Reading (final vote) on the Unlawful Business Practices ordinance 2006-80. The ordinance, created and introduced by Councilmember Andy Anderson, passed the First Reading 4-1. This ordinance was expected to become the national model where cities would be able to locally enforce immigration laws. The Unlawful Business Practices ordinance is a business regulation ordinance requiring licensees to hire only legal employees. The ordinance would prohibit unauthorized workers including minors, convicted sex offenders, convicted felons and illegal aliens. (READ THE ORDINANCE) The 4-1 favorable vote August 3, 2006 changed to a 2-3 loss on August 17, 2006 (Councilmembers Anderson and Geier supporting the ordinance). There can be no doubt the outcome was greatly influenced by the pro illegal immigration special interest groups. With a wide range of overwhelming citizen support, The Silent Majority of Florida was established to collect petitions to establish a special election in order to adopt the Unlawful Business Practice Ordinance. A year later, the Silent Majority decided to expand our scope based on other issues that could benefit the entire county of Brevard. The final goal is to force local Government in Brevard County to become more responsive to voters and to bring ethical standards back to all levels of Government. |
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