Herndon to Shut Down Center for Day Laborers - washingtonpost.com

Herndon to Shut Down Center for Day Laborers - washingtonpost.com:

What happened here is that the courts have decided to overrule the desires of the community.

"The town's plan began to collapse last year when a Reston man, Stephen A. Thomas, ticketed for hiring a laborer in the parking lot of the Elden Street 7-Eleven, challenged the law on First Amendment grounds. A district court found in favor of the town, but Fairfax Circuit Court Judge Leslie Alden ruled for Thomas on Aug. 29.

Alden said the anti-solicitation ordinance fell short not only on First Amendment grounds but also under the equal protection requirements of the 14th Amendment. She said the Herndon center was not sufficient to make up for the ban on job solicitation because the town intended to bar illegal immigrants from the site. Alden said the Supreme Court has ruled that the equal protection provision applies to noncitizens as well."

So I'm saying, "What the hell?" I'm surprised at the Supreme Court; not totally surprised at the district judge; but very surprised at the trumping of citizen/residents desires over that of immigrants "speech." Hell, who can understand them anyway?

We make no sense anymore.