All of these people who are crying and whining about the “illegal alien problem” and calling for their immediate deportation need to pry open their ignorant, overly-privileged, ethnocentric minds and accept the FACT that anyone in “America” who is not of Native American descent (excluding most Latinos, ironically, who ARE of Native American descent) is here in this land on a flawed premise to begin with.

I have dark, “Latino-looking” physical features (resulting from my Native American heritage) that lead many European Americans to believe that I may be “one of them illegal aliens,” resulting in my often being rudely questioned about my heritage. However, the next time that some of your racially-profiling, jack-booted thugs masquerading as law-inforcement officers pull me over for “weaving” or some other trumped-up charge — with the real intention of determining my citizenship status (an illegal act that I have already been subjected to several times) — I will gladly refuse to cooperate with them, allow them to arrest me, then contact the ACLU, in hopes of creating a landmark case to show you people just how absurd, disturbing, and even criminal your actions are becoming.

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

lListening live to WMAL re: Stippup’s resolution……heard your comments ,EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WAY TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

“Manassas to reconsider peddler permits

By KIPP HANLEY
jhanley@potomacnews.com
Friday, July 6, 2007

What do you think?

Ice cream is an extremely popular commodity in America.
How it’s sold in Manassas in the future is apparently just as popular. On Thursday, the city’s Land Use Committee chose to recommend the revoking of all peddler’s licenses, which includes all push carts and moving vehicles that sell food.

The recommendation will likely come to the council this month and then be voted on in August. If the recommendation holds up, those who have peddler’s licenses, issued annually, will be allowed to keep theirs until they expire with no possibility of renewal.

Only those peddling at reasonable times of the week and at places such as the Farmer’s Market, festivals or on private property [seasonal sales] will be allowed permits. Those seasonal sales include the selling of fireworks for July 4, trees before Christmas and pumpkins before Thanksgiving.

The impetus for the change came from a rash of recent resident complaints, as well as the desire of many council members to clean up the city’s image.

Before Thursday’s meeting, there was a great deal of confusion on what peddlers are and what they are allowed to do in the city. The City Code section 82-1 states that it is unlawful to peddle or hawk goods, wares or merchandise on public streets or sidewalks. However, at the same time, the city had issued permits to 14 different peddlers, which includes five ice cream trucks and four fireworks stands.

The reason for issuing the permits is based on Virginia State Code 58.1-3717 which defines a peddler and allows a local license tax to be imposed by the local government. The city currently charges $500 for a peddler’s permit. The same code provides the enabling legislation for the local government to designate, by ordinance, where licensed peddlers may sell merchandise.

In the past, this wasn’t an issue as the majority of peddlers had set up either temporary or permanent locations on private property, such as shopping centers. The one street peddler was the seasonal ice cream truck, and that peddler was never stopped, according to police Chief John Skinner, because the department wasn’t aware what he was doing was a city code violation.

And since resident complaints were never an issue in the past, the police never looked into citing the ice cream truck driver.

Several of the council members, including Marc Aveni and Andrew Harrover, do not like the idea of both push cart peddlers and those peddlers that are stationary in neighborhoods such as Georgetown South. However, the issue of revoking the permit of the stationary peddler may be trickier, said Community Development Director Elizabeth Via, because they are technically considered retail sales and they have been granted a zoning permit to operate in a designated location.

Currently, city police officers have the power to verify the permit status of a peddler on public property and then refer them to the Office for the Commissioner of the Revenue for an explanation of Code 82-1.

However, it is up to the homeowners associations to notify police of any peddler activity. According to Skinner, police can’t cite or warn peddlers on private streets or sidewalks on their own.

The peddlers issue had virtually everyone in the meeting voicing an opinion, from members of the public to City Manager Lawrence Hughes. He cited Nathan’s Hot Dogs as an example of a company that started as a street peddler outside a New York restaurant nearly 100 years ago and eventually expanded into an international company that boasts an annual hot dog eating contest.

After Hughes cited the example, Aveni said, “Good for Nathan’s,” and then expressed doubt that the peddlers in Manassas would ever achieve that success.

Vice Mayor Harry J. “Hal” Parrish expressed concern about the health risks of peddlers preparing foods such as tacos and bologna sandwiches, and wondered out loud the fate of the ice cream man.

According to city attorney Robert Bendall, there was a public outcry when the town of Culpeper considered a similar measure a few years ago. If there isn’t one in Manassas, children won’t be hearing that familiar music in their neighborhoods ever again.”

When activist like us fight for a cause, we encounter people who don’t want us meddling in their business, or messing up their plans. They will try to intimidate or scare you into going away. Don’t do let them drive you away.

They are part of the problem, you’re part of the solution. You’re a community leader. You speak for those who don’t have the courage, time or understanding. You’re not doing this for political gain, or to make yourself look good. You’re no mystery, no smoke and mirrors, you care so much that you’re willing to sacrifice your time and energy to help make a difference.

It is people like you that make people accountable for their actions. Activism is one of the many things that makes our Nation great. Don’t ever stop being you because we need more people like you. Encourage everyone you know to do something, send an email, write a letter to the editor, register to vote and vote out bad politicians that have failed us.

Bravo!!

YES, the county did a study based on a request of Supervisor Wally Covington. ealier in the year. Mr. Gerhart reported 3 million dollars being spent annually on services to illegal immigrants.

When you all speak on Tuesday. Be sure to address Mr. Gerhart who sits in the seat next to Ms. Barg.

Tell Mr. Gerhart that if the Board fails to cooperate in passing this resolution that you’re coming after him next!

That is a Federal law.

http://www.pwcgov.org/default.aspx?topic=020072000460000168

http://www.pwcgov.org/docLibrary/PDF/004195.pdf

http://www.pwcgov.org/default.aspx?topic=020072000460000168

[Ed note: links reformatted]

Another thing, in the City the people that put advertising on your door on your mailbox or anywhere else, have to have a solicitors permit to do so. I save my little ad’s and plan on giving them to the city. They in turn will let these people know that they aren’t allowed to do this. This way, one business doesn’t have an advantage over another.

I called about one business, I forgot the name, but it was a landscaping business, and they had no business license any where in NOVA. Although they had a Fairfax phone number.