I'll just add one further comment.
As I see it, the crucial point is that it must be explained based on citations to the rules why the city gifting would have been illegal. Anything else is doomed (in addition to being profoundly unjust).
As I see it, the crucial point is that it must be explained based on citations to the rules why the city gifting would have been illegal. Anything else is doomed (in addition to being profoundly unjust).