Judge Bans Use Of “Illegal” and “Aliens”

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[Free ThinkerNY]

Arizona’s Supreme Court Justice has agreed to enforce the Hispanic Bar Association’s demands of banning the terms “illegal” and “aliens” in all of the state’s courtrooms.

Claiming that the terms are inflammatory, the president of Arizona’s Hispanic Bar Association, (known as Los Abogados) has asked state Supreme Court Chief Justice Ruth McGregor to stop using them at trials or hearings because they create perceptions of judicial bias.

In a strongly worded letter to the chief justice, Los Abogados’ president says attaching an illegal status to a person establishes a brand of contemptibility, creates the appearance of anti-immigrant prejudice and tarnishes the image of courts as a place where disputes may be fairly resolved.

It further points out that no human being is illegal and that a national Hispanic journalism association has roundly criticized the reference for dehumanizing a segment of the population. The letter goes on to criticize the state’s High Court for using the term “illegals” in at least two opinions and the term “illegal aliens” in dozens of others.

It concludes with a list of acceptable and unacceptable terms relating to illegal immigration. Among those the group wants banned are; immigration crisis, immigration epidemic, open borders advocates, anchor babies and invaders. Among the acceptable terms are foreign nationals, unauthorized workers and human rights advocates. Click here to see the entire list as well as Chief Justice McGregor’s promise to enforce the requests.

[dalereed]

“I thought this was McJuan country!! “

Those are heavy mexican and high population in the state plus he lies to the people to continue to get elected.

[BobbyT]

What are they?

To some they’re valued constituents, dependent on the government scraps political bosses dish out in exchange for continually re-electing them to their urban gutter fiefdoms.

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[Travis McGee]

"First Amendment? We don' need no stinkin' First Amendment in Aztlan!"

[TADSLOS]

They could use God’s Chil’run instead, except the ACLU will go into meltdown over that phrase.

[mewzilla]

Meanwhile...

Beheaded man hanged from overpass in Juarez, Mexico

[Mr. Jazzy]

Should they be called “domestic trespassers”?

“Illegal invaders”?

“International parasites”?

[yldstrk]

Hey judge, lawyers have the ETHICAL DUTY to choose their own words.....duh. This will be unenforceable. You can’t make words illegal. This shows how stupid the judge is and how stupid the attorney for the hispanic bar is.

[Calpernia]

Illegal Alien

[yldstrk]

And they are absolutely correct...being illegal IS contemptible...hello...let’s call a spade a spade...or can we say that anymore?

[Calpernia]

Illegal Alien!!!!!

/The Non Marsupial Blonde

[CottonBall]

Claiming that the terms are inflammatory...

So are the term 'robber' and 'embezzeler' - but they accurately describe how someone broke the law. This is ridiculous how PC we've gotten when the truth cannot even be spoken.

[CottonBall]

It further points out that no human being is illegal and that a national Hispanic journalism association has roundly criticized the reference for dehumanizing a segment of the population.

This is the stupidist argument of all. A human IS illegal if they break a law. Period.

[CottonBall]

So maybe now we say "invader", "taker of services", "closer of hospitals" or the like???

I like the way you think!

[CottonBall]

Hey judge, lawyers have the ETHICAL DUTY to choose their own words.....duh. This will be unenforceable. You can’t make words illegal. This shows how stupid the judge is and how stupid the attorney for the hispanic bar is.

I hope you're right. I don't see how one judge can decide the terminology used in any court but her own. And even that is squashing the first admendment.

[AuntB]

“We’re annihilating ourselves lest we offend.......It’s a moral issue: we’re hurting OUR children......Too bad we didn’t LOOK at Mexico’s economy and see what socialism did to theirs - and will do to ours.”

Exactly, Michael Eden, exactly.

[Terry Mross]

Actually I can see the point on “illegal”. That would be like the judge addressing the jury concerning “this law breaking bank robber”.

[Terry Mross]

I think the argument is that the judge shouldn’t be using these terms. He can’t same someone broke the law until he or the jury makes a ruling. Until then the man is innocent until proven guilty...or until proven to be illegal.

[blackie]

Stop the insanity!!!

[WildcatClan]

Amerciable Outlanders, or if you are into brevity, A-O’s. Remember to slip a subtle “h” sound in when you can.