Why is this different?

… and for buildings, parks, urban renewals, and economic development. But somehow to libs, this is different.

According to cons govt destroys anything it touches, yet somehow this is different.

No. No, that is not a general conservative principle. That is more an anarchist principle.

[mobulis]

@DougBH

@mobulis

@Samm

@gooddad409

And? The government has been taking land for roads etc all of my 66 years.

Why is this different?

… and for buildings, parks, urban renewals, and economic development. But somehow to libs, this is different.

According to cons govt destroys anything it touches, yet somehow this is different.

No. No, that is not a general conservative principle. That is more an anarchist principle.

Sorry but I pretty much only hear it from cons.

[DougBH]

If so, they are extremist so called cons. I do not believe that most people who call themselves conservatives would like to do without roads or have no national parks.

[WuWei]

I don’t ever support taking.

[WuWei]

@DougBH

@Jezcoe

@Samm

I’m glad you like it.

Yep.

Nothing like a bunch of people in Texas having their land taken during an election year.

Most will, IMO, approve it to stop illegals going through their property.

I hope so.

[SixFoot]

@Samm

@gooddad409

And? The government has been taking land for roads etc all of my 66 years.

Why is this different?

… and for buildings, parks, urban renewals, and economic development. But somehow to libs, this is different.

Because libs didn’t come up with the idea.

[Chris]

The President going around Congress to use the power of the purse along with trying to seize private land without Congress is clearly unconstitutional.

[RTchoke]

@Chris

The President going around Congress to use the power of the purse along with trying to seize private land without Congress is clearly unconstitutional.

None of you gave a ■■■■ when the president went around Congress and changed immigration law.

[pam95650]

Sorry, but the Tea Party of years ago were against government takeover of private property. This proposal is wrong in so many ways.

I bet if your property was in question, you’d fight it.

[DougBH]

@pam95650

Sorry, but the Tea Party of years ago were against government takeover of private property. This proposal is wrong in so many ways.

I bet if your property was in question, you’d fight it.

Are you tea party? Are you opposed to all use of eminent domain?

[GrandWazoo]

I have read that there are more then 90 folks that are going to file suits against the government. Many have been told that the fence location may not be on the border but many feet or even miles away from the border. The location is due to having large lengths of fairly flat land to build. This would mean that some folks could lose hundreds or thousands of acres. And the process could take many years. Which means in the long run Trump may be out of office and the whole idea is dumped. Film at eleven.