Another egregious example of Eminent Domain Abuse committed by Jeb "girly boy" Bush. Under the guise of Eminent Domain he destroyed 1000's of private properties and refuse to even compensate the homeowners. This was the largest private property confiscation via eminent domain in the history of the Florida.
During a period from mid-2000 to January 2006 the Florida Department of Agriculture, at the direction of Governor Jeb Bush, began a program to seize and destroy citrus trees from Florida residents. The program was essentially FLDA government authorized jackboots entering the yards and properties of Florida residents and destroying private property "without compensation" for their loss. Any homeowners who did not willingly comply were subject to arrest by law enforcement.
In total the state destroyed about 660,000 trees of private property owners. The Florida State Supreme court ruled the entire process was unconstitutional government eminent domain overreach, and thousands of Florida residents sued the state.
The lawsuits have dragged through the courts for almost a decade, and recently hundreds of millions in compensation have been awarded to the home owners in Lee, Palm Beach, Broward, Orange and Miami-Dade counties.
http://beforeitsnews.com/opinion-conservative/2016/02/jeb-bush-as-florida-governor-used-eminent-domain-without-compensation-see-lawsuit-3104366.html
Ironic that Cruz is making a big deal about a single incident involving Trump but has not uttered a peep about Jeb's abuse of eminent domain which effected 1000's of homeowners.
Ironic that Cruz is making a big deal about a single incident involving Trump but has not uttered a peep about Jeb’s abuse of eminent domain which effected 1000’s of homeowners.
But Cruz is all about consistency and principles. LOL