Posted on 07/16/2010 3:05:40 AM PDT by cweese
The Gallup folks tell us that Americans, by a 17-point margin, oppose the Obama administration's decision to go to court to challenge the legality of Arizona's controversial immigration law.
On this one, Americans are wrong.
Regardless of where you stand on the Arizona law, there is plenty of room for discussion of it. And, we believe, the courthouse is a good place for that discussion.
This one is worth making a federal case over.
"Emotions run high on both sides of the issue," Gallup said in reporting that 50 percent of respondents oppose the lawsuit and 33 percent favor it. "The substantial majority of those in favor and those opposed to the lawsuit say they feel strongly about their position."
No surprise there. No current issue — not same-sex marriage, not Iraq, not LeBron James — generates as much heat as illegal immigration. There's a pretty good chance you'll get a sense of that heat in online comments generated by this editorial. If you're reading this online, just scroll down.
The Justice Department lawsuit rightfully questions whether Arizona lawmakers, by giving local law enforcement agencies the power to enforce immigration law, illegally stepped into what solely should be a federal responsibility. It's a solid question, one that must be answered before other states get into the immigration enforcement business.
Lawmakers in 20 states have expressed interest in passing a statute like Arizona's, which directs police, as they are enforcing other laws, to ask about immigration status if there is reason to believe a person is illegally in the U.S. Nine states, including Texas, filed a legal brief this week siding with Arizona in the courthouse battle with the feds.
We're on record as fearing that the Arizona law, despite language aimed at preventing it, will lead to profiling...
(Excerpt) Read more at statesman.com ...
Actually, he is correct. The Constitution of the UNited States states:
“In all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, and THOSE IN WHICH A STATE SHALL BE A PARTY, THE SUPREME COURT SHALL HAVE ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. In all the other Cases before mentioned, the supreme Court shall have appellate Jurisdiction, both as to Law and Fact, with such Exceptions, and under such Regulations as the Congress shall make.” Article III, Section 2 (Emphasis added)
I guess the DOJ hasn’t read this either.
” The Gallup folks tell us that Americans, by a 17-point margin, oppose the Obama administration’s decision to go to court to challenge the legality of Arizona’s controversial immigration law.
“On this one, Americans are wrong. “ (The Austin-Mexican Statesman ^ )
It is O U R country, a$$hole. Take your criminal trespassers, and LEAVE!
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