Originally posted by 38181
It's all fine and dandy, and I agree with the sheriff decisions, but what happens when they declare Martial Law?

I would think that it would be nice to have a sheriff on the side of the people in that case.

Good for him. Good for Cook County. Good to see humanity trump TPTB agenda.

I keep saying:

As soon as they try to evict.....burn the house down!!! If I can't have it....NO ONE WILL!!!!!!!!

I guess they can always still hire a process server. Then they would have to goto court , and then the sheriff would have to enforce the courts ruling. Just buys more time.

Ama

There are three levels of "interests" in this story. The Sheriff is ultimately protecting renters who are current on their payments from landlords who are skipping town once the bank has started foreclosure proceedings.

CHICAGO (CBS) ― Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart announced Wednesday morning that he plans to suspend mortgage foreclosure evictions conducted by his officers, so that renters living in foreclosed buildings are protected.

As CBS 2's Jim Williams reports, the temporary action has been taken in the wake of the national foreclosure crisis. But the action was taken not out of pity for those who have defaulted on their mortgages, but to protect those who are evicted from their rented houses or apartments because their landlords have foreclosed.

In many instances, tenants can find themselves living in foreclosed properties and not even knowing it until they are evicted despite being current with the rent.

This is a supremely noble act as he is taking care of the innocent families and renters who really have no representation in these proceedings.

[edit on 8-10-2008 by DancedWithWolves]

I understand what you are saying.

If I bought 2,000 worth of merchandise on a credit card, and default, they do not take what I bought away. They put it on my report as debt owned.

Now they can garnish for that debt on my wages, where I do not think they can do that on a house. Maybe they can ? I don't know.

Ama

You all need to realize that the Sheriff in his county is the SUPREME law enforcement person. NO ONE has higher legal authority in his county.

There is a supreme court decision on this one, from Montana, Nebraska, or one of the Dakotas, I believe. I don't remember the citation.

If I remember the details correctly, it goes like this. Basically, this sheriff told the IRS and FBI that ***NO*** arrests were to be made in his county without his being present. They didn't listen to him, so he ordered his deputies to arrest any FBI or IRS agents in his county, if they were attempting to serve warrants or arrests. Several were, in fact, arrested. The case went to the Supreme Court, and they said that he, in fact, does have that power, and that the IRS and FBI would have to follow his rules in his county. This wasn't that long ago either.

I live in the next county over, and I have to say this is absolutely surprising. Most people I run into around here are so self-absorbed and uptight it isn't even funny. Not to mention most cops here are power hungry fools. Kudos to the sheriff if he keeps this up he'll win my vote and many many more.

I think it's awesome what the Sheriff is doing, heh.. more power to him. We'll see how it plays out I guess.

A word about people and evictions however. There is a mindset that anyone getting evicted is being unfairly treated by our government. Unforunately, it's usually foolish, ignorant, or unwary people that end up losing their homes. Most look at a mortgage of say, 1300, and think that's what it costs for that house. They don't consider taxes, upkeep, interest, changing interest rates, etc. They buy homes they cannot afford. Happens all the time. People live beyond their means very often. Is it the governments fault for that? It IS their fault for approving nodoc loans, or allowing folks to get homes they cannot afford. But people need to take some accountability as well.

I was recently a Grand Juror for a real estate scam. We served for 18 months, it was a long case. This guy ripped off SO many people. But here was the sad thing. Every single person he ripped off, let him. Not ONE read the fine print. None. One guy actually signed an agreement for a 48 month lease, although he thought he was agreeing to a 24. He didn't even read it. Dozens of people signed off on homes, and EVERY single one lost their homes (not all were living in them, it was part of the scam). But person after person came up to the stand over the months, crying.. and I felt terrible for them.. but crying, as they admitted they did not read the agreement, they didn't read the fine print, they just signed papers, assuming it was "ok." And there were some respectable folks there, including military officers, professionals, and even a real estate guy. It was fairly sad.

So... I applaud that folks feel for their fellow humans. But please remember, humans should take some accountability. The "evil government" isn't stealing homes. They are foreclosing on homes people signed for, when they couldn't afford them. These people are adults. They have control over what they sign. No one put a gun to their heads and made them NOT read the loan agreements.

The Sheriff is the highest law enforcement officer in a County. This is important for you to remember because if their where no Federal system, he'd be like a General in the military. And any US troops operating in American cities would do so Under the Command of the Sheriff (Possee Comitatus Act) Most Sheriff's today don't use all the power's they possess.

As law enforcement officers they maintain a peaceful and manageable County. Blindly putting people on the street, no matter what the reason is a direct threat to this responsibility. He's probably seeing a lot of this type of thing coming up and headed it off. I am sure his decision was based on pubic safety and not necessarily a soft heart.

Just as a Bank has no responsibility for keeping an orderly society and have shown that not only do they have no intention of doing this but will even help throw society into chaos for the right price, A Sheriff has no responsibility to the Bank!

A Sheriff stepping up like this at this time in the story should be quite reassuring to non-enemies of this Republic.

[edit on 8-10-2008 by bruxfain]

I dont feel real sorry for some idiot that paid 500K for a home worth 125K with balloon payments, and nothing down.....How about us other folk that PAID their bills and did not ruin their credit for a quick "easy" deal. I would not expect Cook county to do anything else He wants the poor folk to come out and elect him again. Just another campaign trick.

Leading by example! This should be done on a national level. No sense on evicting people when the homes wont be resold.

It would be nice to see the government care for its people for once and at least give them a real chance of not loosing their american dreams.