Subj : Homeless in America
To : Ron Lauzon
From : Lee Lofaso
Date : Sun Dec 22 2019 07:09 pm
Hello Ron,
>LL>The Supremes have ruled that the homeless are free
>LL>to live anywhere they want - including the right to
>LL>sleep outside at night on public property outdoors.
>
>That's not quite true. They simply refused to hear the case, meaning they
> let the lower court decision stand. So it still can be appealed.
There is no appeal beyond the US Supreme Court.
Those justices have the final say. And they have
spoken, by refusing to speak, in this case.
With a change in the makeup of the US Supreme Court,
some might want to bring the matter up again, hoping
the US Supreme Court will hear it. And even then,
there is no guarantee.
>We've had laws on the books for a long time against vagrancy that have gone
> unchallenged. Also, as a property owner, I have a right to decide who I
> let on my property.
Public property is owned by everyone, including the homeless.
>This case, though, looks like it's specifically about homeless people
> sleeping on easements and other publically accessible land.
Public property is owned by everyone. No individual has the right
to tell anybody else who also owns that property to leave.
This land (country) is owned by everyone. As such, no individual
can be exiled, or forced to leave or kept from re-entering against
their will. Doing so would be a crime against humanity.
Private property, such as one's own house, can be open to everyone.
But only if those who own it make for such allowance. This kind of
activity was very popular back in the 60s, but not so much any more.
>But there are many other laws that they can get the homeless on, so I don't
> see much of a problem here.
I was having a chat with a local cop some years ago, when we
spotted two elderly homeless people exchanging food stamps for
sex. In broad daylight. It was a truly disgusting sight.
This was behind a restaurant, where people gathered to eat.
And there were windows letting all the sunshine in ...
--Lee
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