Unabashed Truth about AFFH, Protecting Property Rights and Local Government Authority
The Obama administration plots a wholesale federal intrusion into local housing policy The Weekly Standard, Oct 14, 2013, Vol. 19, No. 06 • By TERRY EASTLAND President Obama may have been distracted by Syria, but his domestic presidency proceeds apace, seeking what he heralds as “the transformation of the United States.” Especially is this true Continue Reading
(AFFH website note: While CDBG is the largest HUD grant program by far, it’s important to keep in mind that there are several other smaller HUD grant programs, and taking even a dollar from any one of them leaves a locality vulnerable to de facto federal takeover.) National Review by Stanley Kurtz July 31, 2015 Continue Reading
‘Mandatory inclusionary zoning’ is the central principle Wall Street Journal By Josh Barbanel, July 31, 2015 During his 2013 mayoral campaign, Bill de Blasio vowed to require developers who benefit from future city zoning changes to include large numbers of affordable apartments in their projects. Nineteen months later, he has unveiled a plan to make Continue Reading
The administration is forcing low-income housing into wealthy enclaves, whether or not anyone wants it Wall Street Journal By Jason L. Riley June 16, 2015 Bill and Hillary Clinton are popular with black voters, but that doesn’t mean the couple wants to live around them. And vice versa. This reality troubles President Obama, though his Continue Reading
http://therightscoop.com/mark-levin-blasts-obamas-race-database-as-part-of-our-growing-police-state/ Marka Fogerty sent via email: This new HUD AFFH rule is the revolution ( the bloodless revolution )Alinsky wanted: Every neighborhood taken over by committees of activists, lawyers, and Marxists with data on everyone which can be used to intimidate and force their quotas in the name of social justice and reparations and money. Continue Reading
Marka Fogarty broadcast this via email: This (HUD AFFH) will be like Common Core, a massive takeover which got the public’s attention – on both sides – over time. In the meantime, Common Core (and its variation) is still with us. This HUD ruling along with federalizing the local police department by department, sexualizing of Continue Reading
For Immediate Release Date: June 10, 2014 Contact: Steven D. Smith Office: (202) 225-2315 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04) released the following statement after the House of Representatives successfully approved his amendment prohibiting HUD from implementing its proposed Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule. The amendment was successfully attached to Continue Reading
July 30, 2015 WASHINGTON – Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) released the following statement Thursday after introducing the “Local Zoning Decisions Protection Act,” a bill which denies all federal funding for implementing the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s new “Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Final Rule.” “Every American should be free to choose where to live, Continue Reading