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by LukaAl 3134 days ago
They are also retaining a law firm that specializes in eminent domain cases. Eminent domain doesn't mean the government could do whatever he wants. You are still entitled to due process. They explain it in a very clear way:

> So we’ve purchased a plot of vacant land on the border and retained a law firm specializing in eminent domain to make it as time-consuming and expensive as possible for the wall to get built.

Also, CAH founder has said in interviews in the past that:

> What I see getting results are back-to-basics material engagement with politics, like showing up at a Congress member’s office, calling, going to a protest. I think that’s more valuable than all of our clever liberal comedy right now. [0]

This is their way to give Americans a way to do an action with political weight and to funnel their marketing/comedic abilities into political action.

Will it stop the wall? No. Will it slow it down and make it a pain for the Trump administration? Yes. This is the equivalent of filibustering for normal citizens. Is it a way to do a political action? Yes

[0] https://www.vox.com/culture/2017/2/9/14532050/cards-against-...

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This details of something so trivial are likely far beneath a presidential administration. I have a lot of doubt this is anything more than marketing.