Stacey Dash
Leave it to the mayor of the tolerant and open-minded city of West Hollywood to tell someone they’re “not welcome in our city,” but that’s exactly what Lindsey Horvath told Donald Trump.
The mayor wrote in a letter to his campaign:
“The people of West Hollywood have seen the devastation and destruction that hatred and hate speech can bring. We are home to Jewish immigrants who escaped Nazi occupation in Soviet Russia, to LGBTQ people of all ages including survivors of the AIDS crisis, and to many other diverse constituencies, of which we are most proud. We know firsthand how charged language can incite dangerous activity that puts our residents and neighborhoods at risk – and at great cost. While we must always make room for free speech and reasonable – even passionate – debate, your reckless rhetoric is wrong at every level.
“With the primary making its way to California, as West Hollywood’s Mayor, I want to make very clear that your campaign of violence and intimidation is not welcome in our City.”
Then there’s this: Horvath wrote to the Washington Examiner and said she has already instructed her staff to refuse any requests from the Trump campaign should an attempt be made to schedule a rally in West Hollywood and is confident that decision is well within the city government’s right to do so. Which it isn’t because of a little something called the First Amendment.
So, here’s an idea I think is perfect, as suggested by Allahpundit: since the California primary is coming up in June, let’s encourage Trump to call the mayor’s office and request a permit to hold a rally in West Hollywood. Not only will that irritate them, it will also give Trump a chance to sue them for violating his free speech when they deny the permit.
Now THAT’S how you can stand up to government bullies and expose the do-as-I-say-not-as-I-do hypocrisy of the Left!
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