Fascist city officials order lifesaving warming facility to close as freezing weather nears!
KALISPELL, Montana (PNN) - October 13, 2024 - The Flathead Warming Center, a facility in Kalispell, Montana, which provides lifesaving warmth to the homeless and needy, has been unlawfully ordered shut down by fascist city officials.
It's because they claim to have received complaints from residents, sometimes not even in the neighborhood of the center, about the presence of homeless people.
But center officials, who opened with the full permission of the town after meeting all requirements, now are challenging that order as unconstitutional.
Kalispell, in fact, experiences cold weather, especially during the December-February time frame. Below zero readings are not at all unusual, and during those winter months the mercury sometimes hits as low as minus-30, extremely dangerous for those without protection. Frostbite can hit within minutes.
The Institute for Justice has come alongside the Center to go to court, with a federal lawsuit against the town.
"Across 106 pages, the lawsuit spells out how the city violated the Center's constitutional rights by revoking its conditional use permit. With freezing temperatures just days away, the lawsuit asks the court for an emergency order to keep the Center open while the legal battle unfolds, ensuring that those most vulnerable are not left out in the cold," the institute explained.
"Kalispell's decision to shut down the Flathead Warming Center without citing it for breaking any law is not just heartless - it's unconstitutional," said Jeff Rowes, senior attorney at the Institute for Justice.
"The Center has a vested property right to continue serving the homeless, and the city is scapegoating the Center because it doesn't want to deal with the realities of homelessness. Shutting down the Warming Center is needlessly cruel and illegal, especially when the city is resorting to baseless accusations to try to justify its unconstitutional actions."
At issue immediately is a request for an emergency temporary restraining order to keep the Center open while the lawsuit progresses.
