Savannah’s First District Alderman Van R. Johnson, widely considered to be mulling a mayoral run in 2019, is the first local politician to make a public statement on President Trump’s controversial travel ban involving seven predominantly Muslim nations.
“I believe that President Trump’s executive order not only violated the spirit of the US Constitution, but are contrary to the basic principles upon which our great nation was founded. People should be judged by the content of their character and by their actions, not by their religion,” said Johnson.
“Savannah,GA, a port City with a history of slavery, early Jewish settlers, Irish and European immigrants, is also the home of thousands of Muslims, who actively and positively contribute to the vitality of our City,” he said.
“I urge Mayor DeLoach and my fellow Council members to quickly and publicly denounce the President’s unjust and, I believe, unconstitutional ban to send a loud and clear message that Savannah will continue to be the inclusive, tolerant and Hostess City that we say that we are.”
This article appears in Feb 1-7, 2017.
Is this who wants to be Mayor of Savannah? He wants our present Mayor to denounce the President of the United States. Says a lot about his character and what type of Mayor he would be. I hope the people of Savannah will remember this when he runs for Mayor. Just what Savannah doesn’t need, someone that would not follow the law.
First off Johnson is an idiot and oddly I agree with him 100%. Trump is way out of line, no argument here. But does he honestly think that Donald Trump ( who doesn’t care about what people think about him in his own office) really care about what a bunch of clowns running Savannah think about him???? Nice try Van , NICE TRY……..I URGE you to focus on running this crap show and let that idiot well be an idiot.
Typical DUMBycrat,, wants our country and citizens to put our lives at risk so we can LOOK NICE in the world view…..
Totally clueless