Posted on 07/06/2010 1:37:54 PM PDT by jessduntno
The Obama administration is facing harsh backlash from several lawmakers today after filing suit against the state of Arizona over its controversial immigration law.
The Justice Department today filed suit against the state's law, which makes it a state crime to be in the country illegally, arguing that it unconstitutionally usurps federal authority to enforce immigration laws. Republicans and some Democrats say that while immigration is a federal issue, Arizona should not be punished for acting in response to the federal government's failure to meet its responsibility.
Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, and 19 other Republicans in the House sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder today saying that the suit against Arizona's law "reflects the height of irresponsibility and arrogance."
"Arizona has taken a reasonable, constitutional approach to dealing with a problem that has been ignored by the Obama Administration," the letter says. "This lawsuit reveals the Obama Administration's contempt for immigration laws and the people of Arizona. It reveals contempt for the majority of the American people who support Arizona's efforts to reduce human smuggling, drug trafficking and illegal immigration."
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I’m with you on all those — all great points and they should be the basis for action.. I was referring more narrowly in how they should deal with Holder directly.
“...how they should deal with Holder directly...”
Alinksy his ass. Pick the target, personalize it, freeze it...destroy it. Make Holder the focus.
Mention his name every 2.7 microseconds and why he’s FAILING to do
his job.
Like the dems did with Ashcroft...
I like it. They have my approval ;-)
” Wow...they sent a letter...THATS showin em, boy oh boy...Im sure glad they got TOUGH with em...yeah, man...Ill bet Holders SHAKING in his jackboots right about now after that letter...”
Holder took the letter to Obama, and walked away with a $20,000.00 raise ;-)
“” How about getting on the House floor, publicly, in front of the C_SPAN cameras, and raising holy hell EVERY DAMN DAY , demadning to know WHY the Pres_ent and his democommie henchmen arent sealing up the border? And what happened to all the money that was authorized for BORDER FENCE CONSTRUCTION?
How about using whatever bullypulpit they have at their disposal, to the utmost extreme limits of their use, IN DEFENSE of Arizona, every damn day???
How about calling press conferecens at every opportunity and getting in front of every camera available and DEMANDING that the Justice Department begin PROSECUTION of the Black Panthers that were threatening white voters (Thats STILL called Racial Intimidation as far as I can tell).
How about using EVERY SINGLE LEGAL PROCEDURE in their well-documented arsenal to block, obscure, oppose, stall, and otherwise hold up EVERY single piece of socialist trash legislation and law that these people try to push through...loudly, publicly, with spotlights shining? “”
EXACTLY.
Instead they put communist sex perverts and dictators on the SCOTUS.
98% of them are in hiding until November. A pitiful, disgusting, cowardly lot.
” How about getting on the House floor, publicly, in front of the C_SPAN cameras, and raising holy hell EVERY DAMN DAY , demadning to know WHY the Pres_ent and his democommie henchmen arent sealing up the border? And what happened to all the money that was authorized for BORDER FENCE CONSTRUCTION?
How about using whatever bullypulpit they have at their disposal, to the utmost extreme limits of their use, IN DEFENSE of Arizona, every damn day???
How about calling press conferecens at every opportunity and getting in front of every camera available and DEMANDING that the Justice Department begin PROSECUTION of the Black Panthers that were threatening white voters (Thats STILL called Racial Intimidation as far as I can tell).
How about using EVERY SINGLE LEGAL PROCEDURE in their well-documented arsenal to block, obscure, oppose, stall, and otherwise hold up EVERY single piece of socialist trash legislation and law that these people try to push through...loudly, publicly, with spotlights shining? “
Funny...Megyn Kelly is the only person to do this. She is now the only person I watch every day on Fox.
“..Instead they put communist sex perverts and dictators on the SCOTUS...”
Aww, come on...what’s wrong with a female Diesel-Dyke Stalin, a Wise Communist Latina, and an old cancerous National Organization of Witches attorney who believes that Baby Sacrifice is jes’ fayhhhn and danDEE???
You...you...HATER, you....!!!!
/sarc
;-)
He is a representative (i.e. member of the House). ALL house representatives are up for election every two years.
Parts of Travis County are conservative, Republican. Forget Austin proper. He has parts of Travis county and additional areas to the west and north. Some years ago he represented that area AND San Angelo PLUS all the way out to Midland. That’s when he represented ME. But because the areas near Austin increased so much in population, lines were redrawn to reflect that, and the San Angelo-to-Midland area was given to another. I don’t live in either of those districts today. My rep today is a conservative Republican, though...Randy Neugebauer.
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