Posted on 12/10/2021 5:50:46 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
The Maryland General Assembly convened on December 6 for a special session. The main focus of the special session is the redistricting process that states must complete every decade after the census. However, in addition to redistricting, the legislature voted to override Governor Larry Hogan’s (R) veto of a bill that bans immigration detention and makes Maryland a sanctuary state, as well as one that restricts sharing information with immigration authorities.
House Bill (HB) 16, the so-called “Dignity Not Detention Act,” sponsored by Delegate Vaughn Stewart (D-Montgomery County) was initially solely a ban on immigration detention contracts. However, on the last day of the legislative session, it was amended with language from the proposed “Trust Act” to make Maryland a sanctuary state. It was vetoed by Gov. Hogan on May 26.
HB 23 sponsored by Delegate Dana Stein (D-Baltimore County) requires state and local agencies and contractors to deny federal agencies access to “personal information” and facial recognition searches for the purpose of immigration enforcement without a judicial warrant or other court order. This bill was strongly opposed by the Maryland Department of Transportation who argued “it would make it difficult to coordinate with the federal government on homeland security, particularly at the Port of Baltimore and Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.” Like HB 16, it was vetoed by Gov. Hogan on May 26.
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Looks like Maryland could go up like a Roman candle sooner than I thought. I figured the state would have some time until a commie Dumb-O-Crat was elected governor in 2022.
I hope to be out of this sh!thole of a state by mid-February.
You made a smart move.
Hogan is your typical POS RINO Republican.
Hell, the libs just gerrymandered themselves into permanent majority status. They’ll crop dust their little Dystopian edicts everywhere now, even in the panhandle. On one hand, thank the Lord you’re getting out. OTOH, it’s a sad state of affairs when you have to pull up roots because your so-called ‘civil servants’ oppress you to the point of seeking refuge.
I got out back in ‘02 but I still visit the area often. I have family up there so I get reminded of what it’s like.
A number of things convinced me to move to Pensacola. Maryland itself was one of them.
They are a bunch of self hating freaking morons.
Oh, I can drill through a number of reasons why Maryland could turn you into an expat now. Pensacola. Not too far from me, as the crow flies. I’ve lived here in central AL since late ‘98, and have never been to Panama City, Orange Beach (which I hear is beautiful), or anywhere else along the Gulf coast, for that matter. Boo on me for that. Once you get established, I’d suggest a long weekend in St. Augustine next summer. Or fall, when the tourist crowd thins out a bit. I almost convinced my wife to move there, if the kids weren’t still too young.
The other main reasons were that Biden “won” the election, basically ushering in a form of communism — Florida seems to want to resist that — and the Jan. 6 Capitol Hill dumpster. With the latter, I decided I had to put as much GONE between myself and DC as possible, within reason. For example, Texas actually appeals to me more than Florida, but alas, it does not have enough water. And of course, there would be more GONE if I moved to Cali or Hawaii, but who in heck would want to do that?
He’s a RINO, all right, but he was right to veto these bills.
I know. Maryland, quite likely, is gonna burn. And that’s sad, because I still have friends and relatives up there.
I'm not an expat. Florida is my country now.
Pensacola is a neat place.
I am considering ALA myself.
Living far from friends and relatives makes it hard to decide to move to a safer and more pleasant place. Each person has a tipping point, though, especially as a blue state like MD gets worse and worse.
The Maryland General Assembly convened on December 6 for a special session. The main focus of the special session is the redistricting process that states must complete every decade after the census. However, in addition to redistricting, the legislature voted to override Governor Larry Hogan’s (R) veto of a bill that bans immigration detention and makes Maryland a sanctuary state, as well as one that restricts sharing information with immigration authorities.
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