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The US federal government is attempting to build a wall along its southern border between America and Mexico. However, there are private properties in Texas that sit right on the border with owners not ready to give up their land to the government. The government has tried to buy property from the owners, but the owners have not budged for over three years due to low-ball offers from the government.
To go around this failure, the government has now started a land grab by calling the building of the border wall a national emergency. By saying that the issue with the wall is a national emergency, the government then can take the land without the owner’s consent due to eminent domain that is listed in the 5th Amendment of the US Constitution (I plead the Fifth! I plead the Fif for all of the Dave Chappelle fans out there!)
Nevertheless, there is one group that is fighting the issue of eminent domain in the courts. The US government has attempted to take land from the US National Butterfly Center. However, the Center has taken the government to court. This issue has been currently been appealed by the Center so that they do not have to give up any of their land to the government. This case could determine whether or not the wall will be built.
I knew they’d try to use eminent domain, and I should’ve known they wouldn’t even bother offering fair value for the property. Assuming the current administration is only one term, the wall isn’t really something to worry about. Their legacy will be a much larger problem than some stupid wall
You cannot assume that this current administration will only be one term. VP Mike Pence will become President within a few weeks and will win in 2020.
I was offering it as a hypothetical. I don’t even want to consider how this nation would suffer under eight years of pence
President Trump has also said that he wants to change the Constitution so that he gets 4 or 5 terms like FDR
as if the nation could survive such a tragedy. hasn’t he caused enough damage in a single term?
I am all for Butterfly center but have to bow out of political issues. I hope it is saved.
Neutrality is not a good place to be. Everyone thought that Hillary Clinton would win, but neutrality to what President Trump has been saying and doing led to his victory in 2016. The biggest problem in the USA is apathy.
It’s either that you are for the wall or you are for the nature center.