The world was robbed of the 21st-century Twin Towers most of us always wanted.
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Rebuild them the same outside only taller and stronger inside. Add an appropriate defensive system as well. Besides who are these politicians to act as if they have ANY say over someone else's property? Realtors! Stand up with me now - let's keep fighting to keep private property rights for our fellow Americans - we're the first line of defense!
Drew, We appreciate your support and you have brought up a common misconception that we should clear up. The Twin Towers were built with public funds on publicly-owned property. The Towers were leased to Mr. Silverstein just before the attacks. Under the terms of the lease he has the legitmate right to comparable space in comparable buildings -- nothing more or less. The terms of his lease actually made him responsible to replace the Towers if they were destroyed, which was overridden by Governor Pataki. In fact, the World Trade Center has always belonged to the people -- even more so now that billions of dollars of taxpayer money have revitalized Lower Manhattan and future expenditures are contemplated. Those sixteen acres are property of the American Family.