Let Your Voice Be Heard! Petition drive to end “sanctuary” policy launched. : Lone Star Times

Let Your Voice Be Heard! Petition drive to end “sanctuary” policy launched.

by Rorschach · 06/21/2006 8:03 pm

Tuesday, a group called Protect our Citizens has started a petition drive running until Sept. 1, calling for a city charter referendum to halt the city’s sanctuary policy and revoke HPD’s general order 500-5. Dr. Sekula-Gibbs was on hand at the press conference and was the first to sign the petition.

More converstation over at BlogHouston here and here

Update: Matt Stiles over at the Chronicle was kind enough to supply me a URL for this group via E-mail. You can read more here.

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21 Responses to “Let Your Voice Be Heard! Petition drive to end “sanctuary” policy launched.”

gregg aka T-BONE on June 21st, 2006 at 8:17 pm

This is funny. Tonight on the news the illegal advocates say it will hurt the police cooperation in the illegal communities. Ok, so if they start deporting the illegals there wont be any illegal communities and crime. Am I missing something?

When a car gets pulled over the police run a check on the driver to see if hes wanted for any crimes or warrants right? Why not run the guys SSN too? How hard can it be to access a database just to give the persons name and address from the current SSN to see if it matches the guy?
entropyorganizer on June 21st, 2006 at 8:30 pm

What to do with the ‘We don’t need no stinking baadges’ illegals? They won’t have SS numbers, they won’t have no license, nothing.
Neocon on June 21st, 2006 at 8:40 pm

#2

Detain them and transfer them to INS or ICE. Simple. If they cannot speak English or their license plates won’t run, transfer them to INS or ICE. If they have no insurance, impound their car. There is a way to do it and it will not require the liberal mentality of “show me your papers.”

I was driving down Hwy 59 North today from Sugar Land and saw about 50 illegals under an overpass. I just rolled down my moonroof and stuck up my American flag. All I got was a three finger salute from all of them.
Rorschach on June 21st, 2006 at 8:40 pm

#2, I’d think the answer to that would be pretty self evident now wouldn’t it?

BTW, I have inquiries out for contact information, If anyone replies, I will post it.

They need 20,000 signatures by Sept 1 to get this on the ballot.
Neocon on June 21st, 2006 at 8:49 pm

Rorschach
#4

Where do I sign up?
Neocon on June 21st, 2006 at 8:49 pm

Damn, I miss Daniel James!
TXAggie87 on June 21st, 2006 at 8:55 pm

Where can I meet someone to sign this thing?
Rorschach on June 21st, 2006 at 9:03 pm

#5 & #7, I just got contact information from Matt Stiles and posted it as an update. Sorry I didn’t have it earlier.
TXAggie87 on June 21st, 2006 at 9:07 pm

Got it! Thanks!
Neocon on June 21st, 2006 at 9:21 pm

Darn, I’m not a “citizen of Houston” because I live outside the city limits !
Rorschach on June 21st, 2006 at 9:36 pm

I’m in a curious position, I do not know if i am able to sign this pettition or not. I suspect no, but I’m curious as to what the courts would say on the matter. I live in one of the MUD districts that were “annexed for special purpose” last year. I have been denied the ability to vote in city elections, but I have been assigned a council district. How can i have a city councilman if I can’t vote for him?
Squawkbox Noise on June 21st, 2006 at 9:42 pm

Rorschach
#11

Sounds to me like you are stuck here with that situation.

When the petition is validated your signature will either be kept or thrown out. Nothing more.
Rorschach on June 21st, 2006 at 9:47 pm

BTW, to anyone from that organization that is reading this, Your website needs work bad. there are numerous mis-spellings, and you might want to consider a link to the Claremont institute’s article here:

http://www.claremont.org/projects/local_gov/Newsletter/sanctuarycities.html
Rorschach on June 21st, 2006 at 9:50 pm

#12, I am aware of that, but I do not want the organization to count on my signature being validated when there is a high liklihood that it will get tossed. I’d hate for them to end up being a few signatures short after all is said and done when they thought they had plenty to get on the ballot.
KRAUT on June 21st, 2006 at 10:52 pm

#8 Rorschach,
Will you post this info here on LST?
Thanks.
bweldon on June 21st, 2006 at 11:09 pm

Rorsach, I scooped all of you here..

http://texas-common-sence.blogspot.com/2006/06/headlines-and-comments.html
TXAggie87 on June 21st, 2006 at 11:30 pm

Isn’t it part of the oath of office for everyone from the President to dog catcher to uphoald - a fancy word for enforce - the laws of the United States? Is it my imagination, or have the elected goof-offs decided to become selective in their fulfillment of their oaths?
Rorschach on June 22nd, 2006 at 8:04 am

Kraut, click on the “read more” link in the update, it IS there.
vlou on June 22nd, 2006 at 8:50 am

Get your pens out and let’s get this show on the road.
Sonia E. Alaniz on June 22nd, 2006 at 9:04 am

#3 neocon
I’m surprised the sign was not telling you that you were #1.

I am so tired of walking on egg shells for the illegls and angry that our officials will NOT take a stand on simple laws, like ENFORCE them. My Mom would lay a belt to my brothers if they so much as tried to do ’stuff’ against the law. Why do we even have to sign a petition? BUT if that is what it will take, show me the line to sign.
Neocon on June 22nd, 2006 at 12:39 pm

Sonia

I meant the 1 finger salute! Don’t know where that came from!

Hope to see you at the BrewHaHa™ on Friday.