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-Land of the Free

Trump Residency at Mar-a-Lago Backed by Palm Beach Town Attorney

2021-02-05

Set ‘em up and knock ‘em down.

[EpochTimes] The town attorney for Palm Beach, Florida, said in a memo this week that Donald Trump

...the Nailer of NAFTA...
can continue to live full time at the former president’s Mar-a-Lago resort.

John Randolph said in the document that Trump can be considered a bona fide employee of the resort; employees are defined in the town’s code as including business owners and partners.

"If he is a bona fide employee of the club, absent a specific restriction prohibiting former President Trump from residing at the club, it appears the Zoning Code permits him to reside at the club," Randolph wrote.

The memo was obtained by news outlets and published by NPR.

Trump turned Mar-a-Lago into a private club in 1993. During a Town Council meeting that year, Trump’s attorney at the time said that Trump wouldn’t "continue to live" on the property, "except that he will be a member of the club and would be entitled to use the guest rooms."

Some have suggested the statement means Trump may only use the club as a member. Members are barred from residing at Mar-a-Lago for more than three non-consecutive seven-day periods per year.

But the final rules dictating the use of Mar-a-Lago didn’t include a direct prohibition on Trump residing there, Randolph said in his memo, prompting the need for the town to review its zoning code.

Trump lawyer John Marion said in a letter to the town last month that Trump "has the right to reside there."

"Importantly, while the town could have specifically provided in the agreement that the owner could not reside on the property, it did not," he wrote.

Since Trump lived at Mar-a-Lago prior to its conversion to a club, his residency was grandfathered in, his attorney suggested. Trump is, under the town’s zoning, a bona fide employee, his representatives believe.

Posted by:trailing wife

#14 Thanks all for a clear and understandable explanation of the Law 7. It fits nicely with my believes.

Posted by: Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2021-02-05 17:42

#13 Oh my goodness, Salmson, you make me blush!

Definitely we can use the protection, and I’m sure Fred will be encouraged as he undergoes the tortures of rehab by your thoughtful donation. Thank you.

Posted by: trailing wife 2021-02-05 16:27

#12 TW you are a very good Rabbi; I am sure Moses Deuteronomy6:789 is pleased with your pleasant and informative illumination of Scripture.

In acknowledgment of your efforts:

And to the House of Rantburg, a belayed Chalking the Door. After all, you were offline at the time.

21tCtMtBt21

A modest tithe was extended to the House of Rantburg just after you came back on line, an acknowledgment of Fred's efforts to provide a place for the exchange of ideas. Thank you Fred.

Peace to you all

Posted by: Salmson 2021-02-05 15:56

#11 Bottom line. The Marxists (Dims) are in full skortched earth mode against the right.

Posted by: Blackbeard Barnsmell6454 2021-02-05 14:50

#10 Local Politico(D): "He can't stay here -- it's a resort!"

Posted by: magpie 2021-02-05 10:51

#9 Their words wouldn't count because they were all rayciss white men, MM.

Posted by: Mullah Richard 2021-02-05 08:08

#8 What do you suppose the founding fathers would say if you told them by 2021 the country they fought to create would be trying to punish people for their speech and prohibit people from living on their own property? I'm going to bet they would be sharp words indeed...

Posted by: M. Murcek 2021-02-05 06:39

#7 what is this "law 7"

The text Moses Deuteronomy6 copied from has the Bible verse numbers included to show where each verse begins. It’s from Deuteronomy: chapter 6: verses 5-9, the second part of the Shema, the Jewish profession of faith that traditional Jews recite twice daily and upon their death.

The entire thing goes:

Hear, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord is One.

Blessed is the name of His glorious kingdom for ever and ever.

And then bit from Deuteronomy 6: 5-9:
You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. Take to heart these instructions with which I charge you this day. Teach them to your children. Speak of them when you stay at home and when you are away, when you lie down and when you get up. Bind them as a sign on your hand and let them serve as a symbol on your forehead, inscribe them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.

I used to be able to chant this from memory in Hebrew, but it’s been a while. There is also a third section with rewards and punishments that I never bothered memorizing, because I’d already made my choice, and then more as one gets deeper into the readings and prayers of the service. But I was an odd child, preferring to read the prayers afresh each time in order to stimulate fresh pondering on this or that bit as it caught my fancy, once I had enough Hebrew to do so. It was yet more interesting things to learn about — plus the cantor’s glorious voice chanting key bits as we went along, and my mother harmonizing in her lovely mezzo-soprano in the next seat. ;-)

Posted by: trailing wife 2021-02-05 06:26

#6 #1 And here I thought you're talking about Slovotsky' Laws:

A hero's work is never done. Which is one of the minor reasons I don't recommend the profession.

When it comes to throwing a fit, it's better to give than to receive -- and much better to avoid the whole thing entirely.

It's easier to ask forgiveness than to get permission.

Boldness is like a condom. If you depend on it all the time, no matter how good it is, and no matter how good you are, eventually it will break.

I always have a fallback position whenever I take a risk. If all else fails, I'll die horribly, at great length, and in great pain. Mind you, it's not a good fallback position...

Relax, the universe is out to get you.

When it comes to dealing with the law of averages, it's best to be a habitual offender.

Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2021-02-05 05:07

#5 An unusual Jew of Azusa
Enthuses within his mezuzah,
"Kahuna! This place,
Keep it great with Your grace
As we praise You with tuneage from Sousa."

Posted by: Percy Poodle1433 2021-02-05 04:58

#4
Take special note as to the extent that the Democrats are going to cause personal security problems for Trump.

Here they were trying to get him removed from his Private Secured Residence. A location that has limited access, armed well trained private security and a well designed security system to protect him, his family and Staff.

A System & Staff that has been tested and found to successfully worked a number of times in the last 4 years, when tested by ~~Violent~~ Peaceful persons.

Posted by: Just Asking Why 2021-02-05 04:35

#3 Context of & within Deuteronomy6 #7-9

Posted by: Moses Deuteronomy6:789 2021-02-05 04:35

#2 Moses Deuteronomy6, what is this "law 7" you speak of?

Posted by: Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2021-02-05 04:16

#1 I hope Trump gets to live at his property. I think he has tried to uphold the bargain he made back at a different era in time, but life has changed, 2021 is not 1993.

I also noted during his Presidency, an undercurrent of basic decency which America has misplaced and misdirected since 1993.

That is reflected in the following:

Memorize His laws 7 and tell them to your children over and over again. Talk about them all the time, whether you're at home or walking along the road or going to bed at night, or getting up in the morning. 8 Write down copies and tie them to your wrists and foreheads to help you obey them. 9 Write these laws on the door frames of your homes and on your town gates.

Posted by: Moses Deuteronomy6:789 2021-02-05 02:12

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