HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-12-25 Public Comment - T. Burnett - Object to budgeting for tenant right to counselCustomer Submission #CS-25-671 Open
Created on May 12, 2025 by Thomas Burnett
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Dear Mayor and Commissioners: I object to budgeting for tenant right to counsel. The gleanings below from
the internet make it clear tenant right to counsel is a project of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA).
Note the explicitly Marxist language, the socialist agenda. Bozeman shouldnʼt be owned by the DSA. The
Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) supports the universal right to counsel for tenants facing eviction,
advocating for policies that ensure legal representation for all tenants in eviction proceedings. They see this
as a crucial step towards tenants' rights and a way to combat the housing crisis, which they believe is a result
of capitalism and other systemic issues. DSA has actively campaigned for and supported the passage of
tenant right to counsel legislation, such as in San Francisco, where they backed a ballot measure establishing
this right. DSA views the right to counsel as an essential component of addressing the broader housing crisis,
which they believe is a result of systemic issues like capitalism. 1. Building tenantsʼ rights campaigns in every
city and every state is inherently socialist, in the same way that mutual aid is socialist. Every one of us is
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Alex Newby
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Mike Maas
Due By
05/15/2025
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Thomas Burnett
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burnett.tom@gmail.com
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struggling under capitalism. Some of us far far more than others. Tenantsʼ rights campaigns, including Right
to Counsel, are one of the ways we work to mitigate that harm, especially for those who t are extremely low-
income, BIPOC, disabled, LGBTQ+, or otherwise marginalized. If we do not mitigate the harms of capitalism,
our comrades cannot rise out of their oppression to organize with us for a socialist future.
https://www.dsausa.org/democratic-le /right-to-counsel-st-to-liberation/ Thank you, Tom Burnett
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