Posted on 05/02/2006 6:45:49 PM PDT by kristinn
Voters in the town of Herndon, Virginia delivered a stunning rebuke today to elected officials who opened a taxpayer funded day labor center for illegal aliens in the town last year. Incumbent mayor Michael O'Reilly lost to Steven DeBenedittis while five of the six at-large town council seats went to candidates opposing the day labor center.
Town Council winners are Bill Tirrell, incumbent Dennis Husch, Connie Haines-Hutchison, Charlie Waddell and Dave Kirby.
Only one of three incumbents on the council who supported the day labor center won re-election, J. Harlan Reece. The other two who went down in defeat were Carol Bruce and Steven Mitchell. Day labor center supporter Jorge Rochac also lost.
With its proximity to Washington, D.C., Herndon has captured national attention as a focal point of the debate over border security and the millions of illegal aliens lving and working in communities all across the country.
The local election came one day after a nationwide protest and boycott effort in support of legalizing illegal aliens.
Turnout in the election was higher than in past years, at 26%. The margin of defeat for the incumbent mayor was 130 votes out of 2,596 votes cast.
The nearly clean sweep by candidates opposed to coddling illegal aliens with taxpayer funds should serve as a warning to incumbents everywhere.
Good.
I hope this is just the first shot. Many more to come.
Good. This needs to work its way up to the Presidency.
Northern Virginia has been turning more blue as the years have gone by. This is good news.
If this happens all over the place, then I'll be beyond proud of my fellow Americans.
Looks like the time could be right for a real conservative party to emerge with opposition to illigal immigration as the central plank of their platform.
The giant is awakening!
I hope this is a sign of a broader revolution throughout the country.
Gotta sweep these folks out of office before they register all the illegals like the RATS were trying to do during yesterday's rallies.
ARE YOU LISTENING WASHINGTON!
Pro illegals will be swept out of many of the offices they now hold from State to Washington, let the politicians pander to the wrong group and they will lose!
Excellent news!
BTTT
Very good news!!
Excellent!
This is fantastic news. Just one day after the illegal immigration rally. Five of six incumbent seats lost to those opposing day labor centers. LOLOLOL
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Paying attention RNC ? Does the name Ross Perot bring back any bad memories ?
SECURE OUR BORDER OR YOU'RE FIRED !!
Good for those townspeople. Hoping the politicians in our nation's cities take note of the power of legal voters. (what is that saying...."there is no wrath like that of voters scorned".......?
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