Repug Wants To Use Fentanyl To Purge The Homeless

Sunday, April 20, 2025

A Southern California mayor said he wants to give his city's homeless population "all the fentanyl they want" and later called for a federal "purge." In a February city council meeting, Lancaster Mayor R. Rex Parris responded to a resident's concern about the city's handling of its homeless population by saying: "What I want to do is give them free fentanyl... I mean, that's what I want to do. I want to give them all the fentanyl they want." He double-downed on those comments in an interview with FOX LA on Friday where he said he was referring specifically to unhoused "criminals" who "refuse" to get help and that it's "so easy" to get fentanyl on the streets that it wouldn't make a difference if the city gave it away for free. "Quite frankly, I wish that the president would give us a purge. Because we do need to purge these people," Parris continued. "Now, is it harsh? Of course it's harsh.

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... "Quite frankly, I wish that the president would give us a purge. Because we do need to purge these people," Parris continued. "Now, is it harsh? Of course it's harsh.

But it's my obligation as the mayor of the city of Lancaster to protect the hardworking families that live there, and I am no longer able to do it." ...

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-04-20 11:42 PM

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...Oath of office

Constitution of the State of California 1879 (Refs & Annos)
Article XX. Miscellaneous Subjects

Sec. 3. Members of the Legislature, and all public officers and employees, executive, legislative, and judicial, except such inferior officers and employees as may be by law exempted, shall, before they enter upon the duties of their respective offices, take and subscribe the following oath or affirmation:

"I, ............, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of California against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of California; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon which I am about to enter.

"And I do further swear (or affirm) that I do not advocate, nor am I a member of any party or organization, political or otherwise, that now advocates the overthrow of the Government of the United States or of the State of California by force or violence or other unlawful means; that within the five years immediately preceding the taking of this oath (or affirmation) I have not been a member of any party or organization, political or otherwise, that advocated the overthrow of the Government of the United States or of the State of California by force or violence or other unlawful means except as follows:

(If no affiliations, write in the words "No Exceptions")
and that during such time as I hold the office of .
(name of office)

I will not advocate nor become a member of any party or organization, political or otherwise, that advocates the overthrow of the Government of the United States or of the State of California by force or violence or other unlawful means."

And no other oath, declaration, or test, shall be required as a qualification for any public office or employment.

"Public officer and employee" includes every officer and employee of the State, including the University of California, every county, city, city and county, district, and authority, including any department, division, bureau, board, commission, agency, or instrumentality of any of the foregoing.
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