A group of Albuquerque, N.M. taxpayers are threatening to sue the city over a planned $250,000 donation of tax funds to Planned Parenthood.
The Albuquerque City Council voted in May to spend $250,000 to “sponsor” Planned Parenthood after a draft of the United States Supreme Court opinion was leaked indicating the court would rule to overturn its 1973 Roe v. Wade decision and allow states to decide their own abortion laws. (RELATED: Justice Department Forms Task Force to Confront Red States on Abortion)
“While extremists attack choice nationwide and the Supreme Court seems poised to take away women's rights and control of their own bodies, we affirmed our respect and support for women's reproductive freedoms. I'm proud to have sponsored this amendment to provide vital support for Planned Parenthood” said Tammy Fiebelkorn, District 7 City Councilor.
The $250,000 was secured by cutting it from another program.
Represented by the Liberty Justice Center, a national, nonprofit, Supreme Court-winning law firm, the taxpayers allege the funds violate the Anti-Donation Clause of the New Mexico Constitution, which prohibits the government from making donations of taxpayer funds to private groups, outside of funding to operate specifically-approved programs. (RELATED: New Poll Reveals Latinos' True Feelings About Democrats' Immigration Agenda)
The $250,000 to Planned Parenthood is an open-ended gift made for the express purpose of political messaging.
“Managing Attorney Daniel Suhr sent a demand letter to the City Council on Friday, Aug. 12, outlining how the council's actions are illegal and clearly violate New Mexico's protections against political abuse of taxpayer funds through donations,” the Liberty Justice Center reports.
“The City Council's appropriation of $250,000 to Planned Parenthood in the wake of the leak of the Dobbs decision is a political stunt, a gift, and an appropriation of something of value, not a bona fide contract for services,” the group's demand letter states.
“The City Council clearly has not required any consideration in exchange for its sponsorship of Planned Parenthood. It is a gift to Planned Parenthood, no strings attached. New Mexico court precedents and opinions of the attorney general's office show that the sponsorship of Planned Parenthood is a donation,” the letter states.
“This donation undermines longstanding protections in the state constitution preventing the abuse of public funds for political purposes. Government entities are barred from making no-strings-attached donations to benefit private organizations and individuals,” said Suhr in a statement.
“If the donation is not returned to the city, our attorneys are prepared to file suit to enforce the New Mexico Constitution on behalf of our clients and every taxpayer in Albuquerque who does not want their tax dollars to be used to advance the political pet projects of a few city councilors,” said Suhr.
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Just think: Had the constitutional framers (like their early 1600s predecessors) established government and society upon the Bible’s immutable/unchanging moral law (including Exodus 20:13, 21:22-23, Deuteronomy 27:25, etc.), no one would have ever heard of Roe v. Wade, Planned Parenthood wouldn’t exist, and millions of infants slaughtered in their mothers’ wombs would have lived to see the light of day.
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Going to start keeping the Bible Sabbath? Saturday? That is the Fourth Commandment. What are you going to do about that pesky rule of no religious test required to hold a public office? JEFFERSON wouldn’t like your group. What about it?
Something tells me the citizens didn’t sign up for this use of their tax dollars and why in the hell does the federal government do the same thing with tax dollars? And they should be sued for fraud, there is nothing planned about them. Contraceptives would be planning. I once lived in Philly and heard about women with multiple abortions
Just think how many homeless in their city this money could have helped. These people are just evil.
If there is a shoot out between tax payers and the IRS where would the DOJ FBI stand?
As far out-of-the-way as they could get.
Right by the IRS helping them to shoot the people of this country. That’s how far this government has fallen.
Why threaten a lawsuit? Just do it.
Perfect example of taxation with out representation.
gee–sounds like concerned taxpayers should grant themselves a 10% ‘principle’ reprieve on their taxes. . .quid pro quo. . .
Not a Fing penny of Taxpayers Money should ever be giving to abortion, illegals, and enemy countries, and it needs to be an overhaul of amount to politicians not over 150. Dollars that includes corporations these people need to get out and run around the country to see what really is happening to even earn 150. Dollars
And now, PP is transitioning to providing gender “affirming” care services. I think I read they’re already 40% of the market for those services.
Now watch the good citizens of Albuquerque get branded as ‘ultra-right extremists.’ And that in response to their righteousness.
Id Sue the pants off the damn city. What right do they have to make that decision without first discussing it with the people
Those citizens must ensure they do not re-elect complicit city leaders!
WATCH EVERY MOVE THE DEMO MAGGOTS MAKE AND CHALLENGE THEM WHEN THEY TRY TO SCREW US
Defund city then OK
Since abortions in America disproportionately affect African Americans, around 40% or more of all abortions are to Black children while the population of Blacks is only 13% of the population, put another way, three times the number of non-Blacks, isn’t Planned Parenthood RACIST?
Further, Margaret Sanger, a known and self-identified advocate of depopulation of Blacks was the FOUNDER of Planned Parenthood.
Therefore, supporting Planned Parenthood with public money would make every taxpayer a RACIST!
This is total corruption and every single person on that commission should be charged with it. You cannot make a political donation to Planned Parenthood from taxpayer funds, because of of Planned Parenthood donations go to Democrat officeholders which I will bet these commissioners are with. What if they donated $250,000.00 to the NRA? My, how that would change things. Plus, the HYDE AMENDMENT prohibits taxpayer funds to be used for abortions. CORRUPTION!
Peoples right to be secure in their houses, papers, effects, against unreasonable searches seizures, shall not be violated,no Warrants shall issue,but upon probable cause,supported by Oath particularly describing the place to be searched, the persons or things to be seized.
Anyone who disagrees with the Left is automatically labeled as an “extremist”.