Federal Judge Blocks Anti-Illegal Immigrant Ordinance

A federal judge has stopped enforcement of a voter-approved ban prohibiting apartment rentals to illegal immigrants in the Dallas suburb of Farmers Branch until a ruling is reached in the case.

This exact case had been discussed on the blog on the past. The ordinance would have required apartment managers to verify that renters are U.S. citizens or legal immigrants before leasing to them, with a few exceptions.

Landlords would have faced fines of up to $500 for violating the measure with each day considered as a separate violation.

U.S. District Judge Sam Lindsay, who stopped the enforcement of the ban was appointed in 1998 by President Bill Clinton.

Before I researched Judge Lindsay, I figured him to be a liberal Democrat, as he indeed is.

On a personal note: If the Democrats take the White House in 2008, we will see a great deal more of these kind of ruling. If it happens, God help us!

One Down....Many To Go!!!!

Farmers Branch, Texas votes today approved an ordinance, by a 3 to 1, to ban apartment owners from renting to criminal aliens.

Opponents plan to file suit to stop the ordinance from taking effect.

The question is how can opponents sue to stop an ordinance that was legally voted on and approved by the legal votes of a city’s residents? I am not a lawyer, by that doesn’t seem possible to me.

It is about time that people are stepping up to the plate and doing something to make communities unappealing to criminals.

YES…..Illegal immigrants ARE CRIMINALS, along with the people who hire them.

Kudos go out to the citizens of Framers Branch. Perhaps many others will follow your lead.

One city down…..many more to go!!!

Potential Voter Fraud Uncovered In Houston

Harris County Tax Assessor Paul Bettencourt has uncovered a plot to steal dozens of votes with a non-existent address.

All the applications were mailed from El Paso and had the address of 2519 Dashwood Drive, which does not exist.

"We know because all the handwriting is the same," Bettencourt was quoted in saying.

"This type of fraud is used specifically against people in general elections," Bettencourt said. "It's used against people in primaries. It's not specific to any political party."

I can only speculate as to who would instigate such a scheme, but I have some ideas.

This is an classic example of why we need to require a photo id to vote in this country. Some groups will do anything to flood the ballot box with fraudulent votes.

It is no wonder that the liberals are against photo identification to vote. It might cut into their number of votes.