Sorry to rain on the Trump gauntlet, but The Donald says he’s in favor of eminent domain, Trump is `right’: “eminent domain” is the law of the land.
5th Amendment
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law;
**nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.**
What chaps Americans’ butts is the taking of private property for private use, and understandably so since it is unconstitutional.
Kelo v. New London
https://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/04-108.ZS.html
When the public use becomes to resell it to a private party for an expected public gain... we have a blurring of the lines. Granted.
The right approach to this does not even involve Trump because it would be a constitutional amendment to specifically exclude that kind of use from the definition of public use. What could Trump even do, if he said what everybody seems to be asking him to say. He would get well wishes, which with $2.50 gets you a coffee at Starbucks. And it would bring America no closer to an actual answer.
and Brett made him talk about the AC parking lot and that is the issue. he and the current black robed a$$h89es don’t differentiate public use from the substitution of public good. increased revenue is good for crackhead government spenders.