Posted on 07/08/2010 5:02:43 PM PDT by Bad~Rodeo
Arizona’s Gov. Jan Brewer and state legislators from both sides of the aisle vowed to fight all the way to the Supreme Court against a Justice Department suit challenging the state’s tough new immigration law.
“I will not stop fighting to protect the citizens of Arizona and to defend Arizonans in federal court,” Brewer said. “Arizona will ultimately prevail against the lawsuits—including this latest assault by the Obama Administration. Our laws will be found to be constitutional—because that is exactly what they are.”
Brewer called the DOJ lawsuit “a massive waste of federal funds.”
“As a direct result of failed and inconsistent federal enforcement, Arizona is under attack from violent Mexican drug and immigrant smuggling cartels,” Brewer said. “Now, Arizona is under attack in federal court from President Obama and his Department of Justice.”
The Justice Department on Tuesday filed a 27-page suit in the 9th U.S Circuit of Appeals in Phoenix saying the Arizona law violated the supremacy clause of the Constitution and sought an injunction against the law’s implementation. SB 1070, the illegal-immigration enforcement law, passed in April and was slated to go into effect July 29.
Atty. Gen. Eric Holder’s staff again alleged SB 1070 will result in racial profiling, but unlike the federal statute which SB 1070 mirrors, Arizona’s law expressly prohibits racial profiling. State and local law enforcement officers are being trained to avoid crossing that line under penalty of termination and criminal charges.
“We’re not going to be intimidated by the Department of Justice,” said Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio. “The federal government should be asking for our help instead of suing us.”
Arpaio plans the sheriff department’s 16th illegal immigrant sweep to coincide withSB 1070’s implementation date.
SB 1070 author and state Sen. Russell Pearce, (R.-Mesa) said
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Good news.
AZ SB-1070 Border Security Ping
Meanwhile, I suspect the illegals are leaving the state in droves.
Good on ‘em!
No matter what the court decides, Arizona has won already, imo. Its illegal alien law has brought this whole issue to the public the way nothing else has.
That sure looks like a great place to camp.
If ohbummer loses this, he is history as is the Federal Governement as we know it.
Support your State
I suggest that Arizona enforce this law regardless what the courts ultimately sas. Force the hand of the Kenyan to try and act against the good people of the state of Arizona.
“Meanwhile, I suspect the illegals are leaving the state in droves.”
They are. But the Mexican drug cartels remain, supported by Nobama’s No Action policy.
I suspect that this type of thing was the spark for the war of Northern Agression.
The reason Obama is afraid to go to Arizona is because he’s an Illegal.
Jan Brewer will lock him up!
Amen.
Because they've been doing it for decades now.
I agree. What troubles me is that a nephew (a Marine) is deploying with his unit to AZ "for training" in late July. He wouldn't even tell his Mom more than that. Could be just a good Marine practicing OPSEC or ...
STATES' SOVEREIGNTY HAS ALREADY BEEN UPHELD BY SCOTUS, 1997
The Supreme Court struck down the Brady Bill, and upheld the Tenth Amendment.
Printz v. United States (95-1478), 521 U.S. 898 (1997)
HOO-RAH!!
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