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October 28, 2011
From the Desk of Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton:
JW Victory! Court Rules MDPetitions.com Can Intervene to Keep Maryland Dream Act on the Ballot
On Thursday, we hosted a press conference (which you can watch here) in Annapolis, Maryland, to announce a major new development in the battle to stop tuition benefits and perks for illegal aliens: On October 7, 2011, the Maryland court granted JW client MDPetitions.com permission to intervene in a lawsuit that seeks to deny voters an up-or-down vote on the Maryland DREAM Act (John Doe, et al., v. Maryland State Board of Elections).
MDPetitions.com organized a highly successful petition campaign and collected twice as many signatures as is required to put the issue to a vote. Illegal aliens and the activist group Casa de Maryland challenged the petition drive in court in order to protect taxpayer dollar subsidies for the in-state college tuition rate for certain illegal aliens.
Here’s what’s at stake in this lawsuit: Our client wants voters to have the ability to eliminate taxpayer-funded tuition benefits for illegal aliens. Illegal immigration lobbyists want voters to have no direct say on the issue.
The chairman of MDPetitions.com, Maryland Assembly Delegate Neil Parrott of Washington County, and honorary chairman Delegate Patrick McDonough of Baltimore and Harford Counties co-hosted the conference with our Director of Litigation Paul Orfanedes. In statements issued yesterday to coincide with press event, the state elected officials focused on protecting the rights of citizens who want their voices heard:
“Over 130,000 people indicated that they wanted to vote on whether their tax dollars should be used to pay for college tuition for adult immigrants illegally in our country. Our legal system must make sure that none of those signers are disenfranchised unnecessarily, and Judicial Watch is the perfect organization to watch over the rights of Marylanders. MDPetitions.com is proud to be a party to this case, and with Judicial Watch leading the legal effort, we will defend each and every one of those signatures. Casa de Maryland, two illegal aliens, and others are suing to stop democracy in action, but MDPetitions.com will defend the rights of Marylanders: the right to referendum as provided in the Maryland Constitution,” said Delegate Neil Parrott.
“I am deeply grateful that I was able to prevail upon Judicial Watch to intervene on behalf of the citizens of Maryland and protect their voting rights against a challenge promoted by illegal aliens,” said Delegate Pat McDonough.
The DREAM Act was enacted by the Maryland General Assembly and signed by Governor Martin O’Malley on May 10, 2011. The law creates a new taxpayer-subsidized public benefit — the ability to pay reduced tuition rates at Maryland community colleges and public higher education institutions — for certain eligible illegal aliens. MDPetitions.com’s petition drive was perhaps the most successful in Maryland history.
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An important court battle has now begun. We will analyze each and every signature now being challenged in court in order to protect the right of the citizens of Maryland to vote on this issue.
In fact, our initial analysis shows many Maryland citizens, as many as 1,600, have had their petitions improperly rejected. But we are confident that the illegal aliens and their allies will not succeed in asking the courts to reject tens of thousands of legitimate citizen petition signatures. In the end, the democratic process will not be subverted.
Maryland is just one of many states where your Judicial Watch has taken action to address the illegal immigration crisis. A partial list includes: Arizona, California, Texas, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Alabama, and Virginia. Just remember all this the next time you hear an illegal alien apologist suggest that immigration is only a “federal” issue.
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