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nsaspook

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Just back away. Fun Fact: The Dominican War of Independence wasn't about freedom from Spain, it was about freedom from Haiti.
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nsaspook

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https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/tenderloin-san-francisco-lawsuit-drugs-tents/3481927/
Terrified residents of San Francisco's Tenderloin district sue for streets free of drugs, tents
Two hotels and several residents of San Francisco's troubled Tenderloin district sued the city on Thursday, alleging it is using the neighborhood as a containment zone for rampant illegal drug use and other vices, making residents terrified to leave their homes and businesses unable to recruit staff.

Plaintiffs do not seek monetary damages, according to the complaint filed in federal court. Instead, they want officials to clear sidewalks of illegal drug dealers and fentanyl users, violent behavior and tent encampments and to treat the Tenderloin as it would any other neighborhood where crime is not tolerated.
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nsaspook

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“Render Unto Caesar What is Caesar’s, But No More”

https://www.cato.org/blog/supreme-court-strikes-down-home-equity-theft
in a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court held that local governments cannot take surplus home equity after liquidating delinquent taxpayers’ property to pay their tax bill. Typically, if a property owner is behind on her property taxes, governments will take the property, liquidate it, and use the funds to pay off the tax bill and any accrued fees. Most states then return any remainder back to the property owner. However, Minnesota and 13 other states maintained a practice of greedily pocketing any surplus equity instead of returning it to the rightful property owner.

That is what happened to 94‐year‐old Geraldine Tyler, the plaintiff in Tyler v. Hennepin County. She fell behind on her property taxes, owing $2,700 and another $12,300 in fees. Hennepin County took her property and sold it for $40,000. But instead of returning Ms. Tyler her remaining $25,000, the County took that money for its own use.

The Supreme Court correctly decided that this practice is unconstitutional. Writing for a unanimous Court, Chief Justice John Roberts explained that governments cannot take more property than necessary to satisfy a tax debt.
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They can't kick squatters out of your own home, but they can take the entire home, sell it and keep the profit.
 
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