Hmore Electoral Justice?

Was the immigration issue crucial to St. Paul Mayor Randy Kelly's loss at the polls? A recent interview ["Kelly: 'I'm leaving the new mayor a well-run, efficient city" [1]] shows that he apparently believes that his unwanted social engineering had a price.

The reason I lost the election was primarily due to my endorsement of Bush. But I made some tough, tough judgments while I was here. Budgetary issues. Ayd Mill Road. Diking the airport. Going to Thailand and embracing diversity. But clearly, my experience with that trip to Thailand, I have never in my 30 years of experience in politics, received so many negative phone calls, e-mails, letter that were just horrible. And hateful.

Vdare.com readers may recall that Mayor Kelly personally traveled to a Hmong refugee camp in Thailand to arrange the transport [2] of thousands of Hmong (incuding an unknown number of polygamous families [3]) to St. Paul and other parts of the U.S.

Mayor Kelly complains about "hateful" communications he received about his Hmong excursion. However, citizens have a right to be angry when an elected official is welcoming a group that has among the highest rates [4] of welfare use, is known for its opium addiction [5] and regards polygamy [6] as an acceptable lifestyle choice. Elected officials take an oath to protect our laws, not purposefully undermine them.

May the New Year bring more such justice at the ballot box!