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9th Circuit Court orders cities and towns cannot force homeless people off the street
cbsnews.com ^ | July 6, 2023 | TOM WAIT

Posted on 07/08/2023 9:40:25 AM PDT by lowbridge

The most powerful federal appeals court in the western United States once again refused to let cities and towns force the homeless off of the streets unless communities provide shelter for them.

Cities large and small across the west coast have tried, and failed, to overturn the higher court's ruling for years, the latest of which came from the Oregon city, Grants Pass.

"We are having a situation where the police were telling homeless people that they couldn't sleep in public or private, and private property," said Grants Pass Mayor Sara Bristol. "And eventually, that kind of boiled down to homeless people feeling like they couldn't find a place to rest where they weren't being harassed."

Bristol said the ruling highlights deep political divisions in her city and county. There are currently a few solutions on the table.

"There's been so much discussion and controversy in the community that we're kind of at a standstill about what to do about it," said Bristol. 

This court has dictated Los Angeles' response to the homeless crisis for years. The city was forced to accept encampment because of a staggering shortage of shelters. 

But the court was more divided on this case than ever with a growing number of judges appointed by former President Donald Trump lashing out. They claimed the homeless, by occupying public space, are destroying the quality of life in many cities. 

"Homelessness is presently the defining public health and safety crisis in the western United States," wrote conservative Judge Milan Smith Jr. "There are stretches of (Los Angeles) where one cannot help but think the government has shirked its most basic responsibilities under the social contract: providing public safety and ensuring that public spaces remain open to all."

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Oregon
KEYWORDS: 9thcircuit; 9thcircus; grantspass; homeless; milansmithjr
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1 posted on 07/08/2023 9:40:25 AM PDT by lowbridge
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To: lowbridge

Man, I’m sure glad I don’t live in the 9th Circuit. They are the most liberal court in the land. I wonder how many times their rulings have been overturned...if any.


2 posted on 07/08/2023 9:44:42 AM PDT by econjack
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Ping for later


3 posted on 07/08/2023 9:44:46 AM PDT by llevrok (Pronouns: Me/myself/& I)
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To: lowbridge

Not the most powerful but the most overturned Court.


4 posted on 07/08/2023 9:45:03 AM PDT by bobrlbob
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To: lowbridge

STOP GIVING TO HOMELESS SHELTERS AND STOP FEEDING THEM. SERIOUSLY, IF YOU DON’T WORK, YOU DON’T EAT. HOMELESS VETS INCLUDED. THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO ADDRESS THE MENTAL AND DRUG ISSUES WITH INCARCERATION AND TREATMENT. NOT HAND-OUTS.


5 posted on 07/08/2023 9:46:34 AM PDT by Ikeon (I'm a mirror , what you see in me is actually a refection of yourself. )
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To: lowbridge

Are there not vagrancy laws anymore?


6 posted on 07/08/2023 9:47:34 AM PDT by ryderann
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To: lowbridge

It’s kind of the homeless to give up their homes and livelihoods for foreigners.


7 posted on 07/08/2023 9:48:45 AM PDT by TheDon (Resist the usurpers! Remember the J6 political prisoners!)
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To: lowbridge
Many of these communities provide shelter.

But, they come with rules that these addicts don't want to follow.

So, kick them off of the streets, show them the shelter and the rules, and tell the courts to screw off.

8 posted on 07/08/2023 9:49:14 AM PDT by G Larry (It is RACIST to impose SLAVE WAGES on LEGAL Immigrants by importing Cheap ILLEGAL Labor!)
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To: lowbridge

In large cities, homeless have been free to camp or sleep on public property and not be removed by law enforcement. With this ruling, the homeless can leave crowed big cities and move to small towns camp on public property.


9 posted on 07/08/2023 9:50:42 AM PDT by Round Earther
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To: lowbridge

So lets all move our families to the street and sign up for free housing!...


10 posted on 07/08/2023 9:51:24 AM PDT by caww (O death, when you seized my Lord, you lost your grip on me......)
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To: lowbridge

The cities of L.A. and other west coast towns have tons of buildings and properties to build housing for the “homeless “. First, the bums just want to sit around and get high and then the jurisdictions don’t have the guts to follow through with the right thing to do. It’s a frigging mess.


11 posted on 07/08/2023 9:51:53 AM PDT by HighSierra5 (The only way you know a commie is lying is when they open their pieholes.)
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To: lowbridge

all part of the plan man


12 posted on 07/08/2023 9:52:08 AM PDT by joshua c (to disrupt the system, we must disrupt our lives, cut the cable tv)
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To: lowbridge

The only encampment needed is a labor encampment. They can either find a job on their own or one will be assigned.. it may be just picking up trash all day long but no standing on the corner begging….


13 posted on 07/08/2023 9:52:09 AM PDT by OKC Patriot ("Never Forget"!)
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To: Round Earther

Can’t one establish a $20 per night ‘fee’ for camping on public property (within city limits)?


14 posted on 07/08/2023 9:52:17 AM PDT by pepsionice
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To: lowbridge

“We are having a situation where the police were telling homeless people that they couldn’t sleep in public or private, and private property,” said Grants Pass Mayor Sara Bristol. “And eventually, that kind of boiled down to homeless people feeling like they couldn’t find a place to rest where they weren’t being harassed.”

Uh huh.......a poll that will never be taken because liberals don’t want to know..... how many homeless prefer to be?.......I bet it’s more than you think.


15 posted on 07/08/2023 9:53:25 AM PDT by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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To: lowbridge

Certainly don’t want their choice of lifestyle to be uncomfortable or inconvenient.


16 posted on 07/08/2023 9:53:27 AM PDT by Right Brother
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To: lowbridge

It kind of makes me wonder what the radical, corrupt left is doing with all of those millions of tax dollars they’re collecting every year. It sure as hell isn’t being spent on what taxes are usually meant for. But when you have that many “big guys” getting their share of the grift, there’s no telling where it’s all going. The only amazing thing to me is that the people continue to allow the situation to fester and get worse. No accountability at all. Stunning. And no doubt all part of that “fundamental transformation” that was promised.


17 posted on 07/08/2023 9:53:53 AM PDT by Danie_2023
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To: ryderann

Vagrancy laws seem to have gone away...


18 posted on 07/08/2023 9:54:27 AM PDT by goodnesswins ( We pretend to vote and they pretend to count the votes.)
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To: lowbridge

Bus them to the 9th Circuit


19 posted on 07/08/2023 9:55:07 AM PDT by butlerweave
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To: lowbridge

What would be involved with setting up a homeless camp on the edge of town in every city and town?

If the courts are saying you cannot move homeless people unless you have a place to put them , what would it cost to find a place to put them?

I know it would be costly , but we’re incurring costs as it is ,for dealing with the homeless who just hang out wherever they feel like it.

Then I know you have to deal with the fact that so many homeless have mental health problems and substance abuse problems, and presumably we taxpayers would have to pay for such treatments.


20 posted on 07/08/2023 9:55:29 AM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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