Posted on 06/17/2010 4:54:39 PM PDT by curth
PHOENIX – Governor Jan Brewer said she was stunned and angered to learn during an Ecuadorean television interview with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that the Obama Administration had decided to sue Arizona over its recently passed anti-illegal immigration law, SB1070.
Video of the interview can be seen at Governor Brewer’s Arizona Border Security Information website: www.azgovernor.gov/AZBorderSecurity.asp Secretary Clinton announced during the interview on June 8th that President Obama has directed the U.S. Justice Department to “bring a lawsuit against the Arizona law.”
“This is no way to treat the people of Arizona,” said Governor Brewer. “To learn of this lawsuit through an Ecuadorean interview with the Secretary of State is just outrageous. If our own government intends to sue our state to prevent illegal immigration enforcement, the least it can do is inform us before it informs the citizens of another nation.”
Governor Brewer said, “I just visited with the President in the Oval Office about our differences over immigration policy, and the one firm understanding we had was that within two weeks he would provide details of his commitment to deploy National Guard troops to the border. While I am grateful that communications have taken place about a possible visit by Administration staff before the end of the month, there is not yet a confirmed date. More importantly, no information about additional troop and border security enhancements has been provided by the Obama Administration to the citizens of Arizona.”
Governor Brewer recently announced the creation of a legal defense fund for private contributions in defense of Arizona’s illegal immigration enforcement measures – www.keepazsafe.com.
Over $22,000 in contributions have been made to the border legal defense fund since its announcement yesterday evening. Over $26,000 had previously been sent unsolicited to the Governor for legal defense of Arizona, for an approximate total of $48,000 in the fund.
Governor Brewer needs to understand Socialism is about never telling the truth to those who are not socialists.
Good for her to respond quickly. I hope our GOP leadership doesnt get mad at her and make her apologize.
The Obama administration is suing the state of Arizona for FOLLOWING FEDERAL LAW!
This will be BAD for them.
let them sue... than just ignore anything coming from it... just like they (fedgov) ignore immigration laws
I cannot wait for this bunch of communists to be shown the door.
You can take the ‘organizer’ out of the ghetto, but you can never take the ghetto out of the ‘organizer’.
Obama is just acting like the Chicago ghetto trash he really is.
It’s strange, I always thought Texas would lead the charge against the federal government.
IMPEACH OBAMA !!!! This is treason!
Somehow, I don't think this Lady will be swayed by the DC GOP leadership.
Totally disgusting...the idiot-in-chief is declaring “war” against the laws of our government...I would say “against his own country”. but we all know that’s not true
It seems like the Obama admin looks to see what the majority of Americans want — and then do the exact opposite. Very weird, very troubling. It is extreme arrogance - and I have a feeling they’ll pay for it this November.
This has to be the most outrageous lack of protocol.
Surely there is a prohibition in the Constitution that forbids such retaliation against any State by the Executive Branch.
Obama is doing cloward piven and overloading the system.
If the so called leadership does, I hope she tells them to drop dead. Maybe they might learn from that if it happened. I doubt it though. Musn’t make the communists mad.....
I was trying to be sarcastic, didnt go over very well. wink
Hang em high
No, Arizona is being sued for violating the highest law in the land: The Liberal Messiah's Law. That Law changes from moment to moment.
Hopefully, this lawsuit will be continuing in November.
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