A federal judge on Friday slapped down a lawsuit brought by Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum (D),, ruling that neither the city, state or Rosenblum have the standing in the case necessary to bring such a lawsuit, especially since she built her case on hypotheticals which a court cannot consider.
The riots have now lasted 59 days because Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler, Gov Katie Brown and Rosenblum have all taken the side of the rioters over the honest law abiding citizens of Portland. They have caused untold millions in damages on a city that people are fleeing and companies are abandoning at an increasing pace.
U.S. District Judge Michael Mosman wrote:
“Oregonians, like all Americans, have individual rights to freedom of speech and assembly, conferred by the First Amendment. They can, and often do, bring individual lawsuits to vindicate those rights. And the State of Oregon has not explained why this case is different, why the chilled speech it alleges here injures the state in a way that is distinct from the individual harms that it also alleges.”
The fact that Democratic officials in the city and state governments refuse to clamp down on the violence is nothing new. It’s happening all across the nation. But, can you name one Republican run city with the same problems? That’s the difference between the two parties. Republicans respect the rule of law and protects it’s citizens against the anarchists and domestic terrorists.
Rosenblum’s suit is one of several being levied against the government as federal officials wage an expansive crackdown on the demonstrations, which have at times turned violent. Critics of the Trump administration’s response have decried video showing federal officers in military-style uniforms arresting people and taking them away in unmarked cars.
“I share the concerns of our state and local leaders – and our Oregon U.S. Senators and certain Congressional representatives – that the current escalation of fear and violence in downtown Portland is being driven by federal law enforcement tactics that are entirely unnecessary and out of character with the Oregon way. These tactics must stop,” Rosenblum said in a statement announcing her lawsuit last week.
Rosenblum is a liar. How could the federal government be causing the riots if the riots had gone on for over fifty days before they even got there?