by Wendi Medashefski
The rally at the Babe Ruth field in Shenandoah was yet another successful, peaceful rally hosted by Voice of the People USA. More than 600 people attended, and they were quite vocal!
The speakers began with Dan Smeriglio leading the crowd in the pledge of allegiance, and then a brief moment of silence. Ruth Miller of Illegal Protest talked about the effects of illegal immigration and how the media basically ignores stories about Americans being killed by illegal aliens. Dan Amato of Diggers Realm was very impassioned while talking about the Balogna family that was gunned down in San Francisco by an illegal alien gang banger.
Next up was my husband, Ed Medashefski, of Voice of the People USA. He talked about the 287(g) program that allows local law enforcement to determine immigration status and initiate deportation proceedings.
Dan Smeriglio, founder and president of VOPUSA, started to tell his personal story about 9/11, how he was in NY that day and lost a cousin and two uncles. This speech was interrupted by none other than Crystal Dillman, the alleged fiancee of Luis Ramirez. Dillman and a few of her friends were holding a Mexican flag and had been standing in the back for some time. They got NO attention from anyone, so they moved into the crowd of patriots, flashing the middle finger along the way.
The crowd got upset, and started to swarm towards her. Smeriglio kept talking, even saying “I guess they don’t care about 9/11” referring to Dillman and her co-traitors. The audience eventually came back to listen, but not until the police made her leave (giving the middle finger from the parking area).
Smeriglio introduced me, and the crowd cheered. I told them about the Criminal Alien Program (CAP) and briefly described its function. I went on to tell them that their mayor had been invited repeatedly to address them , but no reply was ever received. I had been told earlier that the mayor had gone to the “counter protest” in the church kitchen across town, but I guess we’ll have to wait to see if that’s true. I told everyone to remember his actions when election time rolls around.
Someone in the crowd shouted to me to run for mayor! I laughed and reminded them that I don’t live in Shenandoah. Then I asked, “Should I move in?” and the crowd roared.
All in all , the rally was a great success, and we are so very proud of everyone who was brave enough to attend. One very special person who came is an agoraphobic. This amazing woman managed to stay through the whole event, even talking to me afterwards. She has a beautiful daughter and a friendly husband, and I suspect she is going to be very helpful in bringing about some real changes in the area.
I will provide a more in-depth analysis of the Shenandoah protest as soon as I get some sleep. Dan Amato and Ruth Miller are trying to get the videos of the speeches up by this weekend, and I will provide links to them as soon as they are available. We also have video of the happenings in the crowd, including Dillman’s antics, and that should be available within a few days as well.
To the 600+ patriots we met tonight, God bless you, and we’ll be seeing you again soon!
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Stella
Sun 09/07/2008
Wendi……Just curious as to when you will have the video of “Crystal’s antics” from the rally ready to be viewed by the public.
Thanks
I saw the article from people magazine on “saveshenandoah.com”. It is just a recap of what we all have already read over and over again. ****These boy’s may be “silenced” now, but they too will get their chance to speak***.
Thanks for standing beside the town of Shenandoah.
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Ruth
Mon 09/01/2008
How to recall a city mayor:
http://www.ehow.com/how_2093099_recall-city-mayor.html
How to Recall a City Mayor
A bad mayor can have a large influence on a city within a very short amount of time. When a city population bands together, it can recall a mayor who is found to be corrupt, incompetent or unfit to lead. The trend of recalling wayward mayors in the US has been steady since the 1950s. If you are looking to recall your city mayor, follow these steps to get started.
Step1
Find out about laws and regulations that govern recall in your city. The regulations related to mayoral recall procedures and regulations differ from city to city. You can find the details about how to proceed with a mayoral recall in your city’s municipal code, which is available through most city agencies and public law libraries.
Step2
Start a movement. The only real chance you’ll have at recalling a mayor is by getting a group of dedicated and determined people together to battle for the recall. Most recall and recall attempts begin with at least a few politicians who oppose the mayor. However, you can keep the movement apolitical by involving local social and community leaders instead of politicians.
Step3
Collect signatures for a petition. Each city has different requirements for the number of signatures needed to recall a mayor. Find out the number of signatures and the requirements related to signature authenticity and start a well organized signature drive to validate the petition. Make sure that each signature is authentic before you submit your petition to the city council.
Step4
Use the media to help. Local media is generally very hungry for politically interesting stories, such as mayoral recalls. Get your local media involved so you can spread the message about the recall and enlist others to help with the cause. Also, gaining media favor on the recall issue will help place pressure on city council members to approve the recall of the mayor.
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Ruth
Mon 09/01/2008
Here’s another reference to an apparently WEAK attempt to enforce immigration laws in Shen back in 2006
This is a “cached” copy of an article on the Puerto Rican Legal Defense Fund site
http://64.233.169.104/search?q=cache:Oc8zFWdBUTYJ:www.prldef.org/Press/News%2520Stories/Hazleton%2520-%2520Hazleton%27s%2520illegal-immigration%2520law%2520a%2520trendsetter.htm+shenandoah+%22thomas+o%27neill%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=31&gl=us
In Shenandoah, population 5,296, Mayor Thomas O’Neill said the solicitor there is “more or less copying pretty much what Hazleton has.”
O’Neill and council are more interested in provisions that fine landlords for failing to register tenants, whether illegal immigrants or not.
“It’s really a quality-of-life issue. Many properties here have been bought up by people living outside the area who are not keeping up with their tenants. We have already penalized property owners for having tenants they didn’t register, and I believe there were a couple of them that were actually illegal,” O’Neill said.
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Funny how Mayor O’Neill’s words are coming back to haunt him and now we know he really didn’t enforce the IIRA even IF they actually adopted it.
When is his term of Mayor up for replacement?
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