Posted on 10/26/2007 7:35:28 AM PDT by kc8ukw
JEFFERSON CITY | A lawsuit filed today accuses Gov. Matt Blunt of racial discrimination and abuse of power for firing a state janitorial contractor that employed illegal immigrants.
Blunt called the lawsuit “ludicrous” and defended his decision to cancel the contract of Sam’s Janitorial Services and bar the company from future state work.
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I cannot imagine how this could ever gain any traction.
Probably so, at least I hope so. Blunt has been a consistently good governor. Strongly pro-life and against illegal immigration.
Governor Blunt is going on the attack to make illegal imigrants uncomfortable in Missouri. He is really looking into enforcing the laws on the books.
Stopping employers from hiring and harboring illegals is a good start to sending them back.
Go Matt!
Suing a sitting governor for enforcing the law. Abuse of the court system, pure and simple. Those who filed the lawsuit ought to get to pay all of the state’s costs.
Since the KC Star is more interested in ‘making news’ rather than reporting it I can see a whole series of spin articles coming.
BTW. Back when Blunt was running for gov a poll was taken amongst students as to which candidate they liked and why. A large or ‘high’ percentage said they liked Blunt just because of his name.
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The following article is from a source other than The Star.
a poll was taken amongst students as to which candidate they liked and why. A large or 'high' percentage said they liked Blunt just because of his name.
That's kinda funny.
Governor Sued For Firing Illegal Aliens
The governor of Missouri is being sued for racial discrimination because he terminated a state contract with a janitorial company that employed numerous illegal immigrants, some with fake Social Security and U.S. residency cards.
As part of his initiative to crack down on illegal immigration, Governor Matt Blunt vowed earlier this year to immediately cancel public contracts with businesses that cannot certify that all their employees meet state and federal employment eligibility requirements.
The state also requires all law enforcement officers to check the immigration status of every suspect they arrest and makes businesses that benefit from state tax programs or incentives to certify in writing that they do not employ illegal immigrants.
When Missouri's manager of custodial operations noticed inconsistencies in the work documents of employees working for the state's janitorial company, Capitol Police was notified. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigated and discovered that in fact numerous illegal immigrants worked for the company.
As per state policy, Governor Blunt immediately terminated the contract assuring that it wasn't one or two people that might have slipped through the cracks of employment verification but rather a large part of the company's workforce.
This week the janitorial company's owner sued the governor for racial discrimination, even though 25 employees have been arrested for being in the country illegally. The lawsuit actually states that several of the employees have already been found guilty of using forged documents to work in the United States. Yet the company's owner, not only wants to reinstate his state contract, he also wants an unspecified amount of money for damages. He claims that Blunt exceeded his gubernatorial powers when he terminated the contract and subsequently banned his business from future state work.
I love the guy! And after however many years of Gov. Bob whathisname (who was always whining about something), Blunt is a breath of fresh air.
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