Donald Trump’s lightweight defense of taking property for private development
The Volokh Conspiracy 2016-02-07
Summary:
In tonight’s GOP presidential debate, Donald Trump, who has a history of lobbying governments to take property for his own private projects, once again offered a dubious defense of takings for private development: Eminent domain is an absolute necessity for a country, for our country. Without it, you wouldn’t have roads, you wouldn’t have hospitals, […]