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FB ordinance early results lopsided (Famers Branch, TX Illegal vote)
DallasNews.com ^ | 05/12/2007

Posted on 05/12/2007 5:49:39 PM PDT by devane617

Early voters in Farmers Branch strongly favored an ordinance that would make the city the first in the nation to prohibit landlords from renting apartments to most illegal immigrants, according to results released Saturday evening by Dallas County election officials. In early voting, 76.3 percent of voters approved Ordinance 2903, while 23.7 were against. None of the results from Saturday's voting at the city's 18 precincts had been released.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: aliens; farmersbranch; illegal; immigration; texas; tx
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To: P-40

I suspect they are fearing problems...


21 posted on 05/12/2007 6:56:10 PM PDT by devane617 (Let's take back our country -- get a job in the MSM, or education system. We need you.)
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To: devane617

5 of 18 precints reporting 70.51% in favor.


22 posted on 05/12/2007 7:02:26 PM PDT by devane617 (Let's take back our country -- get a job in the MSM, or education system. We need you.)
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To: devane617

Victory BUMP!


23 posted on 05/12/2007 7:04:18 PM PDT by txroadkill ( http://iraqstar.org)
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To: devane617
Domingo Garcia... you've been OWNED... now don't go away mad... just go away.

Sad part about this bottom feeding, race baiter known as Garcia is that he and his LULAC goons probably have some red diaper doper baby judge/laywer ready to slap an injunction on the ordinance banning the renting of apartments to ILLEGALS.

Keep the faith Farmers Branch... you're taking care of bidness with authority (70%+ from what I'm seeing in the latest poll returns).

24 posted on 05/12/2007 7:04:34 PM PDT by Trajan88 (www.bullittclub.com)
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To: devane617

The drive by media will bury the story and we will hear nothing about it by sunday morning.

Monday it will be gone.

An alien in the country who is an illegal is not “immigrating”.

They are here to steal GDP.


25 posted on 05/12/2007 7:09:42 PM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: devane617

Some activist judge will end up throwing the ordinance out, bank on it.


26 posted on 05/12/2007 7:12:32 PM PDT by dfwgator (The University of Florida - Still Championship U)
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To: dfwgator

I suspect this will happen Monday, possibly tomorrow.


27 posted on 05/12/2007 7:13:49 PM PDT by P-40 (Al Qaeda was working in Iraq. They were just undocumented.)
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To: dfwgator
Some activist judge will end up throwing the ordinance out, bank on it.

They should have included a ban on the ACLU from filing law suits against the city.

28 posted on 05/12/2007 7:16:32 PM PDT by txroadkill ( http://iraqstar.org)
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To: devane617
Farmers Branch Ordinance 2903
5 of 18 Precincts Completely Reporting
Percent Votes
For the Ordinance
70.51% 3,512
Against the Ordinance
29.49% 1,469
4,981

29 posted on 05/12/2007 7:16:53 PM PDT by deport ( Cue Spooky Music...)
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To: devane617

Those who’d like to see the ordinance survive the inevitable litigation can make a contribution on the city of Farmers Branch website,
http://www.farmersbranch.info/Communication/Legal%20Defense%20Fund%20Donate.html


30 posted on 05/12/2007 7:19:05 PM PDT by ArmstedFragg
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To: dfwgator
You got that right... I wouldn't be surprised if it is that same judge that denied Citigroup summary judgement against one of their credit card customers that rang up $15,000 in unpaid charges.

Reason judge gave was some bs about Citigroup not notifying the defendant in Spanish that he had to show up to defend himself in court.

I'm sure Mr. Spanish speaker had no problem filling in the credit card application or whipping out the card to pay for stuff here in the U.S.A. I guess this thief thought Citigroup had a $15,000 "gift" bank account all set up just for him and that it wasn't expected that he had to pay the bill.

31 posted on 05/12/2007 7:20:02 PM PDT by Trajan88 (www.bullittclub.com)
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To: deport

12 of 18 reporting 68.11% in favor.


32 posted on 05/12/2007 7:28:13 PM PDT by devane617 (Let's take back our country -- get a job in the MSM, or education system. We need you.)
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To: devane617
This ordinance is unique in that it makes it illegal to rent to illegals

That's essentially what the Escondido, CA ordinance did. It operated under the theory that committing the federal offense of harboring an alien made you unfit to hold a business license. Farmers Branch is taking pretty much the same approach.

Escondido ran into trouble with one of Barbara Boxer's favorite judges, who put a hold on enforcement and scheduled it for hearing. The ACLU routinely files these things as civil rights actions, because the 'private attorney general' provision of the civil rights act allows them to collect attorneys fees if they win it. They then proceed to run up the bill as fast as they can, with an idea of bankrupting the city and forcing them to settle the action. Farmers Branch is unique in that they're familiar with that tactic, and have volunteered to spend whatever it takes to fight for the ordinance.

An interesting aside, Farmers Branch is currently defending a lawsuit over a city ordinance that makes it illegal to allow large numbers of empty flower pots to accumulate on your front porch. The plaintiff is claiming that restriction is racist.

33 posted on 05/12/2007 7:31:52 PM PDT by ArmstedFragg
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To: devane617

May 12, 2007
Dallas County Joint Election

Website last updated 5/12/2007 9:24:49 PM CST
Farmers Branch Ordinance 2903
Choice Early Voting in Person Early Voting by Mail Election Day Prov EV/ED Election Day ADA Total Percent
For the Ordinance 2,604 41 1,173 0 0 3,818 68.11 %
Against the Ordinance 819 2 967 0 0 1,788 31.89 %

34 posted on 05/12/2007 7:37:32 PM PDT by PAR35
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only 68% well then CNN and NBC will be reporting it was close since they did not get the 75% needed to reach a statistical 3/4 of the population.

(/s)

(note for those in rio linda: 3/4 is irrelevant just a spin joke)


35 posted on 05/12/2007 8:13:44 PM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: longtermmemmory
We got it!

18/18 precincts reporting and it's 67.64% vs. 32.36%. Over two-thirds did the right thing.
36 posted on 05/12/2007 8:15:51 PM PDT by ruination
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To: ruination

Fabulous!


37 posted on 05/12/2007 8:17:29 PM PDT by FryingPan101 (Thank you, Rummy! Thank you, Rush!)
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To: longtermmemmory

18 of 18 reporting 67.64% in favor. the prop wins by a giant margin...the people have spoken. you should hear the local news...interviewing the immigrants...they say “it is a federal problem — cities should not be involved.” George Bush should feel good about this. they know the feds will not touch them.


38 posted on 05/12/2007 8:17:36 PM PDT by devane617 (Let's take back our country -- get a job in the MSM, or education system. We need you.)
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To: devane617

The facinating thing is these are the same people who demand the federal government impose some regulation or control.

These are also the same people who demand the local authorities abide by federal prison population limitations.


39 posted on 05/12/2007 8:37:09 PM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: devane617

The facinating thing is these are the same people who demand the federal government impose some regulation or control.

These are also the same people who demand the local authorities abide by federal prison population limitations.


40 posted on 05/12/2007 8:37:11 PM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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