Obama Just Got Hit Federal Case!
On one end, President Trump is deleting Obama's legacy on a daily basis.
On the other end, Obama's hometown is revolting against his plans for a presidential library.
Obama is reportedly facing a federal lawsuit by a non-profit organization accusing him
of the ole "bait and switch."
As reported by chicagotribune.com
A federal lawsuit filed by a Chicago nonprofit in an attempt to block the Obama Presidential
Center from being built in Jackson Park accuses organizers of pulling an "institutional
bait and switch" by shifting the center's purpose away from being a true presidential
library.
Protect Our Parks Inc. also claims in its lawsuit, which was filed in U.S. District
Court on Monday, that the Chicago Park District and the City of Chicago don't have the authority
to transfer public parkland to nongovernmental entity such as the Obama Foundation
It has long been expected that the Park District would sell the land to the city for a nominal
amount and the city would enter into a long-term lease with the Obama Foundation.
The lawsuit, which also names three Chicago-area residents as plaintiffs, argues that such
a maneuver would violate state law and represents "a short con shell game, a corrupt scheme
to deceive and seemingly legitimize an illegal land grab."
"The City and Park District clearly realize and fully understand that this established
law precludes the Park District from arbitrarily transferring possession, use and control of
this dedicated 'open, clear and free' public parkland in Jackson Park to a private
nongovernmental … entity's self-determined use," the complaint says.
The plaintiffs accuse the Obamas of committing an about-face on original plans for the Jackson
Park site to be home to a national presidential library that would hold historic documents
and archives from Barack Obama's presidency under the National Archives and Records Administration's
supervision.
Obama is not having his best of days, now
that
he is
out
of office.
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