Cat Chasing Tail

Okay, try to follow along. There will be a test.

Alvarez: I'LL KEEP IT VERY BRIEF, MAYOR. THIS IS A RESOLUTION RELATED TO THE ACTIVITIES OF THE MINUTE MEN. IT'S SOMETHING YOU MAY
HAVE READ ABOUT OR SEEN IN THE PAPER ABOUT CITIZEN GROUP THAT'S INTERESTED IN HELPING TO ENFORCE OUR IMMIGRATION LAWS. AND AGAIN THE MEDIA HAS REPORTED ON THE EXISTENCE AND PLANNED FORMATION OF THESE ARMED GROUPS OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ENGAGE
IN ACTIVITIES TO PREVENT THE ENTRY OF PEOPLE MIGRATING TO THE U.S. AND ACTIVITIES THAT SEEK OUT IMMIGRANTS RESIDING IN THE U.S. WITH THE INTENT OF FACILITATING THEIR REMOVAL. AND AGAIN, BECAUSE THESE ARE FOLKS WHO ARE NOT TRAINED LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL, THERE'S A VERY REAL THREAT THAT THEY MAY
ENGAGE IN DISCRIMINATORY ACTIVITIES AND RACIAL PROFILING AS WELL AS A POTENTIAL USE OF FORCE OR THREAT OF FORCE IN WAYS THAT VIOLATE THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF CITIZENS AND NON-CITIZENS ALIKE, RESIDENTS OF AUSTIN COULD POTENTIALLY BE
AFFECTED IN THIS WAY. AND I THINK THAT -- REALLY I THINK THAT ACTUALLY THE FIRST SPEAKER TODAY I THINK -- WHO MADE A COMMENT ABOUT THAT I SHOULD GO BACK TO MEXICO I THINK KIND OF CALLED ATTENTION TO THE FACT THAT THERE'S SOME FOLKS WITH
CITIZENS, FOLKS WHO AREN'T TRAINED TO ENFORCE THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND WHO DON'T HAVE A CODE OF CONDUCT THAT THEY AGREE TO FOLLOW CAN DO RACIAL PROFILING, ENGAGE IN DISCRIMINATION AND VIOLATE THE RIGHTS OF OTHER FOLKS. AND WHAT I WOULD SAY ABOUT GOING BACK TO MEXICO IS THAT REALLY MY FAMILY -- THERE'S NO FAMILY IN TEXAS THAT CAN SAY THEY'VE BEEN IN TEXAS LONGER THAN MY FAMILY BECAUSE WE WERE HERE WHEN THIS STATE WAS CREATED. THE WHOLE ISSUE OF WE DIDN'T CROSS THE RIVER, THE RIVER CROSSED US.

Good so far? Okay!

Kim: MAYOR, I JUST WANT TO TALK ABOUT THIS RESOLUTION, AND AS COUNCILMEMBER ALVAREZ POINTED OUT, IT HAS TO DO WITH PEOPLE TAKING THE LAW INTO THEIR OWN HANDS, AND THIS VIGILANTISM IS REALLY A PROBLEM WHEN IT IMPEDES ON THE AUTHORITY OF FEDERAL AUTHORITIES AS WELL AS TO ENFORCE IMMIGRATION LAWS. AND ALSO WOULD CREATE A PROBLEM FOR OUR LOCAL ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY IN TERMS OF WHAT -- WHEN THEY DON'T HAVE THE TRAINING, THESE MINUTE MEN. AND RACIAL PROFILING IS A PROBLEM MANY TIMES, INCLUDING ASIANS, THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT ETHNICITY THEY ARE OR THE STATUS OF THEIR CITIZENSHIP. IF THEY DID, IT'S STILL NOT SOMETHING THAT THEY NEED TO TAKE INTO THEIR OWN HANDS IN TERMS OF ENFORCING IMMIGRATION LAWS. SO I SUPPORT THIS MOTION AND I GUESS WE'LL READ THIS INTO THE RECORD, THE RESOLUTION.

Still with me? Awright!

Thomas: I JUST WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR THE
SUPPORT OF THIS RESOLUTION. THANK MY COLLEAGUE, COUNCILMEMBER ALVAREZ AND COUNCILMEMBER KIM SAID ENOUGH, BUT IT JUST LETS US KNOW, LET'S PEOPLE KNOW THAT THE MINUTE MEN AND OTHER PEOPLE THAT WANT TO TAKE THE LAW INTO THEIR OWN HANDS, THAT CITIZENS OF AUSTIN AND THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THIS GREAT CITY SEND A MESSAGE TO LET THEM KNOW THAT THEY'RE NOT TRAINED TO DO THAT AND UNFORTUNATELY THEY DO HAVE A RIGHT TO PACK ARMS THESE DAYS. AND UNLESS THEY PASS A LAW. BUT IT JUST LETS THEM KNOW THAT WE WON'T TOLERATE THEM ABUSING PEOPLE'S RIGHTS BECAUSE EVERYBODY HAS A RIGHT, CONSTITUTION AL RIGHTS AND WE SHOULD RESPECT THAT. I APPRECIATE Y'ALL'S SUPPORT. THANK YOU.

Just a little more...

Mayor Wynn: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER. I'LL JUST SAY I HAVE
SORT OF A POLICY AND A RECORD OF NOT VOTING FOR NONBINDING RESOLUTIONS THAT I THINK ESSENTIALLY ARE DEALING WITH INTERNATIONAL OR EVEN NATIONAL ISSUES, AND THIS HAZELMENTS OF THAT -- AND THIS HAS ELEMENTS OF THAT CLEARLY. HOWEVER WHAT
THIS ITEM DOES IS KEEP OUR CITY MANAGER TO KEEP COUNCIL AND OUR CITIZENS INFORMED OF ACTIVITIES IN OUR CITY RELATED TO THIS KIND OF ACTIVITY. AND SO BECAUSE OF THAT I WILL BE SUPPORTIVE OF THE MOTION. IT DOES IN FACT HAVE A LOCAL IMPACT AND I THINK IT BEHOOVES US TO BE COGNIZANT OF ISSUES OCCURRING IN OUR CITY. I WILL STATE -- AND I ALSO HAVE -- FROM WHAT I KNOW OF IT, I SEEM TO AGREE IN A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT WAY WITH WHAT MY UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT OUR PRESIDENT'S GENERAL POSITION IS ON OUR BORDER, AND THAT IS A DRAMATIC NEED FOR DRAMATIC IMMIGRATION REFORM THAT WILL ALLOW FOR, FRANKLY, SIGNIFICANT CROSSINGS OF THE BORDER FOR GUEST WORK PROGRAMS AND OTHER TRADE. FURTHER COMMENTS, QUESTIONS? COUNCILMEMBER MCCRACKEN.

Sweet jumped up Jesus on a popsicle stick! Can these politicians blather or what?

Okay, that was the Austin City Council taking the Minutemen to task for alleged racial profiling, being armed and apparently not being policemen.

This is an argument that crops up more than a little and I'd like to address this ridiculousness right now. The law isn't being enforced. That's why we have the Minutemen. See, if the actual laws that are on the books right now were being enforced, there'd be no Minutemen.

So to say step aside Minutemen and let law enforcement handle it, is the same as saying 'since were doing nothing now, how dare you call us on it.

Also, did you catch the bit about SIGNIFICANT border crossings. I don't think this asshat has any idea that a significant portion of the American people are pissed about this.

Would y'all please vote these sumbidges up out these offices they so clearly don't deserve.

Thank you.

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