In order to demonstrate Trump’s supposedly far-reaching power to destroy and alter national monuments at whim, the DOJ lawyers claimed that if the president wanted to bulldoze the Statue of Liberty in New York, there would be no one with the standing to challenge him.
“If the government decides very quickly to bulldoze the Statue of Liberty, the people whose ancestors—that was the first thing they saw coming to this country, but the government moved too fast—nothing can be done?” Judge Patricia Millett asked, according to Politico’s Kyle Cheney.
“I think that’s right, yes,” the government responded.
Not sure what is misleading about the headline. DOJ is arguing on the President’s behalf that he has the unilateral authority to demolish or modify any national or historic monuments he chooses (at minimum, any managed by the Parks Service).
Not sure what is misleading about the headline. DOJ is arguing on the President’s behalf that he has the unilateral authority to demolish or modify any national or historic monuments he chooses (at minimum, any managed by the Parks Service).
It’s misleading bcz the title of the post implies they’re trying to do it.