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2008-05-30 Home Front: Politix

Texas town's immigrant-renting rule is struck down

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Posted by gorb 2008-05-30 05:07|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Probably the correct Constitutional ruling (immigration is under Federal jurisdiction, even though they have abrogated that responsibility.) Farmers Branch can probably come up with some other bureaucratic requirement that would pretty much block illegal immigrants and no others, but they'll have to get creative.

Posted by Menhadden Snogum6713 2008-05-30 10:28|| 2008-05-30 10:28|| Front Page Top

#2 Use the same definition the courts use for bail - ties to the community. Of course, nothing stops the courts from excluding those same standards they use from others using it [definition of liberal], but it undermines them even more.

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-05-30 10:59|| 2008-05-30 10:59|| Front Page Top

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