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Kennedy family seeks to block construction of Trump’s arch through lawsuit
Posted on 11/10/26 at 9:08 pm
Posted on 11/10/26 at 9:08 pm
President John F. Kennedy’s family sued Tuesday to block President Donald Trump’s triumphal arch, saying the giant structure would cast a shadow over the Kennedy family’s memorial at Arlington National Cemetery, impede its sight lines and destroy its “solemn and sacred” atmosphere.
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“It is unfortunate to see that some members of the Kennedy family have joined the litigation against the Arch as the project is intended to honor our heroes who rest in Arlington Cemetery,” White House spokesperson Davis Ingle said. “The judiciary should not be abused to politicize a structure designed to unite our nation. We will continue making the case for this beautiful and fitting monument and are confident we will be fully vindicated as this litigation proceeds.”
Of course the Kennedys would think 'their' monument is more important!
As for the others laying at Arlington, who cares?!?!
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“It is unfortunate to see that some members of the Kennedy family have joined the litigation against the Arch as the project is intended to honor our heroes who rest in Arlington Cemetery,” White House spokesperson Davis Ingle said. “The judiciary should not be abused to politicize a structure designed to unite our nation. We will continue making the case for this beautiful and fitting monument and are confident we will be fully vindicated as this litigation proceeds.”
Of course the Kennedys would think 'their' monument is more important!
As for the others laying at Arlington, who cares?!?!This post was edited on 11/10/26 at 9:11 pm
Posted on 11/10/26 at 9:09 pm to conservativewifeymom
entitled assholes
Posted on 11/10/26 at 9:12 pm to conservativewifeymom
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Kennedy family’s memorial at Arlington National Cemetery, impede its sight lines and destroy its “solemn and sacred” atmosphere.
Wasn’t the secret service funneling whores through the back door of the JFK White House?
Posted on 11/10/26 at 9:14 pm to BlancoOhNo1776
In addition to drugs, Marilyn Monroe, etc, etc, etc. But why not conveniently forget about all that?!?!
Posted on 11/10/26 at 9:15 pm to conservativewifeymom
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saying the giant structure would cast a shadow over the Kennedy family’s memorial at Arlington
Of no, not a shadow.
Just curious but does the Kennedy monument also cast a shadow?
This post was edited on 11/10/26 at 9:17 pm
Posted on 11/10/26 at 9:18 pm to Blizzard of Chizz
No, I believe they are referring to the graves and the eternal flame at JFK's grave. They are all in-ground graves.
Posted on 11/10/26 at 9:21 pm to conservativewifeymom
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No, I believe they are referring to the graves and the eternal flame at JFK's grave. They are all in-ground graves.
I just went and looked. Trumps arch would need to be 2 miles high to cast a shadow on it.
Posted on 11/10/26 at 9:22 pm to Blizzard of Chizz
Well done kind sir!
Posted on 11/10/26 at 9:26 pm to conservativewifeymom
Here’s a link to the map.
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The women’s military memorial directly in front of the Kennedy monument
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The women’s military memorial directly in front of the Kennedy monument
This post was edited on 11/10/26 at 9:31 pm
Posted on 11/10/26 at 9:36 pm to conservativewifeymom
If a Dim Prez wanted the arch there, the Kennedys would support it and the media would tell the clapping seals to support it too.
But it's bLuMpF, so Orange Man Bad and all that.
But it's bLuMpF, so Orange Man Bad and all that.
Posted on 11/10/26 at 9:40 pm to conservativewifeymom
I never understood why he has an eternal flame. I mean Garfield dosnt have one
Posted on 11/10/26 at 9:44 pm to MyMardiGrasHat
The more I look at a map the more I’m convinced the Kennedy’s haven’t been to the memorial in quite a while. In front of the memorial is the women’s military memorial, and then on up the street is the proposed site of the Arch. My estimate of a couple miles high to cast a shadow on the Kennedy memorial may have been too conservative
Posted on 11/10/26 at 9:59 pm to Blizzard of Chizz
It looks like the Arch is about 4000 feet from the JFK Memorial. There also appears to be a lot trees and other memorials structures in between the two. Moreover, the land climbs from the bank of the Potomac.
The Arch is proposed to be 166 feet high, with a center gilded winged woman on top that will reach 250 feet high.
Perhaps there are some nerds here that can do the math on whether a shadow will be cast over JFK's grave. It seems a long way to go for a shadow of that kind.
The land elevation of the proposed Arch is 33 feet above sea level. The land elevation of the JFK Memorial is 151 feet above sea level.
This post was edited on 11/10/26 at 10:03 pm
Posted on 11/10/26 at 10:06 pm to conservativewifeymom
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The judiciary should not be abused to politicize a structure designed to unite our nation
how is the arch uniting our nation?
Posted on 11/10/26 at 10:32 pm to LuckyTiger
The height required to cast a shadow 4,000 feet away depends on the angle of the sun above the horizon.
Assuming both objects are on level ground, here are the approximate heights needed for the shadow to reach 4,000 feet:
Sun’s angle above horizon
Required object height
5° 350 feet
10° 705 feet
15° 1,072 feet
20° 1,456 feet
30° 2,309 feet
45° 4,000 feet
60° 6,928 feet
Essentially the shadow cast if any would be very briefly early in the morning. That doesn’t account for differences in land elevation and other objects such as trees
According to the Washington Post’s shadow analysis,
18 days annually: The shadow would briefly cross JFK’s eternal flame.
50 days annually: The shadow would touch portions of the Kennedy Memorial.
284 days annually: The shadow would reach some portion of Arlington National Cemetery.
Whatever the case may be, we are talking mere minutes not a permanent shadow.
Assuming both objects are on level ground, here are the approximate heights needed for the shadow to reach 4,000 feet:
Sun’s angle above horizon
Required object height
5° 350 feet
10° 705 feet
15° 1,072 feet
20° 1,456 feet
30° 2,309 feet
45° 4,000 feet
60° 6,928 feet
Essentially the shadow cast if any would be very briefly early in the morning. That doesn’t account for differences in land elevation and other objects such as trees
According to the Washington Post’s shadow analysis,
18 days annually: The shadow would briefly cross JFK’s eternal flame.
50 days annually: The shadow would touch portions of the Kennedy Memorial.
284 days annually: The shadow would reach some portion of Arlington National Cemetery.
Whatever the case may be, we are talking mere minutes not a permanent shadow.
This post was edited on 11/10/26 at 10:41 pm
Posted on 11/10/26 at 10:36 pm to conservativewifeymom
They're Kennedys. They have nothing better to do.
Posted on 11/10/26 at 10:43 pm to conservativewifeymom
Dig up his bones and throw them in the river! Trump needs another vanity project! The voters have spoken!
Posted on 11/10/26 at 10:50 pm to beaux duke
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how is the arch uniting our nation?
You have no ability to understand anything uniting the nation.
Posted on 11/10/26 at 11:08 pm to RohanGonzales
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You have no ability to understand anything uniting the nation.
lay it on me bossman
how does the arch unite the nation?
This post was edited on 11/10/26 at 11:13 pm
Posted on 11/10/26 at 11:24 pm to blueboy
The Kennedy family is a perfect example of our country’s evolution.
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