Posted on 09/02/2005 11:03:02 AM PDT by JZelle
A national watchdog group announced yesterday it has sued the town of Herndon over its recent vote to establish a formal center for day laborers, many of whom are illegal aliens. Judicial Watch, a D.C.-based nonprofit public interest law firm, filed the lawsuit yesterday on behalf of six town residents who they say oppose the center. In its lawsuit, the group requests a permanent injunction to stop Herndon from using taxpayer funds to operate the day laborer center. It also asks a judge to declare the site "unlawful and a violation of federal and state law" because the center will "predominantly" serve illegal aliens. "Citizens of Herndon want to stop their town government from acting illegally," said Tom Fitton, president of Judicial Watch, which filed the lawsuit in Fairfax County Circuit Court. The lawsuit also questions whether the center is a violation of a new Virginia law that denies illegal aliens state and local public benefits. The law, which takes effect Jan. 1, requires state and local governments to verify those seeking non-emergency public benefits are legally present. Judicial Watch argues that employment services qualify as public assistance. The Herndon Town Council last month approved a proposal by Project Hope and Harmony, a group of churches and community leaders, to open a center for about 150 day laborers in a trailer at the site of the town's defunct police station.
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good
*snicker*
Ditto!
As it should be.
Good news. BUMP
I hope they are successful ... we can't seem to stop them in California.
ET go home!
Good.
JW successful? Yea, they are successful, at raising money and never winning court cases.
ping
They never won a case against the government but they are getting paid for it by the taxpayers.. Plus they got paid for it from lots of donors.
How do you spell Judicial Watch? RIP OFF!!!.
ping
"Judicial Watch is just doing this to get millions in donations. They took in millions for Peter Paul and didn't spend it on his case. I defended them for a long time. JW is just full of it. Also, full of money."
I didn't know that. So JW is like a conservative ACLU, except they rip you off and never win anything?
JW is a money-sucking machine. They are really good at that. A very famous person was named on one of their solicitation letters without his permission. You will learn about that soon.
Now wait a minute, "Full of Money"? You think one has to be poor to win their case? I always found money makes misery more bearable. (sarcasm)
Protect our borders and coastlines from all foreign invaders!
Support our Minutemen Patriots!
Be Ever Vigilant ~ Bump!
Why don't the citzens of the town get a recall going of that council?
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