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stage left

(3,336 posts)
2. All the American People
Wed Oct 22, 2025, 04:35 PM
Oct 2025

should have standing. But how about the historical Preservation society. In Charleston South Carolina, where I lived for eight years, you couldn't paint your 1832 house without permission.

leftstreet

(41,189 posts)
5. DC is like kindergarten with no teacher
Wed Oct 22, 2025, 04:39 PM
Oct 2025

Yeah, you'd think SOME agency would try to temporarily block the demolition

AverageJoe

(2,427 posts)
3. I imagine the American People, since we own it
Wed Oct 22, 2025, 04:36 PM
Oct 2025

The Democratic leadership, it seems to me, could file it in their non-official capacity on behalf of the American People.

Maybe I’m crazy.

 

Silent Type

(12,412 posts)
4. Doubt that would stop it. And photos I've seen indicate it's past the point of no return.
Wed Oct 22, 2025, 04:36 PM
Oct 2025

Frasier Balzov

(5,095 posts)
7. The executive branch probably has all the authority.
Wed Oct 22, 2025, 04:47 PM
Oct 2025

Especially since the financial resources have supposedly been donated from the private sector.

 

Silent Type

(12,412 posts)
9. Think you right. I was reading yesterday that historically there has been a process that takes up to 2 years to get
Wed Oct 22, 2025, 04:52 PM
Oct 2025

plans like that through some toothless committee. It's not law, it's just tradition.

We need to wise up. One thing about trumpsters-- they like that he just does stuff. It's probably bad/vile stuff, be he doesn't take years to do it or get approval. A big reason trump won, unfortunately.

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