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Administration Plans Suit to Block Arizona Immigrant Law (Obama against will of the people, again)
ny times ^ | 6/18/2010 | RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD and MARK LANDLER

Posted on 06/18/2010 4:21:21 PM PDT by tobyhill

The Obama administration has decided to file suit to block a new Arizona law aimed at deporting illegal immigrants, thrusting itself into the fierce national debate over how the United States enforces immigration policies.

The move is a rare instance of the federal government forcefully intervening in a state’s affairs, and it carries significant political risks. With immigration continuing to be a hot-button issue in political campaigns across the country, the Arizona law, which gives local police greater power to check the legal status of people they stop, has become a rallying point for the Tea Party and other conservative groups.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; US: Arizona
KEYWORDS: immigration; kenyafication; loser; obama; sb1070; suit
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1 posted on 06/18/2010 4:21:21 PM PDT by tobyhill
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To: tobyhill

Go for it long legged mack daddy biatch!


2 posted on 06/18/2010 4:23:06 PM PDT by NoGrayZone (Palin/West for 2012!)
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To: tobyhill

The move is a rare instance of the federal government forcefully intervening in a state’s affairs

What planet is this writer on? Apparently, rare means something different there.


3 posted on 06/18/2010 4:25:09 PM PDT by freedomfiter2
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To: tobyhill

bring it on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


4 posted on 06/18/2010 4:26:09 PM PDT by GOP Poet (Obama is an OLYMPIC failure.)
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To: tobyhill

How can the federal govt sue a state govt for supporting and enforcing federal law? With a straight face that is.


5 posted on 06/18/2010 4:26:10 PM PDT by 668 - Neighbor of the Beast (STOP the Tyrananny State.)
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To: tobyhill

that #&$*%*@!.. ok impeach Obama. He is no U.S. President!


6 posted on 06/18/2010 4:27:07 PM PDT by Ancient Drive (DRINK COFFEE! - Do Stupid Things Faster with More Energy!)
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To: 668 - Neighbor of the Beast

He is the all knowing all powerful oz...


7 posted on 06/18/2010 4:28:43 PM PDT by refermech
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To: tobyhill

AZ dares to challenge the messiah? Watch what happens. You think other states will try anything?


8 posted on 06/18/2010 4:28:49 PM PDT by griswold3 (Barack Obama’s First Law of Leadership: “I just work here.”)
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To: tobyhill

The Arizona law is no different that what is already written in federal law and also is in the California penal code. I also believe it is also in several other states law.
The problem is the feds don’t want it enforced because the dims want all the wetback votes. And that is the bottom line-—all the other hype is BS.
I hope we get a decent judge when these pukes get it to court — and not a clintonista appointee.


9 posted on 06/18/2010 4:28:54 PM PDT by taillightchaser (When a democrat says "The American people" you know the next words out of his mouth will be lies.)
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To: tobyhill

They CAN NOT do anything until the law goes into effect.


10 posted on 06/18/2010 4:29:07 PM PDT by Dacula (Every good father has a plan for his family.)
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To: tobyhill

Let me get this straight. I smell COWARDESS, big time. The Obama admin. ignores their promised deadline response to Jan Brewer. They announce, through Hillary in a foreign country, that they’re going to sue Arizona. COWARDESS abounds here. Jan asked for funding for border control material support and manpower. That has nothing to do with the Arizona bill. NOTHING. So not only did Obama IGNORE the deadline, he followed up on his promise with a non-sequitur. This is an outrage, but then again, what isn’t when it comes to the Obama Administration?


11 posted on 06/18/2010 4:29:49 PM PDT by historyrepeatz
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To: Ancient Drive

Yeah, let’s not think of the oil spill, Khalid Mohammed, Healthcare or the upcoming Cap and Take the rest or our money bill.

Instead, let’s try to get Harry Reid reelected.


12 posted on 06/18/2010 4:30:06 PM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (Obama neither leads, follows nor gets out of the way.)
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To: Ancient Drive

The main thing is vote the Democrat bastards out and if they keep this up ,it will happen.If it is racial and they want to make it racial- THEY LOSE.


13 posted on 06/18/2010 4:30:50 PM PDT by mpeters
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To: tobyhill

At this point, Jan Brewer, the governor of Arizona, should direct the Arizona National Guard to the border, despite the expense. A Joe Arpaio-style tent jail should be erected, and illegals should be detained there, and if ICE refuses to accept them for deportation, or tries “catch and release”, then they should be tried by a State judge, and returned to the tent jail on conviction.

They can be held for up to a year, and several months more after conviction, unless they agree to voluntarily repatriate by being flown to Mexico City, 1400 miles from the border.

Then, if Obama continues with the lawsuit, she should request that the Arizona State legislature pass a resolution to convene a constitutional convention.

When they do so, and I think they would, she should officially notify all of the other 49 State governors of Arizona’s resolution, and once 33 other States agree to it, that Arizona officially extends an offer to host the constitutional convention.


14 posted on 06/18/2010 4:34:00 PM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy (Two New Episodes of 'Futurama', this June 24th, on Comedy Central)
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To: Dacula
They CAN NOT do anything until the law goes into effect.

Temporary Injunction?

15 posted on 06/18/2010 4:34:02 PM PDT by doc1019 (Rush, Beck and others are giving us the dots; it is up to us to connect them.)
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To: tobyhill
Some talking head, I think it was Tucker Carlson, asked "Just what immigration law is Obama willing to enforce?"

Amnesty law would be my guess.....

16 posted on 06/18/2010 4:34:36 PM PDT by Feckless (Don't care where he was born. The oath I took said "...against all enemies, foreign and domestic".)
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To: mpeters
....Ha...maybe the judge will tell them they have no standing....

or,

...you need to show us the obambi long form BC to establish standing.

17 posted on 06/18/2010 4:34:38 PM PDT by spokeshave (From The One to zero in just 16 months – the myth has ended.)
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To: tobyhill

This is a win-win for the American People. If Arizona wins, then we ALL win and Obama is handed a busing political defeat.

If the US Government wins, then people become VERY angry and help to really force change in November.

Either way Obama loses.


18 posted on 06/18/2010 4:34:59 PM PDT by NeverForgetBataan ((Sure, you can forgive your enemies. But get even first))
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To: freedomfiter2
The problem (for USDOJ) is that AZ has police powers within its boundaries. The Federal Government does not posses police powers. The law appears to have been very well drafted to piggyback on the federal classification of illegal immigrant - so that they only are dealing with categories established by the federal government.

I've heard some say that AZ is encroaching on the federal responsibility for immigration policy. There is no doubt that the Federal Constitution leaves that in the hands of the Congress. But AZ is not seeking to define policy - they are just seeking to enforce the law within their boundaries.

The potential for this to be an exploding cigar in the face of the USDOJ is clear in the delay that lapsed from the implementation of this law. Holder and Obama have said that they were studying the law and formulating a strategy, as to whether or not to challenge it. That could have been done months ago. The significance of the delay is that I suspect Holder has figured out the critical path to a defeat or to procedural element s which would be embarrassing to the administration and waited until the point at which filing would not lead to an embarrassment before November 2nd. They want to be able to bang the drum for their base, they don't case about the law.

I think this can also lead to problems for Kagan’s confirmation process, and they may have delayed filing the suit to try and clear that.

19 posted on 06/18/2010 4:36:35 PM PDT by Wally_Kalbacken
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To: historyrepeatz

Call Jan Brewer at (602) 542-4331, press “2” to leave a message of support. God Bless Jan Brewer! The fight is on.. The American people vs. the U.S. Gov.. Never thought I’d say that, but that’s where we are.


20 posted on 06/18/2010 4:36:56 PM PDT by historyrepeatz
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