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Arizona Governor Refuses to Honor Will of the Voters On Proposition 200
FAIR Press Release via email | Sandra Gunn

Posted on 04/11/2005 2:44:31 PM PDT by hsmomx3

(Washington, D.C. - April 8, 2005) Governor Janet Napolitano, a staunch opponent of last year's ballot initiative known as Proposition 200, is apparently not one to accept defeat -- or the will of the people of Arizona easily. Over objections of many political leaders of both parties, the voters overwhelmingly approved Prop. 200 denying illegal aliens access to all but required government services and requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote and identification at polling places.

No sooner than voters overwhelmingly approved Prop. 200, the governor and attorney general threw up roadblocks to implementing the ballot measure. Attorney General Terry Goddard attempted to rewrite the definition of "public benefit," even though its meaning is clearly spelled out under federal law. More recently, Gov. Napolitano vetoed legislation to implement the voting requirements of Prop. 200, claiming it would violate the federal Help America Vote Act -- in spite of the fact the U.S. Department of Justice has given approval to the voter identification provisions of the law.

"What we are witnessing in Arizona since passage of Proposition 200 is a clear example of the arrogance of power," charged Dan Stein, president of FAIR. "Having failed to persuade the voters they should go on financing benefits for illegal aliens and leave the voter registration process open to fraud, and having failed to get state and federal courts to declare Prop. 200 unconstitutional, the governor and attorney general are petulantly using the power of their offices to prevent the law from being implemented."

Proposition 200 establishes uniform voter registration and voter identification policies designed to minimize the risk of electoral fraud. All people registering to vote in the state should be required to demonstrate they are U.S. citizens, and voters who show up at the polls on election day should be asked prove that they are who they claim to be.

"Apparently Gov. Napolitano and Attorney General Goddard haven't been paying attention to the public anger and frustration in Arizona and around the country over mass illegal immigration," said Stein. "They've got voters passing initiatives, citizens patrolling the borders, taxpayers up in arms over the billions of dollars being spent on services for illegal aliens, and yet the political establishment still does not get the message."

FAIR, along with the Arizona-based Yes on Proposition 200 Committee, is currently challenging Attorney General Goddard's narrow interpretation of public benefits in state court. "Having won a victory at the polls last November, it seems the voters are now going to have to fight their governor and attorney general in court to have the results of the democratic process honored by the state's leaders," said Stein.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; Mexico; Politics/Elections; US: Arizona
KEYWORDS: aliens; bordercontrol; napolitano; openborders; prop200
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To: AZ_Cowboy

I didn't either and I never will.


41 posted on 04/12/2005 12:52:02 PM PDT by hsmomx3 (Steelers in '06)
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To: William Creel

He's got other plans up his sleeve such as having everyone who buys over the counter cold meds to sign a form at the store. Forget that. I'll just go to my nearest vitamin store and pick up some of those remedies.


42 posted on 04/12/2005 12:53:05 PM PDT by hsmomx3 (Steelers in '06)
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To: Luke21

Hmmm...wonder what other contests they can participate in? Never mind, that is a sick thought.


43 posted on 04/12/2005 12:56:27 PM PDT by hsmomx3 (Steelers in '06)
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To: hsmomx3

I don't live there, I'm two states away.

I did spend a wonderful summer in Prescott when I was 16 and returned to California in Oct of '47 and joined the Navy on my 17th birthday. :)

Pick a good candidate and support him/her!

Be Ever Vigilant!


44 posted on 04/12/2005 2:43:52 PM PDT by blackie (Be Well~Be Armed~Be Safe~Molon Labe!)
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To: GladesGuru

We WILL vote out the Butch next year.


45 posted on 04/12/2005 9:15:33 PM PDT by DLfromthedesert
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