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Trump's Justice Department argued in court that the administration has sweeping power to demolish the Statue of Liberty over a ballroom rental dispute. Legal experts called the position an expression of monarchical power inappropriate for a democracy.
In a court filing over a ballroom rental dispute, the Justice Department argued that the executive branch has the power to demolish the Statue of Liberty. The case itself is mundane—a disagreement over who can use a ballroom at the monument. But the legal argument the DOJ made was extraordinary: that the president essentially has unchecked power over federal property, including the ability to destroy national symbols.
Legal experts called this an assertion of monarchical power. The argument doesn't just apply to the Statue of Liberty—it applies to any federal property. If accepted, it would mean the administration can demolish, alter, or repurpose national monuments, parks, or buildings without congressional approval. It's worth noting that the actual dispute over the ballroom is trivial. What matters is that the government used it as an opportunity to claim sweeping executive power over tangible American symbols.
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