If the New York Times, in 1971, could lawfully publish the Pentagon Papers knowing they included classified documents stolen by Rand Corporation military analyst Daniel Ellsberg from our federal government, then indeed WikiLeaks was entitled, under the First Amendment, to publish classified material that Assange knew was stolen by former United States Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning from our federal government.

So if prosecutors were to charge Assange with espionage or any other crime for merely publishing the Manning material, this would be another Pentagon Papers case with the same likely outcome. Many people have misunderstood the actual Supreme Court ruling in 1971. It did not say that the newspapers planning to publish the Pentagon Papers could not be prosecuted if they published classified material. It only said that they could not be restrained, or stopped in advance, from publishing them. Well, they did publish, and they were not prosecuted.
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The same result would probably follow if Assange were prosecuted for publishing classified material on WikiLeaks, though there is no guarantee that prosecutors might not try to distinguish the cases on the grounds that the New York Times is a more responsible outlet than WikiLeaks. But the First Amendment does not recognize degrees of responsibility. When the Constitution was written, our nation was plagued with irresponsible scandal sheets and broadsides. No one described political pamphleteers Thomas Paine or James Callender as responsible journalists of their day.

Marketing (for Clients)
At this time, Legacy rarely markets for new potential clients. As of now, they are not aggressively expanding and have relied predominantly on the reputation they have built up over the previous 20 years as well as networking to procure new development projects and properties to manage. Relying on word-of-mouth has been sufficient for their current goals.

Management Strategy
Whether or not Legacy will have an onsite manager or offsite manager depends on the size of the property. Generally, it breaks down into three categories:

- Large Complexes: Onsite Management (General Manager, Facility Manager, etc.) and Maintenance
- Midsized Complexes: Onsite Manager and Maintenance (no other staff)
- Smaller Complexes: Offsite Manager and Maintenance

Depending on the situation, Legacy will offer either Gross Leases or Net Leases. They use PMI as their property management software; which is the industry standard.

Management is generally simpler with retail properties than residential properties as there are less tenants and the tenants are businesses with standard operating procedures as well. Even still, of course, there are management challenges that Legacy faces.

Management Challenges
The biggest challenges Legacy faces managing its properties and tenants (not including leasing) are:

- Making sure everyone does what they say they will do
- Keeping the peace (when tenants have disputes with each other; for example over parking or noise)
- Keeping the common areas clean and maintained
- Capital Improvements (I.e. timing, which potential solutions to implement, negotiations with contractors, etc.)
- Budgeting

So, for example, with regards to capital improvements, whether the parking lot should be repaved now or later and finding a contractor to do so would be a standard example.

For budgeting, each client (whom are mostly large funds) takes a different approach. Legacy always listens to and works with their clients as well as getting feedback from outside professionals to put their operating and capital improvements budget together. By working together with their clients on this process, they reduce the likelihood of miscommunications or other such problems in the future.

Leasing Strategy
Legacy Development is much more aggressive with marketing to potential tenants than to potential clients. Generally, Legacy markets in the following ways:

- Online portals: CoStar.com, Loopnet.com, etc.
- Finding retailers that are expanding and marketing directly to them
- Networking and Recruiting

One time Legacy Development staff went so far as to fly to Europe to meet with expanding retailers there. As noted above, Legacy offers both Gross and Net Leases depending on the situation, although they usually look for a 10-year lease. That being said, tenant mix is the most important aspect of their leasing strategy.

Tenant Mix
Legacy Development will go so far as to decline quality tenants if they don’t meet the mix they are seeking. This also goes, of course, for quality too. For example, Legacy would turn down a liquor store in a high-end retail property.     

Today, with their mixed-use projects, they aim for approximately 70% retail and 30% restaurants or entertainment (which is less retail than the past). They also want to find tenants that will draw customers to other tenants. For example, a theater will draw potential shoppers to a grocery store.     

There are finally issues of co-tenancy Legacy considers. For example, tenants often have clauses that allow them to opt out of their lease if the anchor tenant leaves. Or a jewelry store may demand a clause that prohibits the owner from leasing to another jewelry store at that complex.
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The Town Center Plaza Example
Nothing better illustrates the commitment to a strong tenant mix than Legacy’s operation of the Town Center Plaza in Leawood, KS. The property opened during the Great Recession of 2008 and had only 20% of its space occupied. Banks were willing to extend additional credit, but only if occupancy was increased to 50%.     

​In addition to this, there were qualified tenants who wanted to lease space at the Town Center Plaza. But because they didn’t fit the mix (either in terms of type or quality), Legacy turned them down and found a way to weather the storm. Eventually, they were able to turn the building around and just recently sold it at the best cap rate in Kansas City history. 

The mainstream liberal press has betrayed the trust of the American people in a cynical ploy to try to remove a President they openly hate while lining their own pockets. Don’t allow them to move on to the next topic as if nothing happened. Their credibility is gone. Don’t let them forget it.