Posted on 06/21/2010 4:14:56 AM PDT by IbJensen
The sweet nothings Hillary Clinton whispered into the ears of foreign television audiences went stateside on Friday, as America media outlets began confirming what the secretary of state first told an Ecuadoran news channel: the Obama administration is planning a lawsuit against Arizona's new immigration law.
Publicly, Obama administration lawyers will only admit that a thorough "review" of SB 1070 is ongoing. But the toothpaste is out of the tube. Officials in Eric Holder's Justice Department are quietly giving word that it is a matter of when, not if, they will seek to subvert Arizona's attempt to protect its people from porous borders.
On cue, Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard -- the Democratic gubernatorial candidate -- dropped his promised "vigorous legal defense" of the law. Goddard opposed the statute and had been sparring with Gov. Jan Brewer, his likely Republican opponent in the general election, about how it will be defended.
According to a recent ABC News/Washington Post poll, Americans side with Arizona by a 58 percent to 41 percent margin. In late May, Quinnipiac put the numbers at 51 percent to 31 percent. CBS found that 52 percent think the Arizona law is "about right" while only 28 percent believe it "goes too far." Another 17 percent said it doesn't go far enough. The breakdown among Democrats was 46 percent "just right," 40 percent "too far," and 10 percent "not far enough."
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There is no no legal basis to challenge the Arizona law. The wording of the statute matches federal law. And federal law does not precluding the states from enforcing a ban on illegal immigration. As such, this looks more like a political gesture than a real legal challenge.
LLS
Amen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GE0aYrdsESM&feature=player_embedded
Senator Kyl Says: Border Will Not Secured Unless In Conjunction With Amnesty
..since he refuses to follow the Oath of Office, he should RESIGN, OR BE REMOVED FROM OFFICE
-The Arizona law, while exactly mirroring existing federal immigration law in every way, is discriminatory. Oops, then what about federal law?
-Oh, existing federal law is NOT discriminatory because we refuse to enforce it. That makes it fair to everyone. Right?
-Asking someone who is already in trouble with the police, has no ID and speaks no English if they might be here illegally is RACIAL PROFILING.
-Besides, you Arizona folks are not trained and experienced in enforcing immigration law like us feds are. (who lives with the problem every day?)
-And finally, you little people ain't got no AUTHORITAH. The king has spoken. Get used to it.
Arizona Rocks.....I can’t wait till I get home from Iraq to raise my voice in support of My State,Governor....We’re gonna put Juan McCain out to Pasture with the rest of his elitest cronies..
We’ll take care of our own,Washington be damned...........
"Gasping for air, I could hardly breathe..." -- HRC
Ping!
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