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Trump Admin. Prepares Court Filings to Seize Private Land in Texas for Border Wall
National Review ^ | November 14, 2019 | Zachary Evans

Posted on 11/15/2019 8:24:34 AM PST by BeauBo

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To: catnipman; redshawk

Just don’t make it sound like you are doing them a personal favor by taking it from them by force.

That’s my objection.


21 posted on 11/15/2019 10:35:32 AM PST by Balding_Eagle ( The Great Wall of Trump ---- 100% sealing of the border. Coming soon.)
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To: NobleFree

Just to put this into perspective.... waterfront property runs about 1500.00 per FOOT..... now do the math


22 posted on 11/15/2019 10:39:18 AM PST by joe fonebone (Communists Need To Be Eliminated)
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To: Vinnie
I've know a couple of guys who had land taken via eminent domain.

I didn't get too detailed in the discussions, but IIRC, I think the gov started negotiating at 2X what was considered "market value".

These weren't 100 mile purchases but they were a good size chunk of land and I can't recall any serious complaints from the owners.

Probably easier for the government just to over pay and get it done.

Not like it's their money.

23 posted on 11/15/2019 10:39:45 AM PST by skimbell
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To: joe fonebone

Get a grip Joe. I never said such things. Seems like you are reading a schiff BS made up transcript.

Now I will say government should pay fair market value and pay at title transfer. Further, government should buy only the minimum required to build and secure the wall.


24 posted on 11/15/2019 10:44:44 AM PST by redshawk ( I want my red balloon. https://youtu.be/V12H2mteniE)
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To: redshawk

Sorry Redshawk....I had to pick a post in order to comment and yours was it.... the comments I made were not directed at you, but to other posters.... again sorry


25 posted on 11/15/2019 10:51:30 AM PST by joe fonebone (Communists Need To Be Eliminated)
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To: joe fonebone

No worries mate. I too would be upset at 75 per acre and ten years to pay. Our government really sucks. Gotta go. Dumbazs Quigley is on now.


26 posted on 11/15/2019 11:00:59 AM PST by redshawk ( I want my red balloon. https://youtu.be/V12H2mteniE)
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To: antidemoncrat

Not all of the opposition is against the wall. Some large portion is about the compensation and compensation process.


27 posted on 11/15/2019 1:34:57 PM PST by lepton ("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
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To: Balding_Eagle; redshawk

Just don’t make it sound like you are doing them a personal favor by taking it from them by force. That’s my objection.”

Indeed. that would be pointlessly adding insult to injury ... eminent domain is often fraught with serious emotional overtones, often deservedly so, and is one reason we always approached eminent domain with sensitivity ...


28 posted on 11/15/2019 2:45:16 PM PST by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: BeauBo

Perfect. What we really need though in the wild areas is about a 10 mile buffer / no-man’s land on either side of the border. Most of that land just holds the world together anyway.


29 posted on 11/15/2019 4:31:27 PM PST by Sequoyah101 (We are governed by the consent of the governed and we are fools for allowing it.)
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