San Jose Mayor: Yes, the Constitution Even Applies to Your “Kingdom”
San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo
The mayor of San Jose must have the same ailment as Governor Newsom because he, too, thinks his position grants him authority far beyond his legal scope. While Newsom has bestowed upon himself kingly emergency “COVID” powers, Mayor Sam Liccardo thinks he can singlehandedly circumvent the Constitution. How clever of him to require all gun owners in his city to carry liability insurance! How very progressive.
He may think he’s first at bat in trying to force this policy, but he’s not. The idea’s been around a while and it’s not been successful for the simple reason that it’s dumb as a box of rocks. Not only is it an unworkable scheme (impossible to underwrite) – but it’s unconstitutional as well.
Requiring someone to carry liability insurance for participating in a Constitutionally guaranteed right such as the 2nd Amendment is no different than steamrolling the 1st Amendment by mandating the media carry such insurance. At times, does not the written word result in extraordinary damages? Hasn’t the media fanned the flame of violence, leading to loss of livelihoods, property and yes, even lives? Yet, to require the media to carry liability insurance is patently absurd – just as it would be for requiring the same of the ordinary American citizen who owns a gun or two. Even though much of what the media turns out these days is nothing short of garbage, they are justly covered by our Constitution. This is one of the key reasons America is America and what differentiates us from the rest of the world – we have enumerated rights that are protected – fake news or otherwise.
In an op ed piece in the Wall Street Journal, David B. Rivkin Jr. And Andrew M. Grossman get right to the heart of this particular matter:
To further prove our point, we have a preemption law in California which expressly prohibits local jurisdictions from passing their own gun laws. This has prevented a patchwork of local ordinances that could place law abiding gun owners in conflict when doing something as simple as crossing from one city into another.
We doubt that Mayor Liccardo will wake up some bright San Jose morning and decide he’s barking up the wrong tree. We doubt as well that members of the City Council will do the same – which means this will initiate some sort of legal action that will not only be costly to the gun rights community, but to the good people of San Jose as well. The taxpayers don’t deserve this – and most certainly, the law-abiding gun owners in San Jose should not bear the financial burden that results from criminal deeds.
Perhaps we should have a law that makes politicians carry insurance to protect tax payers from the stupid laws that tax payer money has to defend.
Does BLM have to carry insurance for their peaceful protests? What about politicians and judges that release criminals and have no-bail policies?
Does BLM have to carry insurance for their peaceful protests? What about politicians and judges that release criminals and have no-bail policies?
What is the description of the coverage that this looney is babbling about? Is he opening a new business to provide this product?
Criminal acts are not an insurance related item for any weapon, not cars, hammers, baseball bats, or anything else.
If it is Newsome better get some quick since he let the criminals out of prison.
San Jose City Memorandums containing the text of the proposed ordinance and other information can be found by doing an internet search of – San Jose File # 21-1579. Read those documents and you will get some idea as to just how egregious and unconstitutional these proposals are.
Careful review of the documents reveal that the first step is adoption in San Jose, with adoption in Santa Clara County shortly thereafter. Statewide adoption is also indicated. Should any one of these happen, left leaning municipalities in major metropolitan areas across the USA will be salivating on themselves and pushing each other out of the way to be the next to adopt. One look at the accomplice list shown near the end of the document as “Collaboration of Partners” and you should have no doubt that this is meant to implement the radical national level gun control agenda at the local level.
Particularly in San Jose & Santa Clara County, but moreover, wherever you are in the USA, it is imperative you contact the entire City Council & Mayor and their offices urging them to VOTE NO on this ordinance. If it can happen here, someone will want to make it happen wherever you are.
On June 29th 2021, City Council unanimously voted for the proposed ordinance be forwarded to Staff & the City Attorney for review. Both were directed to return the proposed ordinance to Council for a September vote.
The Silicon Valley Public Accountability Foundation has been created to help keep local governments in check and ensure they work for their citizens, instead of against their citizens. Fighting this proposed gun ordinance is the top priority for the S.V.P.A.F.
Use the svpaf.org website to help San Jose residents defend the 2nd Amendment rights of all Americans.
Please tell everyone you know who cherishes our Constitutional rights and help us today!