[pillut48]

(me does massive doubletake)

Waiting to hear it straight from Tancredo's mouth/fingers.

[Uncle Miltie]

“Arizona Governor Jan Brewer last week signed a new law into effect that authorizes local police to stop and verify the immigration status of anyone they suspect of being an illegal immigrant. A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey finds that 60% of voters nationwide favor such a law, while 31% are opposed.” - Rasumussen

[circlecity]

Where does this law say people can be pulled over based on their looks?

[Izzy Dunne]

"I do not want people here, there in Arizona, pulled over because you look like should be pulled over."

If you look like you should be pulled over, then I don't want you pulled over.

Yeah, that's good sense.

[MrB]

Said Tancredo: "I do not want people here, there in Arizona, pulled over because you look like should be pulled over."

Does the law actually authorize this, though?
Or is someone lying again?

[Tolsti2]

What the hell? If there was one politician that I thought was safe on this subject, it was him. Can’t trust ANY of them.

[pissant]

Tancredo, you’ve just entered the dumb bastard territory.

I forgave you for endorsing Romney. I forgave you for not endorsing Hunter despite your gentleman’s agreement with him, I was in the process of overlooking you stupid vote for TARP. Now this?

I’m done with you!

[Gaffer]

I also. It is not difficult to see which ‘illegals’ might be illegal. I passed one today. He was Hispanic, I’ll grant you, but it was on the expressway going 55 in a work van with all the other traffic going 60-70.. I’ve noticed a lot of similar people always driving per posted limits/rules. I’ve always chalked it up to ‘staying cool’ like dopers on doobie....don’t give the man reason to pull you over....they stand out like sore thumbs...

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Joke's on you, Tom.

Arizona's law merely mirrors the UNENFORCED federal law.

You do believe in enforcing the law, don't you Tom?

[Perdogg]

He's an attention whore, pay no attention to him. He's the Lindsay Lohan of politics.

[FlingWingFlyer]

Why do we even have immigration laws if we’re not going to enforce them?

[Psycho_Bunny]

None of this would be an issue of the Federal Government actually did the ONE JOB it’s supposed to be doing above all others: providing for the common defense.

[Seaplaner]

Mister Tancredo, ever the lunatic and fool, goes for some cheap "ink" the McCain way.

Doesn't even rate a "nice try".

.

[TexasCajun]

Tom, Tom, Tom!!

How about the 2 dozen males standing on every other corner flagging down every pickup that comes by, looking for work and money to send back to Mexico!

[Kartographer]

Once again Governor Jan Brewer has shown that conservative GOP have more testoserone than most of the men.

Tancredo is come out as the whimp he is!!!

[Obadiah]

And this is how the great unraveling of support always happens -- always. Some Republican dumps on all the others -- too racist, unworkable, extreme, uncomfortable -- and then the avalanche of Republican critism takes off. The next step is that peoplebecome embarrassed to be associated with the issue.

Have we ever seen Democrats do this? Not hardly. Stick to your guns, no matter what Tancredo or anyone else professes.

But hey, maybe Tancredo will get a nice editorial write up in the NYTimes now...

[bamahead]

Said Tancredo: "I do not want people here, there in Arizona, pulled over because you look like should be pulled over."

Arizona has a problem and they have every right to act on it, especially when the FedGov won't....

But this is a SLIPPERY SLOPE here folks...if this interpretation of the law is indeed true. Stay vigilant, please!



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[Clemenza]

% of supporters don’t mean sh-t since we don’t live in a mobocracy. The fact remains that while I and nearly everyone else on this site support the intent of this law, there are also those of us who know that it will be thrown out in court for being in violation of existing civil rights law and legal precedent.

[beckysueb]

I don’t understand how a law that is already on the books has to have another law passed in order to enforce it and how enforcing a law that is in the Constitution can be called going too far.

[albie]

This idiot hasn’t even read the bill. It merely enforces the current federal laws. You get caught by speeding, wreckless driving and can’t show ID etc and there’s attrition through employment. You can’t hire illegals! They’ll leave automatically.

[kidd]

Waiting to hear it straight from Tancredo's mouth/fingers

I suspect that Tancredo has been taken out of context. This is entirely inconsistent with his stated position.