Democratic (constitutionalist) Cleveland—without a constitutional amendment—signs the Condemnation Act of 1888, authorizing the federal government to use eminent domain to seize private property.

       [added 5/15/2022] Thanks to Freedom’s Phoenix for this entry.

Subsequent Events:

1/24/1896                   6/29/1906                  5/17/1946

Authority:

“Law of the Jungle”
ccc-2point0.com/preface

References:

Condemnation Act – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condemnation_Act

Current U.s. National Debt:

$36,167,124,467,492

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