Unabashed Truth about AFFH, Protecting Property Rights and Local Government Authority
Introduction by Smith Young “:)” HUD is squeezing out local government authority for the same reason Bernie Sanders has so many young socialist supporters. Understanding U.S. history and defending principles of liberty with pride is becoming politically incorrect as it’s becoming fashionable to replace free enterprise with regulations. Wall Street Journal Few Top Schools Require History Majors Continue Reading
Introduction by Smith Young “:)” Ignorance of the law is no excuse and the fact Lewis County, WA, Commissioners and town mayors are ignorant of the impact of the insultingly named Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule is typical for too many American communities. Why should they be expected to be informed, neither Lewis County nor Continue Reading
It’s now history, Sen. Susan Collins won and Sen. Mike Lee lost. Paul Mirengoff provides further analysis of the impact. SUSAN COLLINS MOVES TO PREVENT AFFH DEFUND POWERLINE POSTED ON MAY 17, 2016 BY PAUL MIRENGOFF Sen. Susan Collins has filed an AFFH amendment that instead of defunding the program, as Sen. Mike Lee’s amendment would Continue Reading
Edited by Smith Young “:)”, A fresh perspective from the WSJ on American cities Houston and Detroit showing how evolving cities are solving their problems with innovation without interference from HUD and the new AFFH rule. The million dollar question is, what will happen when HUD begins implementing AFFH in Houston and Detroit? Evidence appears to show that the trend of Continue Reading
Introduction by Smith Young “:)” Has HUD exceeded it’s mandate? Say it isn’t so! John Anthony’s research in this article below shows: 1) Affordable Care Act has created new opportunities to combine housing and health fund 2) HUD is working with the Department of Education and explains why they are getting involved in education, 3) Continue Reading
By Smith Young Derived from Wall Street Journal Opinion “ISLAM and the Radical West” by Bret Stephens, April 12, 2016. Bret Stephens declares that “The political orthodoxy of the left is the gateway drug to jihad”, but the orthodoxy he describes doesn’t end with jihad. He recalls a chat with three young Muslims at Heathrow Continue Reading
(Edited by Smith Young with focus on SCOTUS “Disparate Impact” Ruling on AFFH) Your local (city and county) government fending off AFFH and protecting your property rights is the citizens last stand against federal government’s oversight. The legal liability is much greater than advertised, see the current Rockford, IL fight. The effect of the 2015 “Disparate Continue Reading
NATIONAL REVIEW How Obama Stole Dubuque: Local and Federal Officials Respond by STANLEY KURTZ January 15, 2016 On Wednesday I told the story of Obama’s outrageous takeover of housing policy in Dubuque, the most frightening example yet of how the administration’s new Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule will actually work. Today’s Dubuque Telegraph Herald Continue Reading