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How Not To Hide a Policy Position
By Greg L | 2 August 2006 | 50th HOD District | 1 Comment
It seems that as a result of her polling efforts, Jeanette “Moonfruit” Rishell has finally figured out that immigration is the number one issue in the 50th District. That must have been a real disappintment to her campaign, because her record (such as it is) in regards to immigration is absolutely lousy and she is terribly vulnerable on this issue. But now in every meaningless press release or interview, you’ll get something like this:
“Jeanette’s tough stands on landlords who run overcrowded boarding houses, businesses that hire illegal immigrants, and tracking child sexual predators and throwing them behind bars shows that Jeanette knows how to effectively deal with the problems faced by our community,” stated Matt Harrison. “Jeanette will continue her winning strategy of putting moderate, common-sense, and family based solutions in front of the voters; and we believe they will make the right choice for our community,” Harrison continued.
Did she just get religion? I kinda doubt it.
BVBL readers probably recall our extensive reporting on Jeanette Rishell’s activities on behalf of illegal immigrants and her association with those who advocated for a taxpayer-funded day laborer center in Manassas. When Manassas tried to improve it’s ability to control overcrowding, not only was Jeanette Rishell the lead speaker against the measure, but it’s apparent that the protests which accompanied the City Council meeting which ultimately repealed the measure was engineered by the BRUU “Social Justice Committee” in coordination with Mexicanos Sin Fronteras. Ms. Rishell is a key player on that BRUU committee. Mexicanos Sin Fronteras is a radical Zapatista front organization which advocates for amnesty for all illegal aliens and supports armed revolutionaries in Mexico’s Chipas province. Together they are a big reason why we have an immigration problem, and by no means are they credible in providing solutions.
If you look at Ms. Rishell’s recent statements, you might think she’s had a change of heart, but it only sounds that way. You’ll notice that she doesn’t want to hold illegal immigrants responsible for their own actions and ensure they can be deported, she wants to hold landlords and businesses responsible. Effectively this is absolutely a do-nothing approach, since you cannot hold a landlord responsible when a tenant violates his lease, and business owners aren’t allowed to reject potentially questionable documentation under federal law. Although by all means we should hold business owners accountable when they violate the law, we should also give them the power to reject applicants if they have reasonable doubts about their documentation without having to face federal charges of discrimination. Right now federal law requires that employers accept all documentation at face value, and landlords are not permitted to discriminate against latinos or other protected minorities because they might fear their tenants will overcrowd the space.
So Jeanette Rishell wants to prosecute members of the business community for complying with the stringent requirements of federal labor and fair housing laws. Does that sound like a good plan to you? To me, it’s obvious that she’s just flailing for a way to talk tough on the issue without committing herself to a plan of action that would actually accomplish anything. To anyone who has familiarity with her “social justice” activism, it’s obvious that what she really wants to to is provide amnesty to all illegal immigrants, but it’s a lot easier to whine about all those pesky “landlords” (and just where are these problem landlords? I haven’t seen any) and “businesses” while looking out for the “little man” in her classic marxist fashion. A big part of of “social justice” is something moonbats refer to as “economic justice” where corporations are bad, free trade is bad, and the workers should unite and throw off the burdensome yoke of blood-sucking capitalism.
This all fits together in a consistent package of far-left quackery, nothwithstanding how pretty and seemingly reasonable the words appear at first glance to be. Never hold individuals accountable when they break the law. Always place the blame on the business community. Redistribute wealth from those who earned it to those who did not. This is where you find the consistency, readers.
And then for a bonus, Rishell starts ranting about locking up child molesters. Is anyone out there advocating for child molesters? I was pretty sure that everyone was on board with locking these folks up. Next we’re going to hear about locking up Nazis and serial murderers? I guess it’s better than talking in detail about her immigration proposals.
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Her tough stance? When has she ever held a position that allowed her to take a stance and follow through with existing law? I love the “common sense” of her stance. Common sense to me is that when a person breaks the law, they should have to pay for their law breaking. But, I suppose since I am not an elite liberal, I do not have common sense, therefore I must sound tough on the issue, all the while letting the bad guys off the hook.
Someone needs to get the transcript of the Manassas City Council public hearing where she spoke against the overcrowding ordnance.