They did it! And you helped.
Maryland citizens – outraged by the disgraceful passage of the ‘Dream Act’ in-state tuition bill for illegal aliens – rose up and delivered a blow against Gov. Martin O’Malley’s sanctuary state agenda. Needing 56,000 signatures to block the act from taking effect on July 1st, opponents got well over 100,000 signatures! State elections officials say they have certified most of the nearly 56,000 needed to suspend the law and send it to a statewide referendum in November 2012. The law had been scheduled to take effect Friday, but it has been suspended while officials await a final tally on the signatures.
As a result the law is barred from taking effect through at least Jan 1, 2013. Bravo Maryland patriots! Thank you Neil Parrott and MDPetitions.com, Del. Pat McDonough, Jeff Werner and others for their fantastic leadership and unprecedented achievement. And thank you also to the nearly 22,000 Stand With Arizona Facebook members from MD for helping to make this happen. We sent out 14 updates over the past 3 months to spur action, and you all responded in FORCE, just as you did last fall with 260,000 phone calls to help stop Dicky Durbin’s ‘DREAM’ nightmare.
UPDATE: The ACLU and La Raza group CASA de Maryland are acting like the sore losers they always are when their corruptocrats or Judges on their payroll fail to stop the will of the People, and are now challenging the petitions:
The ACLU of Maryland began raising questions last month about a website used by organizers of an effort to force a referendum on the Dream Act, which would allow illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition at Maryland colleges and universities.
The group said the site, mdpetitions.com, violates state petition laws by using online voter records to automatically fill in residents’ names, dates of birth and ZIP codes. The site also allows residents to download and circulate their own copy of the petition.
But hypocrisy is the ACLU’s strong suit. As the Washington Times notes, just two months before the Maryland chapter questioned the legality of MDPetitions’ online petitions, the group’s Utah chapter filed a lawsuit demanding that its state ALLOW online signatures for referendum efforts.
(The) ACLU of Utah, which in March sued its state to allow online “e-signatures” in place of handwritten signatures.
“They’re speaking out of both sides of their mouths and being inconsistent,” said Delegate Neil C. Parrott, Western Maryland Republican who has led the petition effort. “It’s simply because they don’t want to see the bill go to referendum.”
So the ACLU will try, but will ultimately fail to stop the majority of voters who stand against Gov. O’Malley’s lawbreaking “New Americans” getting taxpayer breaks on tuition. So let’s celebrate a job well done, at least for one day. And then on to more state battles to uphold the rule of law.
Now if only we could defund CASA de Maryland (and La Raza).
UPDATE: The Final tally is in: 132,000 signatures! WTG Maryland!
Today, MD Petitions submitted our final collection of signatures to get In State Tuition for Illegal Aliens SB167 to Referendum for the Citizens of Maryland to vote on in 2012. By July 20th, the numbers will show that it will make the Ballot. Barring legal challenges of course and the Non Profit Status Violations of Casa De Maryland, there will be nothing stopping this from occurring.
Our final total, unofficially, 132,000 Signatures.
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Jeff Werner
Washington County Coordinator and Social Media Director
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Lawmakers that actively seek to subvert federal law should be PROSECUTED!!
What the hell do these people not get? I’m sick of working to support illegals to go to school~!!! The parents of these illegal children have to take responsibility for their actions coming here illegally. If their kids can’t get an education in this country than they need to ask their parents why? Why did they break the law and SNEAK into America? And why should the federal goverment care about the education of illegals??? There’s enough American citizens who are struggling to go to school and pay tuition… yet we’re so worried about the freakin illegal children getting an education in the US!!!! I’m sick to my stomach over this. The DREAM ACT, in reality, is a nightmare. Go Get Your Education In Your Own Country….and then later if you want to return and become a US citizen legally… we will be here with open arms!
NANCY – I could not have said it better!!!! Our government needs to close OUR borders. They need to send all those back to Mexico or to their country of origin. Once they become documented and enter OUR/MY country legally and become American citizens, pay ALL taxes that you and I pay, then and only then will I welcome them with open arms into my country!!!
I have worked hard all of my life and have followed all of the laws and rules of our country. I have paid my income taxes in full and on time. I pay my bills on time. I support my children and teach them to be responsible citizens of the United States. I have taught my children that there is nothing in this world that is free and that you must work for what you have. I have taught my children that this world owes them nothing and that no one in this world should feel a sense of “entitlement.”
I have worked hard to raise my children with respect for others and with respect for our country. I worked hard and paid my social security tax; my medicare tax, my state tax, my federal income tax and I also paid for my medical insurance. Why should what I worked so hard for so that my children could have be given away to those that want to live in America illegally and off of my blood, sweat and tears???
All citizens of the United States need to stand up and fight for what our great-grandfathers, our grandfathers, our fathers, our sons, our daughters and uncles have fought so hard for — the ability to live in a free country and to live by the laws of the Constitution of the United States!!! I will NOT press “1″ for English!!!
“There’s enough American citizens who are struggling to go to school and pay tuition…”
Struggling is an easy word, actually there are American citizens who give up to opporturnity to go to school because they cannot affort to go to school….I think personnally that we really take everything Maryland did, along with Arizona and fight back….regain control, and get these damn people out of our country.
Recall the bas**rd and replace him. Once you do that then put him in jail
Congratulations to the real, true Americans that petitioned against this travesty. As a former Maryland resident, the history of state is tangible in every tree and every building. Americans built it and Americans will fight to retain it. If you don’t have a legal right to be there, get out and come back through the front door! Don’t disrespect the people who follow the rules and pay the taxes while others freeload for food, education and Lord knows what else.
Illegal is illegal. What doesn’t this administration in Washington get? Way to go, Maryland! Smart people in Maryland!
meant “what do they NOT get?
la Raza is a mexican terrorist oraganixation, bent on the destruction of the USA, by illegal immigrants and anchor babys. Now it seems they want US Citizens thru their tax payments to fund this goal. La Raza should NOT receive any US taxpayers funds. Further La Raza sgould be outlawed with the the boundrys of the USA as long as they insist their goal is to ‘reclaim’ much of the south west. Let them rather, return to Mexico, and create a land like our own, where law prevails, inspite of terroristas like themselves.
Full blooded anchor babies with state birth certificates need to go back to Mexico and rebuild Mexico! A real American would be kind enough to at least pay for the plane ticket or gas to get some of you good people home even if i had to not eat for a week more than willing. But can’t help like 40 million get back home furthermore would help all u illegals if i could. Mexicans, please, Quit taken our County, Government and people for granted. We are not all that bad.
All above told the truth. We can communicate on this theme.
As a resident of Arlington, VA,a daughter of a slovak immigrant and married to a Spanish immigrant, I am soooooooooooooooooo happy to see this going for a vote
What an absurd idea giving illegals this opportunity when we DO NOT even give it to our wonderful military families.
I have been active in my oppositionLa Rz to this illegal comprehensive act since 2006, at least, and well before that. Immigration has been out of control for a very, very, very long time.
How dare la raza, la casa de maryland and mexicans without borders even ASK for such a thing. 40 years ago i worked at american embassy in el salvador; I am very, very, very, (get the idea) familiar with spanish a I am with Americans and slovaks
I will make the bold, bold statement that culturally there are soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo many differences; and the thought of legalizing people who l) broke the law to come here; or (2) overstayed visa is frightening –
IF you think of some way that I — here in Arlington — can help; please let me know and I would be most happy to do so
Sincerely,
Lydia Brown Nunez
I.N.S needs to set up shop at all the hospitals in this county. Or would that be entrapment of milliumpt degree? This would incorporate Life with a visa certificate rather than a birth certificate. Think the American people would agree that its not the hospitals responsibility to do so. furthermore, It is not in our Constitution to be here illegal. Just an idea wheres the tax payer could fell more cumbersome. From the Dream act to the dream legal act.
How do we get the same in Los Angeles?
Perry is not running for President, please spread the word. We must let politicians know that their pandering will not be tolerated. If we turn our back, they will just open the border and let the “voters” in . Where illegal immigration is concerned, Perry = Obama.
The plan looks like:benefits for illegals create a magnet state, probably followed by a fast track to “legal” status, which creates a large voting block that O’Malley and his cronies have pandered to.[since they know they've alienated Md. voters].And Gov. O’Malley’s recent gerrymandering of the election districts disenfranchised voters here in So.Md. and other areas outside his base.This, combined with all the new taxes and fees = Taxation without Representation !
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