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Federal lawsuit filed to block Obama library construction
The Washington Times ^ | May 15, 2018 | Bradford Richardson

Posted on 05/15/2018 10:41:09 AM PDT by jazusamo

Activists filed a federal lawsuit Monday to block construction of the Obama Presidential Center on Chicago’s historic public parklands.

Protect Our Parks Inc. accused organizers of an “institutional bait and switch” by initially advertising the center as the 44th president’s official library.

“In August 2016, the City and the Park District publically announced that the Obama Presidential Library, promised to include all of the former President’s official records, would be built in Jackson Park,” the lawsuit reads. “Then, in May 2017, after the Defendants’ public announcement that a true ‘Presidential Library’ would be built, the Obamas did an about face on their commitment to a Presidential Library.”

The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, also claims the transfer of public parklands to a private entity violates Park District Code.

“Defendants have chosen to deal with it in a classic Chicago political way, known as a short con shell game, a corrupt scheme to deceive and seemingly legitimize an illegal land grab, one that will endure for centuries to come, regardless of future changing public park needs and increasingly consequential environmental conditions,” the lawsuit reads.

Plaintiffs in the case are three Chicago residents, including the activist Charlotte Adelman. Defendants are the Chicago Park District and the City of Chicago.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: chicago; corruption; illinois; lawsuit; obama; obamalegacy; obamalibrary; presidentiallibrary
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0bama...Chicago...corruption...community organizers...The four have a lot in common.
1 posted on 05/15/2018 10:41:09 AM PDT by jazusamo
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To: jazusamo

Is it liberals suing liberals?


2 posted on 05/15/2018 10:43:21 AM PDT by CincyRichieRich (Eric Holder works for Facebook now...let that sink in.)
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To: jazusamo
It's Chicago. They'll just pull a "Daley".


3 posted on 05/15/2018 10:46:45 AM PDT by jaydubya2
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To: CincyRichieRich

Kinda looks like it may be but not sure.

This Charlotte Adelman along with Protect Our Parks, Inc. look like environmentalists trying to protect park lands in Chicago.


4 posted on 05/15/2018 10:56:09 AM PDT by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to Keep Free Republic Up and Running?)
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To: jazusamo

Once JB ‘Candy Man’ Prickster is made Governor of Ill-Annoy, and the high-rise Soetoro Lie-Berry is built in/near Chicago, we will likely see a “Center for Enlightened Progressive Thought” or some other Orwellian-named organization, which will likely be the epicenter for the Resistance-Anti-Trump Movement as promised by Prickster. Prickster will be hosting, and unapologetically promoting, Deep State sabotage against Trump.


5 posted on 05/15/2018 10:56:22 AM PDT by SERKIT ("Blazing Saddles" explains it all.......)
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To: jazusamo
Obama was playing games. He said see....I got my library without "taking" land....like all the other Presidents did.

Instead he got some Parkland conveyed "illegally". The aim was to make a better neighborhood at the same time.

6 posted on 05/15/2018 10:56:33 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: jazusamo

But...but....but....everyone loves Odumbo.


7 posted on 05/15/2018 10:58:20 AM PDT by ealgeone
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To: jazusamo

Even Chicago doesn’t like his ass.


8 posted on 05/15/2018 11:03:07 AM PDT by HotHunt
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To: Sacajaweau

Yep, that’s the way I see it too from earlier articles.


9 posted on 05/15/2018 11:05:45 AM PDT by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to Keep Free Republic Up and Running?)
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To: jazusamo

Good luck getting this site de-listed from the National Register of Historic Places.

L


10 posted on 05/15/2018 11:10:41 AM PDT by Lurker (President Trump isn't our last chance. President Trump is THEIR last chance.)
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To: Sacajaweau

His “Presidential Papers” can be housed in a single hole outhouse with space to spare. And since they are all $hit, they will right “at home!”


11 posted on 05/15/2018 11:12:07 AM PDT by vette6387
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12 posted on 05/15/2018 11:12:47 AM PDT by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to Keep Free Republic Up and Running?)
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To: vette6387

His “Presidential Papers” can be housed in a single hole outhouse with space to spare. And since they are all $hit, they will right “at home!”

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Right on.

I read that there will be no papers at all in the outhouse. It is all on computers.


13 posted on 05/15/2018 11:17:21 AM PDT by laplata (Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: jazusamo

I think it would not be too much out of line to put up an outhouse, neither would it be too expensive and take up much space. Put a few books in such as “Dreams from my Father”, “The audacity of hope” and “Change we can believe in” In addition we could put in some of the records of how many millions of taxpayers money was sent to his favorite terrorist sponsoring regime. Give this poor guy some kind of a break, at least he will have some kind of legacy and history will look kindly and forgivingly at his achievements. Then call it Obamas presidential library.


14 posted on 05/15/2018 11:24:21 AM PDT by saintgermaine (saintgermaine the time traveller)
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To: CincyRichieRich; DoughtyOne

The organization which speaks for the Park District (an autonomous body) is probably run by libs. It should be noted that the District has always had enormous power within the Machine and has been used over and over again as a basis for political careers.

The District even a hundred years ago was powerful enough to build the original Soldiers Field so the Bears rent goes to the District.

That notwithstanding the Parks people (mainly volunteers) are fanatics about protecting the parks. This was a key element of “The Chicago Plan” which was produced by the Republican.

Doughty One may provide more information on this unique arrangement


15 posted on 05/15/2018 11:27:27 AM PDT by arrogantsob (See "Chaos and Mayhem" at Amazon.com)
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To: jazusamo

Except that Barry is NOT from Chicago! He wasn’t born in Chi-town, didn’t go to school here and has no Obama family in the city. His only connection is his shady past as a community organizer and his shady in-laws. O’s father-in-law was a soldier the Chicago Dem machine...


16 posted on 05/15/2018 11:39:19 AM PDT by EC Washington
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To: laplata

“I read that there will be no papers at all in the outhouse. It is all on computers.”

Just like his “birth certificate,” all electronic fabrications so that he doesn’t get caught by the truth.


17 posted on 05/15/2018 11:40:31 AM PDT by vette6387
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To: jaydubya2

Wow, didn’t know Meigs was gone. Hell of a story, that scumbag.


18 posted on 05/15/2018 11:58:30 AM PDT by jughandle (Big words anger me, keep talking.)
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To: laplata

Well then just put a small kiosk for this nonsense.


19 posted on 05/15/2018 12:06:33 PM PDT by SgtHooper (If you remember the 60's, YOU WEREN'T THERE!)
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To: arrogantsob; CincyRichieRich

I don’t have more to add. I think you covered it nicely, certainly better than I could have.

On general principles I object to a guy like Obama with all his problems expropriating land for his own glorification.

It’s just disgusting...


20 posted on 05/15/2018 12:09:13 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (01/26/18 DJIA 30 stocks $26,616.71 48.794% > open 11/07/16 215.71 from 50% increase 1.2183 yrs..)
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