Judge halts White House construction

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A federal judge on Tuesday ordered construction of the White House ballroom project halted, siding with a historic preservation group that argued the effort violated federal law.

U.S. District Judge Richard Leon said the group is likely to succeed on the merits of its case, writing that "no statute comes close to giving the President the authority he claims to have," according to the ruling.

The injunction temporarily stops work on the project, though the judge delayed enforcement for 14 days to allow the White House time to appeal.

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This is just the Far Left trying to harass Trump.
They have already turn down the east wing.
What do they want them to do; rebuild it?
Past presidents have built swimming pools, bowling alleys, basket ball courts.....
The ballroom will allow presidents to host big events year-round instead of hosting events in tents on the lawn with portapottys.
 
I think it is a good idea and that it looks great.

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Kudos to the judge for standing up for the rule of law. Trump does not own the WH. It belongs to the American people. The judge was right to slap Trump down,
 
Kudos to the judge for standing up for the rule of law. Trump does not own the WH. It belongs to the American people. The judge was right to slap Trump down,

Barry built a basket ball court.

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From bowling alley to ballroom - Trump isn't the first to remodel the White House​


The Rose Garden lawn has been paved with stone tiles. The Oval Office has been goldened with some signature "Trump touches". And now bulldozers are tearing away the facade of White House's East Wing - making way for a brand-new ballroom.

But this is not the first time the White House has been renovated - the building has been a constant work-in-progress.

Whether it's FDR's indoor pool, Truman's bowling alley, or Obama's basketball court, the upgrades have left a mark of their own.

Here are some of the biggest remodelling projects the White House has seen.

1902: Theodore Roosevelt's remodel​

In 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt called on architect Charles McKim to help with a major renovation of the White House.

The most noticeable change was replacing the Victorian-era conservatories - glasshouses for growing plants - with the West Wing, where presidents and other officials now have offices.

1933: FDR adds a pool​


The White House once had an indoor swimming pool.

It was created in 1933 for President Franklin D Roosevelt, who suffered from polio and swam at therapy pools.

The pool has since been covered but is underneath the floor of the press centre, according to the White House Historical Association.

1952: Truman guts the White House and adds a bowling alley​


One of the most massive restructurings of the White House came nearly 150 years after the building was first built.

When President Harry Truman first moved into the White House in 1945, it was in desperate need of repairs after years of neglect. In 1946, Congress authorised $780,000 for the remodel.

Truman oversaw the construction from 1948 to 1952, which gutted most of the building while leaving in place the exterior White House walls.

The project also included the addition of a bowling alley and a balcony.

1961: First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy's restoration​


During President John F Kennedy's administration, his wife, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, launched her own project to restore the interior of the White House.

She hired renowned collector Henry Francis Du Pont, who had transformed his home into the first Museum of American Decorative Arts in 1951.

Philanthropists donated antiques, fine paintings and other upgrades for the building.

After the $2m restoration, Kennedy offered a televised tour of the White House - the first of its kind from a first lady - that was broadcast on Valentine's Day in 1962.

The first lady also had the Resolute Desk, a gift from Queen Victoria to President Rutherford B Hayes in 1880, restored in 1963.

2009: Obama adds a basketball court​

 

"In California, a $1.2 billion to $1.6 billion renovation of the state’s Capitol complex in Sacramento is underway—a project financed entirely by taxpayers. The renovation will make the State Capitol "one of the most expensive buildings in the United States."
 

"In California, a $1.2 billion to $1.6 billion renovation of the state’s Capitol complex in Sacramento is underway—a project financed entirely by taxpayers. The renovation will make the State Capitol "one of the most expensive buildings in the United States."
It would probably cost half as much without all of the stealing
 
Kudos to the judge for standing up for the rule of law. Trump does not own the WH. It belongs to the American people. The judge was right to slap Trump down,


Yeah, let's leave a hole in the ground and Dems can take over and then spend 10x the money using taxpayer dollars to build something.

This ruling is likely to be tossed as national security is also involved.

LOL Rule of law, when Biden imported 12+ million mostly illiterate third worlders, and Dems are fighting tooth and nail to keep them here.
 
Are you comparing a basketball court with demolishing the east wing to build a ballroom the size of an airline hanger?
So you agree the President does have the authority to alter the WH.

Now you are arguing scope.

What is the empirical standard you suggest?
 

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered construction of the White House ballroom project halted, siding with a historic preservation group that argued the effort violated federal law.

U.S. District Judge Richard Leon said the group is likely to succeed on the merits of its case, writing that "no statute comes close to giving the President the authority he claims to have," according to the ruling.

The injunction temporarily stops work on the project, though the judge delayed enforcement for 14 days to allow the White House time to appeal.

Comment:
This is just the Far Left trying to harass Trump.
They have already turn down the east wing.
What do they want them to do; rebuild it?
Past presidents have built swimming pools, bowling alleys, basket ball courts.....
The ballroom will allow presidents to host big events year-round instead of hosting events in tents on the lawn with portapottys.
one judge, his money, other presidents have adjusted the white house

but trump, oh we can't have this

it's NOT for trump, unless a future dem tears it down it's for the people
it's for hosting dinners for our allies

who gave this one judge authority above and beyond?
 
Are you comparing a basketball court with demolishing the east wing to build a ballroom the size of an airline hanger?
Are you suggesting that democrats won’t line up like they’re in an unemployment line waiting for a handout to use what Trump builds?
 
15th post
The constitution.
what part?
did it stop obama from putting in a basketball court on YOUR dime? nope

yes it's a historical landmark but why did they let it go this far to stop it and not day one?
 
Why do you guys ACTUALLY care?

So a ballroom is being built. So what?

You don’t GAF about billions in fraud in Minnesota…but you care about the ballroom?

😂
 
what part?
did it stop obama from putting in a basketball court on YOUR dime? nope

so tell me what passage says a president with his own money can't add to the white house

I'll wait for you to find nothing
It’s federal property. It doesn’t matter if he’s using his own money. Trump doesn't own it.

What law gives Trump the ability to demolish any federal landmark he wants?

I’ll wait for you to find nothing.
 
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