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Ted Cruz Was Asked Three Years Ago About the ‘Liberty’ of Private Landowners in Eminent Domain
The Blaze ^
| February 10, 2016
| Jon Street
Posted on 02/11/2016 4:06:19 PM PST by kiryandil
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To: moehoward
“Good. Then you acknowledge Cruz supports EC as long as its a jobs program. Which means Cruz is for the same thing heâs attacking Trump for in his silly ad.”
I’m not sure what you’re arguing. If you are asserting that Cruz supports condemnation of property for solely private purposes, then no, I do not acknowledge such.
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posted on
02/11/2016 5:58:21 PM PST
by
SharpRightTurn
(White, black, and red all over--America's affirmative action, metrosexual president.)
To: kiryandil
OK. So now we know that a lot of FReepers have no idea what the Kelo decision was about. It was worth posting this for that alone.
To: CA Conservative
Not unlike eminent domain being used to create electric, water, sewer and gas rights of way and for railroad tracks. The public benefits of these kinds of infrastructure have been ruled to be sufficient for the exercise of eminent domain. An oil pipeline, delivering a critical energy resource falls into this category as well.
To: SharpRightTurn
“I do not acknowledge such.”
You don’t have to, because Cruz has.
He’s argued for the Keysone pipeline which is owned by TransCanada Corporation, a private foreign company, because to would provide jobs.
To: JewishRighter
OK. So now we know that a lot of FReepers have no idea what the Kelo decision was about. It was worth posting this for that alone. My position is that Kelo is irrelevant.
We gave up our real estate [homes & land] to the State governments many years ago.
We're just renting, now. **shrug**
The True Owners can do what they want with "our" property. The pretense is just a fig leaf, oh - and they get us to pay upkeep & insurance...
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posted on
02/11/2016 6:41:52 PM PST
by
kiryandil
("Our Muslim-In-Chief, Barack Obama - the Quislaming in the White House")
To: vbmoneyspender
Too right. Taking property to secure the nations borders is slightly different from taking property to give to a private developer.
I think much of thw trolling on this issue is disingenuous., and is preety much just a lie being camouflaged as ignorance.
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posted on
02/11/2016 6:43:56 PM PST
by
zeugma
(Lon Horiuchi is the true face of the feral government. Remember that. Always.)
To: Labyrinthos
Its kind of embarrassing that way too many Freepers do not understand this distinction. What's embarrassing is that way too many Freepers think they actually own "their" houses and land.
We just rent, from the True Owner.
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posted on
02/11/2016 6:45:56 PM PST
by
kiryandil
("Our Muslim-In-Chief, Barack Obama - the Quislaming in the White House")
To: moehoward
“You donât have to, because Cruz has. Heâs argued for the Keysone pipeline which is owned by TransCanada Corporation, a private foreign company, because to would provide jobs.”
Pipelines have historically been granted the right of eminent domain if they are common carriers, even though—like railroads—they are owned by private companies,
And yes, a construction project will create jobs, .
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posted on
02/11/2016 6:50:09 PM PST
by
SharpRightTurn
(White, black, and red all over--America's affirmative action, metrosexual president.)
To: SampleMan; moehoward; austinaero; Raycpa; The Iceman Cometh
Only an ignoramus or a twit would put out this article. Your call. It's Glenn Beck's The Blaze
I kind of think Glenn Beck is BOTH.
Who did Glenn Beck endorse for president, again? :)
moe, austin, Ray & Ice - for your entertainment. :)
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posted on
02/11/2016 6:53:47 PM PST
by
kiryandil
("Our Muslim-In-Chief, Barack Obama - the Quislaming in the White House")
To: moehoward; xzins
It was not a residential house. It was a dilapidated boarding house, so was already a business. No! It was a HOME - for her, and 30 of her closest friends [and renters].
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posted on
02/11/2016 6:56:49 PM PST
by
kiryandil
("Our Muslim-In-Chief, Barack Obama - the Quislaming in the White House")
To: SharpRightTurn; moehoward
...but I can assure you that Cruz has the niceties of eminent domain down pat, just as he does with virtually every constitutional issue. Yeah! So take THAT, moehoward!
Cruz has the niceties of eminent domain down pat, just as he does with virtually every constitutional issue, well, except that MOST inconvenient one, regarding The Great White North.
It's a beauty way to go, eh!
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posted on
02/11/2016 7:00:18 PM PST
by
kiryandil
("Our Muslim-In-Chief, Barack Obama - the Quislaming in the White House")
To: Pollster1
Note: I prefer Cruz to Trump, but I have systematically defended both from dishonest attacks like this one. I prefer both Cruz and Trump by a huge margin over every other viable candidate (treating Rubio, Kasich, and even poor, lost Jeb as if they all might be viable), but I would defend even Jeb and Rubio against unfair attacks. I can't BEGIN to fathom why a guy writing for Glenn Beck's The Blaze would pen an article like this.
I mean, Cruz is Glenn Beck's guy.
**shrug**
I was just fulfilling a personal request from an ardent, overly-zealous cruzer. :)
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posted on
02/11/2016 7:04:33 PM PST
by
kiryandil
("Our Muslim-In-Chief, Barack Obama - the Quislaming in the White House")
To: SubMareener
Well Trump would build a 1,000 mile string of casinos between the US and Mexico...
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posted on
02/11/2016 7:13:52 PM PST
by
GraceG
(The election doesn't pick the next president, it is an audition for "American Emperor"...)
To: austinaero
[ âActually the Constitution very CLEARLY says ED is for public use, and the project Cruz was discussing (a border wall) would clearly fall into the public use category.â
And a parking lot is not used by the public and itâs tax revenues are not used by the public? ]
Tax Revenue was the “justification” in the Kelo case....
Which is a bunch of horse crap.
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posted on
02/11/2016 7:15:29 PM PST
by
GraceG
(The election doesn't pick the next president, it is an audition for "American Emperor"...)
To: SharpRightTurn
“And yes, a construction project will create jobs, “
Of course. As does a hotel casino.
To: dschapin
That argument is way to complicated for Trumpbots.
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posted on
02/11/2016 7:19:37 PM PST
by
demshateGod
(Trump: We will have to leave borders behind and go for global unity)
To: GraceG
That is really cute. I suppose you mother doesn’t wear combat boots, but who knows?
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posted on
02/11/2016 7:23:47 PM PST
by
SubMareener
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To: House Atreides
It's cognitive dissonance. It really does them in. Holding contradictory positions means you have to kill off one of them.
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posted on
02/11/2016 7:25:36 PM PST
by
demshateGod
(Trump: We will have to leave borders behind and go for global unity)
To: GraceG
Should a presidential candidate take money from casinos?
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posted on
02/11/2016 7:26:52 PM PST
by
r_barton
(We the People of the United States...)
To: bayliving
Your hommie Trump doesn't even believe that anymore.
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posted on
02/11/2016 7:27:42 PM PST
by
demshateGod
(Trump: We will have to leave borders behind and go for global unity)
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