Steve R.
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The Democrats contend that they support the "Rule of Law" and that no one is above the law. As time progress the Democrats supposed support for the "Rule of Law" becomes evermore fanciful. One example that has been around for a while has been the imposition, by governors and mayors, for greater restrictions on people congregating citing public health reasons but then blatantly ignoring that rationale by supporting those protesting against racism.
A more recent, but small story along these lines concerns the Mayor of Seattle, Jenny Durkan. Seattle Mayor Durkan asks City Council to investigate, possibly expel socialist councilwoman over protest actions.
Since posting, ran across this article: Jenny Durkan, decrying socialist lawlessness, now reaps what she sows
A more recent, but small story along these lines concerns the Mayor of Seattle, Jenny Durkan. Seattle Mayor Durkan asks City Council to investigate, possibly expel socialist councilwoman over protest actions.
So, when it came to supposedly peaceful protestors seizing parts of downtown Seattle and intimidating the people working and resideing in that area, the Mayor just referred to that as a "summer of love" and refused to act (until today). Yet, when the protestors turned some of their attention to Mayor Durkan, she all of a sudden became concerned with the law."Durkan cited city law that allows the council to “punish or expel” a member for “disorderly or otherwise contemptuous behavior” -- in this case spearheading a protest at Durkan’s home, which is supposed to be at a secret location due to a state confidentiality program and safety concerns. The mayor has received threats in connection with her previous role as U.S. attorney.
Sawant allegedly led a crowd of protesters to Durkan's home and delivered a speech outside over the weekend.
“All of us have joined hundreds of demonstrations across the city, but Council Member Sawant and her followers chose to do so with reckless disregard of the safety of my family and children,” Durkan wrote."
Since posting, ran across this article: Jenny Durkan, decrying socialist lawlessness, now reaps what she sows
In another example, the people supporting Black Lives Matter painted graffiti on some walls an illegal act. Some women attempted to clean-up the graffiti but were accused of racism. Driver accuses 3 women of racism for cleaning BLM graffiti off D.C. federal building. The Mayor of Washington D.C., Muriel Bowser, allowed similar graffiti to be painted on the City streets. According to NBC news: "The mayor said that the people who painted it were from the D.C. Public Works Department." Whether the street graffiti should be considered legal or not, is unstated. Nevertheless, Judicial Watch has responded in kind: D.C. sued over Black Lives Matter painted on city streets. Judicial Watch asked that it be allowed to paint its own message on a city street, but was essentially denied by the city through what could be considered (subjective) obstructionist tactics. In this situation the city and some people (such as the person accusing the women of racism for removing graffiti) are promoting the use of public spaces to make a pro Black Lives Matter political statement that may offend some and apparently shutting the door on political statements that may be in opposition to Black Lives Matter. Seems that violates the right of free speech.Durkan, the anti-law-and-order lady who oh-so-cavalierly let anarchists deface the local police department and take over blocks of Seattle streets, and then toss out all normal societal standards of law and order — this same lady now wants to demand a lawful and orderly investigation into perceived unlawful and disorderly behavior?
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