For quite some time now, I have been operating under the assumption that Joe Biden and the Democrats hate us.
Like, REALLY hate us.
Why else would they have saddled us with the blunders and disasters of the last 4 years? The inflation, the Afghanistan debacle, and the border crisis?
In Arizona, we are on the front lines of the invasion and have been dealing with the effects of it first hand.
One of those effects is a massive squatter problem, illegals and gangs and traffickers invading homes and occupying them. It's an insane issue, so I crafted a bill to deal with it and make it easier for property owners to evict squatters.
For reasons one can only guess, Democrat Governor Katie Hobbs vetoed my bill.
Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has vetoed a bill aimed at strengthening the rights of homeowners looking to evict squatters from their property, despite the bill being passed in bipartisan fashion and as a wave of squatting cases continue to terrify homeowners across the country.
The bill, SB 1129, would have permitted a homeowner to request law enforcement to immediately remove a squatter from their property, had the squatter invaded a home and unlawfully claimed a right to live there.
Police, acting on an owner’s affidavit, would have had the permission to immediately go in and have someone evicted.
But Hobbs nixed the bill on Tuesday in a short letter to the president of the State Senate.
"Today I vetoed Senate Bill 1129," Hobbs wrote. "This bill fails to leverage existing legal mechanisms, respect the due process rights of lawful tenants, and minimize unintended consequences such as for victims of domestic violence."
She did not expand on her reasoning.
The bill was crafted by state Sen. Wendy Rogers, who slammed Hobbs’ decision, the latest in a spate of vetoes issued by the governor.
"This bill has absolutely nothing to do with landlord-tenant law and has exemptions for family members and anyone with an agreement to cohabitate," Rogers said in a statement, questioning whether Hobbs had even read the text of the bill.
Rogers said that criminals are scheming to take over homes that aren't theirs, posing a threat to the safety of homeowners and infringing on their private property rights.
Squatters are a threat to public safety, especially with many squatters being illegals who are smuggling people or drugs. This situation MUST end, with protection for the law-abiding citizens of Arizona.
PAID FOR BY WENDY ROGERS FOR AZ SENATE
Wendy Rogers is a retired member of the Air Force. Use of military rank, job titles, and photographs in uniform does not imply endorsement by the Department of the Air Force or the Department of Defense.
