LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – Over 250 million acres of public lands could be eligible for sale if the President’s budget reconciliation package, something he has called the “big, beautiful bill,” […]
What prevents the (hopefully) eventual non-fascist government that will have to clean up this mess from saying “yeah, all that illegal shit? Not valid. Executive order ctrl+z, as an official act of the office of the President”? And when a court that was packed by the previous regime tries to halt it, use the orangeboi tactic of “fuck you, make me”?
Whoever bought the land will have legal rights, it’s a pretty fair argument to say “I bought this fair and square from the govt., it’s not my fault the fat orange guy does stupid things”.
Money.
Here’s an example from the UK where a planned railway line has been cancelled by a successive opposition govt.
Last year, a transport minister said no land would be sold until the government had decided on an alternative 50-mile railway line. The Independent understands detailed future plans for phase 2 land will be released in the summer by the DfT.
Surplus land will then be sold, with previous owners getting the first chance to buy - but at the current market value, instead of what they sold it for.
Note the bold bit, land usually goes up in value over time and I doubt the UK govt. will have over paid, therefore original owner may not be able to afford it in the future.
Public land can only be sold once. Shitty short term gains that’ll make trump’s friends rich, and everyone else will suffer.
Grift, grift, grift, see the trump family wealth grow!
Why is that?
What prevents the (hopefully) eventual non-fascist government that will have to clean up this mess from saying “yeah, all that illegal shit? Not valid. Executive order ctrl+z, as an official act of the office of the President”? And when a court that was packed by the previous regime tries to halt it, use the orangeboi tactic of “fuck you, make me”?
Here’s an example from the UK where a planned railway line has been cancelled by a successive opposition govt.
Note the bold bit, land usually goes up in value over time and I doubt the UK govt. will have over paid, therefore original owner may not be able to afford it in the future.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/i-was-forced-to-sell-my-land-for-hs2-leg-days-before-it-was-axed-now-i-fear-i-ll-never-get-it-back/ar-AA1H1XUD