[txrangerette]

Jay Sekulow on Beck disagrees with your quick assessment, completely.

He said the guts of the AZ law was the provision that was upheld, that AZ police can ask immigration status and detain for ICE when carrying out other law enforcement duties.

He said it is HUGE.

He said the three provisions struck down were said to be pre-empted by federal law. In other words AZ can’t make it a state crime to illegally immigrate or be employed in the state because federal law already legislates in this area and trumps it.

THE RULING WAS UNANIMOUS.

LET ME REPEAT.

UNANIMOUS.

Why are people here attacking a couple of justices and attacking Bush over this?

[Sacajaweau]

Unanimous...Wow

HUGE loss for Obama.

[perfect_rovian_storm]

Because, in all my years of listening to stupid news media people, I have NEVER heard more incompetent reporting than I’ve heard this morning on this issue. The so-called smartest people in the room, our beloved media, can’t even tell us what was thrown out and what was upheld in a coherent manner.

[dfwgator]

He said the guts of the AZ law was the provision that was upheld, that AZ police can ask immigration status and detain for ICE

Then ICE simply lets them go, "Catch and Release".

[kevkrom]

He said the three provisions struck down were said to be pre-empted by federal law. In other words AZ can’t make it a state crime to illegally immigrate or be employed in the state because federal law already legislates in this area and trumps it.

How long before someone sues to stop "sanctuary city" practices on the basis of this decision?

[Kansas58]

ty for your post

[for-q-clinton]

By that logic if the US has a law against “hate crimes” that means the states can have one since the US preempts them.

[Sudetenland]

"Why are people here attacking a couple of justices and attacking Bush over this?"

Because they are so certain that their interpretation of the Constitution is the ONLY correct interpretation--even though it contradicts the words and intent of the Founding Fathers.

The Constitution is not even close to ambiguous on this issue, states do NOT have the right to institute their own policies on immigration or naturalization just as they cannot enact treaties with foreign nations outside of the wishes of the federal government.

In all these cases, the federal government exercises absolute authority.


The real problem with the decision is that the SCOTUS apparently saw no remedy for states when the federal government is NOT doing its constitutionally mandated job.

[hitchwolf]

Because Bush was a moron big government fake conservative?

[RIghtwardHo]

It is not huge at all. It was sent back for review. ALL SCOTUS said was, in the abstract, sure, if they have “reason to believe” but they held off on ruling what this was.

STOP listening to ppl in “news entertainment”. This is a disastrous ruling. I was a Prosecutor for 25 years and argued before SCOTUS and read this decision. If we keep believing the “spin”, then we’ll just sit around and think everything is fine.

[InterceptPoint]

THE RULING WAS UNANIMOUS.

LET ME REPEAT.

UNANIMOUS.

Where did you find this? It's not showing up in the articles I've read.

BTW, Governor Brewer is claiming victory.

[svcw]

Some of the posters jumped to big time conclusions.
Even the governor is happy with the decision.

[Halls]

Then SCOTUS decision today was correct.