Posted on 09/02/2010 7:00:08 PM PDT by Candor7
Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office
100 West Washington, Suite 1900
Phoenix, AZ 85003
Joe Arpaio
Sheriff
Phone: 602-876-1801
Fax: 602-251-3877
Switchboard:602-876-1000
www.mcso.org
The following is an official statement by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio regarding today’s lawsuit filed against his office by the U.S. Justice Department in Washington, D.C. for alleged refusal to turn over documents. It is followed by another statement from his Washington, D.C. attorney, Bob Driscoll.
“The Obama administration has filed three lawsuits against Arizona in the last few weeks ... one against a college district, one against the state of Arizona and now one against my office. Each lawsuit centers on something to do with alleged racial discrimination.
These actions make it abundantly clear that Arizona, including this Sheriff, IS Washington’s new whipping boy. Now it’s time to take the gloves off.
As for today’s lawsuit against my office: These people in Washington met with my attorneys only a few days ago. And in that meeting, Washington got our cooperation; they admitted they already have thousands of pages of the requested documents; and they were given access to interview my staff and get into my jails.
They smiled in our faces and then stabbed us in the back with this lawsuit. The Obama administration intended to sue us all along, no matter what we did to try to avert it. Washington isn’t playing fair and it’s time Americans everywhere wake up and see this administration for what it really is. Calculating, underhanded at times and certainly not looking out for the best interests of the legal citizens residing in this country. “
STATEMENT OF ROBERT N. DRISCOLL,
COUNSEL TO SHERIFF JOSEPH ARPAIO AND THE MARICOPA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
“Today’s lawsuit by the Department of Justice is part of a deliberate media strategy to “get tough” on Sheriff Arpaio and the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office and undermine immigration enforcement by a local Sheriff who is trying desperately to make up for this Administration’s own indifference to the topic.
The DOJ suit speaks loudly by what it does not say. It does not allege that Sheriff Arpaio or the MCSO have discriminated against anyone because the DOJ, after 18 months of soliciting allegations against Sheriff Arpaio, has come up empty. Even the purported basis for the suit, which alleges a lack of “cooperation,” is a sham. In fact, after meeting with the DOJ last week, just last Friday, on behalf of MCSO, I informed the DOJ that MCSO would cooperate with all reasonable document requests and would schedule tours of MCSO facilities and interviews with senior MCSO command staff. We were awaiting a response from DOJ, and this lawsuit is apparently it. Clearly DOJ is more interested filing its third lawsuit in as many weeks against Arizona defendants than in looking into the allegations that purportedly gave rise to its investigation. This lawsuit is nothing more than an attempt to obscure the fact that DOJ still has no case. Today’s suit over documents does not change that.”
CONTACT: ROBERT N. DRISCOLL
(202) 239-3470
Hell, the situation in my previous post proves you’re right about the system being broke.
I cannot challenge the contradiction between state statute and state constitution [without violating the state statute and challenging its legitimacy there in court] because all I get is the run around:
State DA says talk to the state supreme court who says, via recording, talk to the state-bar who says talk to either a local atty (who says they’ll look into it but never contact you again) OR talk to your state legislator who says that she’ll have to talk to the State DA who has to talk to the State Supreme Court who.... *bleh!*
All the Sheriff has to do is ask "Where's the birth certificate?", and they'll drop this case.
Discovery is the suit victim’s nuclear weapon. In discovery, the other party can be asked anything about anything, whether it is part of the case or not. Failure to answer is contempt of court.
I agree completely, we have a fascist Junta in control of our country,which seeks to impose a twisted Utopia of predefined :historic justice,” and thats not a tin hat conclusion, but one of careful historical analysis:
Good read:
http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/ic05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html
Winston Churchill discovered how to fight them, with truth, exposure, and ridicule. And then he fought them off in the Battle of Britain.And we will do the same, if we can ever wake up to the fact.
One of Obama’s first acts was to remove Churchill’s bust from the White House and return it to the British legation in Washington. No accident there.
Sherrif Joe is pointing the way.He is using truth, exposure and ridicule.
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The sleeping giant of American Patriotism is still asleep, but one eye has opened and a fearful wrath shall soon issue forth from his mouth -AND WOE TO THE WICKED FOR HIS TERRIBLE SWIFT SWORD SHALL BEHEAD MANY A TRAITOR!
Eric Holder is a traitor and a criminal.
Someone needs to Arrest Him.
He is Janet Reno in Drag.
The illegals can’t vote and no one really knows how all all the legal immigrants feel. I would imagine that they don’t like the illegals too much.
Last I heard there are about 20 states getting that done...
I know Texas will introduce ours in January 2011 when the Legislature convenes...
Its all coming to an end for Obama and his aggressive, progressive, socialist BS...
All I have to say to each and every single numbnut who voted for him is, “You’re about to see some “real” hope and change, very soon...”
ROTFLMAO.
I haven’t heard the term “numbnut” for a very long time.
It was used in Canada a lot, when I lived there before 1981.
Usually it was “numbnuts” in the plural, for reasons of male physiology.
Yes, any one who voted for Obama and his fascists is indeed a numbnut. About 118 days from now, everyone will realize that , when they get their new tax bills.Then watch the chit hit the fan! Numbnuts usuallly un-numb when their wallets are hit.At that point they become “blivets” or “toucholes.”
Numbnuts do not know when their wallets are hit...They have no concept beyond the color of ones skin...This is the perfect senario for the followers of Obama and his “black liberation theology”...
They would blindly jump off a cliff for this guy, no matter what...What we need to do is make sure they do not tie us to that crowd...
I believe we can neuter this administration in November and stave off this evil before it gets worse...
Perhaps Joe should run for President - that would be fun.
I hope you are right. If not we will have to follow the example of our ancestors..
They will not go easily.
Look at it this way...
The harder (worse) it gets, the decisions will be easier...
Yeah, I’m one of those “glass half full” people...;-)
Glass half full...me too. It works for more than just beer!
Most “legal immigrants” from Mexico have relatives who aren’t legal. Allegiance to family members (legal and illegal), or America and it’s laws?.. What do YOU think?
Hope you’re a Lady! (pink underwear!)
I heard the response sounded something like “Fudge Ewe”...
The wind was playing tricks on my hearing or something...
I dunno...
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