Dems continue being willing to violate EVERYONE ELSE'S RIGHTS for the benefit of the loser homeless, all the while UTTERLY ignoring all the bad laws Dems pass that make housing costs too high and unaffordable in Western Washington.
https://mynorthwest.com/4009962/rantz-washington-democrat-pushes-bill-that-makes-being-homeless-a-civil-right/
Washington Democrats are preparing a bill that would establish homelessness as a protected class, legalize homeless encampments and RVs statewide and strip cities of the authority to enforce restrictions on homelessness, including bans on encampments, according to a draft of the legislation obtained by "The Jason Rantz Show" on KTTH. If enacted, the bill would elevate being homeless to the status of a civil right in Washington.
The bill, drafted for State Rep. Mia Gregerson (D-SeaTac), creates new categories of "constitutional and civil rights" for homeless people. It would allow the homeless in Washington state to live virtually wherever and however they please, barring cities and counties from meaningful enforcement.
Gregerson's legislation is a response to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Grants Pass v Johnson, which allowed municipalities to enforce encampment bans. But this bill doesn't just reverse the Grants Pass ruling it takes a step further
Under the bill, homeless people are protected from "discrimination based on housing status." This bars virtually any regulation against the homeless, even when there is shelter space available. And the motivation for the bill is clear.
As defined in the legislation, the homeless can not be subject to "any law, policy, or practice regulating public space that results in disparate treatment or has a disparate impact on people who are homeless."
Under the proposed bill, public property where homeless individuals may establish encampments includes parks, plazas, courtyards, parking lots, sidewalks, public building interiors and even "natural and wildlife areas," such as freeway shoulders and medians.
It gives homeless individuals living in cars or RVs operable or not free rein to remain as long as they are legally parked. Additionally, the bill would appear to override local zoning laws, allowing vehicle encampments on private property with the property owner's permission, further diminishing local authority over land use.
https://mynorthwest.com/4009962/rantz-washington-democrat-pushes-bill-that-makes-being-homeless-a-civil-right/
Washington Democrats are preparing a bill that would establish homelessness as a protected class, legalize homeless encampments and RVs statewide and strip cities of the authority to enforce restrictions on homelessness, including bans on encampments, according to a draft of the legislation obtained by "The Jason Rantz Show" on KTTH. If enacted, the bill would elevate being homeless to the status of a civil right in Washington.
The bill, drafted for State Rep. Mia Gregerson (D-SeaTac), creates new categories of "constitutional and civil rights" for homeless people. It would allow the homeless in Washington state to live virtually wherever and however they please, barring cities and counties from meaningful enforcement.
Gregerson's legislation is a response to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Grants Pass v Johnson, which allowed municipalities to enforce encampment bans. But this bill doesn't just reverse the Grants Pass ruling it takes a step further
Under the bill, homeless people are protected from "discrimination based on housing status." This bars virtually any regulation against the homeless, even when there is shelter space available. And the motivation for the bill is clear.
As defined in the legislation, the homeless can not be subject to "any law, policy, or practice regulating public space that results in disparate treatment or has a disparate impact on people who are homeless."
Under the proposed bill, public property where homeless individuals may establish encampments includes parks, plazas, courtyards, parking lots, sidewalks, public building interiors and even "natural and wildlife areas," such as freeway shoulders and medians.
It gives homeless individuals living in cars or RVs operable or not free rein to remain as long as they are legally parked. Additionally, the bill would appear to override local zoning laws, allowing vehicle encampments on private property with the property owner's permission, further diminishing local authority over land use.
