Pennsylvania Dems Pass Bill Blocking Whites-Only Towns With No Support From Republicans

Phenix Halley, The Root

After a “whites-only” organization developed plans to establish a settlement in Pennsylvania, state Democrats put their foot down.

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives just advanced a bill to close any legal loopholes that would allow whites-only housing and strengthen anti-discrimination laws in the state. But while the measure received unanimous support from Democrats, not a single Republican voted for the bill, which now rests in the hands of the Senate.

We previously told you all about the whites-only housing development, which gained national attention last year after establishing a town in the Ozarks, Ark., consisting of only white, Christian Americans. To join this exclusive group, members endure a strict and thorough vetting process to verify religion and nationality.

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The leaders of the organization known as “Return to the Land” proposed plans to expand their whites-only towns across the United States. Plans to establish a settlement in Pennsylvania reached the attorney general’s office, which delivered a controversial review and findings concerning the group’s legality.

State Attorney General Tim Griffin said in August that a preliminary investigation found the group broke no state laws, according to The Forward Association. This sparked major outrage from Pennsylvania Democrats, leading to Rep. Ben Waxman proposing a bill to close the legal loophole and block groups of this nature from discriminatory practices.

See Waxman’s response to the proposed town.

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