Liberal Control of Law

The hand on the right is King County government, while the hand on the left is a homeless heroin addict.

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Over the past several years we've witnessed decisions by judges which have shocked the nation in multiple instances. Obamacare being labeled as a tax and recognizing gay marriage as acceptable at the Supreme Court level, to the current one in Seattle, WA over heroin injection sites as the city council's solution to the out of control homeless problem plaguing the city and county.

Federal law has long held the legal position that heroin is an illegal and deadly substance that must be restricted because of its deadly consequence to the user. However, in Seattle, only yesterday a Superior Court judge ruled in favor of allowing the city to block an initiative by those opposed to their tax dollars being used to fund "safe injection sites" in locations around King County for those homeless heroin addicted individuals camping out in the area.

It's clear that, IMHO, that in light of such situations which challenge the liberal establishment in this country, the liberals have carefully and strategically planned ahead. They've placed as many of their kind in key court positions to fall back on when the need to control those challenges of existing law which prevents them from moving their agenda forward. This most recent decision in Seattle is a prime example.

To understand the specifics of this particular case, use this link to MyNorthwest.com. To listen to the local radio talk show host, Todd Herman, speak about this issue, use this link to play the second hour of the October 16th podcast. The basic premise of the county's reason for blocking this initiative which successfully gathered the required number of voter's signatures to put it on the February ballot is that the people are too stupid to have any right to vote on this issue.

That's right, local county government is now taking the position that they know better about how to deal with drug addiction than the very people who vote them into office. Whether this results in a massive backlash in the coming elections, time will tell. In my mind, it's questionable whether this will occur in a region which is traditionally extreme liberal. However, there is the eastside area of Bellevue which has traditionally been conservative. 

Footnote: At the Federal level, the judges are still at their efforts to block Pres. Trump's travel ban. This is another example of how liberals are attempting to rule by non-authoritative fiat.