Seattle just voted to be boycotted forever.
AZ is probably happy that the liberal “leaders” of Seattle won’t be hanging around messing up the countryside.
Fine. Is there anything made in Seattle that we can start a counter-boycott against? Hmmmmmm
I am planning a trip to Arizona over Christmas because of all of this. And I will not be drinking starbucks or seattle’s best coffee. It goes both way, my pals from seattle!
JoMa
Seattle sucks. Even Boeing has been moving aircraft manufacturing and their headquarters from there. Hells Bells, Boeing went to Chicago!
Boycott any city or state in response to Az. We need to get a petition going around signing that we will not be visiting or spending $$ at those locations who boycott Az.
Someone with the knowhow and web presence needs to start a “boycott Seattle” website. The Seattle city government is in competition with SanFran to see who can be the most Marxist POS. I have never followed boycotts before, but this does it. I won’t buy products or services from companies based in Seattle.
Just an FYI, Amazon.com is also headquartered in Seattle.
I’ve wracked my brain as to how I could support Arizona citizens and government. I E-Mailed the Governor’s office. In addition, I think I will subscribe to Arizona Highways. Is there a contact list for those cities boycotting Arizona? Of special interest would be E-Mail addresses.
Screw the Seattle city council. I want to know what the citizens of Seattle think.
Let’s hear from them, not a bunch of overpaid leftist wackos in business suits.
The L.A. city council voted to boycott Arizona, but in an L.A. Times opinion poll, fully 93% of Los Angeles residents agreed with Arizona.
That’s the problem, folks. Government is infested with petty Marxists and Socialists, from the local level, all the way up to the White House. They do not represent the clear will of the people.
Snow White had the Seven Little Dwarfs.
Seattle has the Seven Little Sh*ts.
I think I’ll go so the movie and boycott Seattle. Popcorn versus heroin. Fantasy versus insanity.
Nuff said!
Say WA? Evergreen State ping Ping!
Hey Seattle Read this the shut up!
Make it illegal in the State of Arizona for an alien to not register with the government, thus being an “illegal alien” (already the case at the federal level: 8 USC 1306a; USC 1304e)
Allow police to detain people where there is a “reasonable suspicion” that they’re illegal aliens (see the recent court case Estrada v. Rhode Island for an idea of what “reasonable suspicion” might entail)
Prohibits sanctuary cities (already prohibited at the federal level, 8 USC 1373) and allows citizens to sue any such jurisdiction
Reality vs. Myth: SB1070
Myth No. 1: The law requires aliens to carry identification that they weren’t already required to carry.
Reality: It has been a federal crime (8 United States Code Section 1304(a) or 1306(e)) since 1940 for aliens to fail to carry their registration documents. The Arizona law reaffirms the federal law. Anyone who has traveled abroad knows that other nations have similar requirements. The majority requests for documentation will take place during the course of other police business such as traffic stops. Because Arizona allows only lawful residents to obtain licenses, an officer must presume that someone who produces one is legally in the country. (See News Hour clip 3:45 seconds in)
Myth No. 2: The law will encourage racial profiling.
Reality: The Arizona law reduces the chances of racial profiling by requiring officers to contact the federal government when they suspect a person is an illegal alien as opposed to letting them make arrests on their own assessment as federal law currently allows. Section 2 was amended (by HB2162) to read that a law enforcement official “may not consider race, color, or national origin” in making any stops or determining an alien’s immigration status (previously, they were prohibited in “solely” considering those factors). In addition, all of the normal Fourth Amendment protections against racial profiling still apply.
Myth No. 3: “Reasonable suspicion” is a meaningless term that will permit police misconduct.
Reality: “Reasonable suspicion” has been defined by the courts for decades (the Fourth Amendment itself proscribes “unreasonable searches and seizures”). One of the most recent cases, Estrada v. Rhode Island, provides an example of the courts refining of “reasonable suspicion:”
A 15 passenger van is pulled over for a traffic violation. The driver of the van had identification but the other passengers did not (some had IDs from a gym membership, a non-driver’s license card from the state, and IDs issued from the Guatemalan Consulate). The passengers said they were on their way to work but they had no work permits. Most could not speak English but upon questioning, admitted that they were in the United States illegally. The officer notified ICE and waited three minutes for instructions.
The SB1070 provision in question reads:
“For any lawful contact made by a law enforcement official or agency of this state . . . where reasonable suspicion exists that the person is an alien who is unlawfully present in the United States, a reasonable attempt shall be made, when practicable, to determine the immigration status of the person.”
Myth No. 4: The law will require Arizona police officers to stop and question people.
Reality: The law only kicks in when a police officer stopped, detained, or arrested someone (HB2162). The most likely contact is during the issuance of a speeding ticket. The law does not require the officer to begin questioning a person about his immigration status or to do anything the officer would not otherwise do.
Only after a stop is made, and subsequently the officer develops reasonable suspicion on his own that an immigration law has been violated, is any obligation imposed. At that point, the officer is required to call ICE to confirm whether the person is an illegal alien.
The Arizona law is actually more restrictive than federal law. In Muehler v. Mena (2005), the Supreme Court ruled that officers did not need reasonable suspicion to justify asking a suspect about their immigration status, stating that the court has “held repeatedly that mere police questioning does not constitute a seizure” under the Fourth Amendment). Source = http://www.numbersusa.com/dfax?jid=475466&lid=9&rid=123&series=tp06MAY10&tid=999725
If you know where illegal aliens work, live or hang out, the Feds have a TIP LINE—866-347-2423. Pass this on.
AZ - Send your illegals to Seattle.
Here's the latest poll results:
Seattle and Tacoma leaders are consider a boycott of Arizona because of its immigration law. Do you support a boycott of Arizona?
Yes, I support a boycott: 7%
No, I don't: 92%
Not sure: 1%
http://www.kirotv.com/surveyresults/23578405/detail.html?section=news&coid=23578405