07-26-2021, 04:40 PM
(07-26-2021, 02:26 PM)Stichill_imp Wrote: Interesting historical factoid is that Arlington cemetery was built during the US Civil War on the grounds of Confederate General Robert E. Lee's wife's family home, largely as a gesture of insult to him personally. The US government confiscated the property by means of refusing Mrs. Lee's agent delivering the property taxes due and subsequently purchasing the "delinquent" property. The Lee heirs subsequently sued, successfully, that the property had been confiscated without due process and it was returned to them. The heirs later sold it back to the federal government at fair market value.
Fascinating story and a testament to the Government and Judiciary separation of powers.