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Grijalva invites Ashcroft to see vigilante 'justice'
Arizona Daily Star ^ | 14 Jan 2003 | Unkown

Posted on 01/14/2003 8:01:56 AM PST by JackelopeBreeder

Grijalva invites Ashcroft to see vigilante 'justice'

ARIZONA DAILY STAR; Tuesday, January 14, 2003

U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva stepped up his campaign to crack down on vigilantes Monday by inviting Attorney General John Ashcroft to come to Southern Arizona to see the threat they pose to border security.

The Tucson Democrat told Ashcroft in a letter that the federal government's silence on the issue is "seen as giving official sanction to this racist movement, both by the perpetrators and victims of vigilante 'justice.' "

Ashcroft's voice, Grijalva added, "is needed now to make clear that private armed groups claiming law enforcement powers have no role in patrolling our border with Mexico."

Last week, shortly after he was sworn in, Grijalva called for a federal inquiry into the vigilante groups that have formed in response to the thousands of illegal immigrants who make their way across Arizona's border every year.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Government; Mexico; News/Current Events; US: Arizona
KEYWORDS: arizonaborder; illegalimmigration; vigilantes
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This guy has the intellect of a turnip.
1 posted on 01/14/2003 8:01:58 AM PST by JackelopeBreeder
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To: madfly
Kindly exercise the ping thing...
2 posted on 01/14/2003 8:02:52 AM PST by JackelopeBreeder
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To: JackelopeBreeder
SEE...SEE...Border security = RACISM!!!
3 posted on 01/14/2003 8:06:15 AM PST by martin gibson
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To: JackelopeBreeder
Ashcroft's voice, Grijalva added, "is needed now to make clear that private armed groups claiming law enforcement powers have no role in patrolling our border with Mexico."

Um, if you won't call out the National Guard to resist invasion, what do you expect people to do? Stand around and cheer on the rushing hordes?
4 posted on 01/14/2003 8:06:29 AM PST by Frank_Discussion
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To: martin gibson
Yeah, I caught that too. Distortion is soooo easy for some folks.
5 posted on 01/14/2003 8:07:30 AM PST by Frank_Discussion
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To: JackelopeBreeder
U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva stepped up his campaign to crack down on vigilantes Monday by inviting Attorney General John Ashcroft to come to Southern Arizona to see the threat they pose to border security.

The destruction of the clarity of the English language that Clinton started continues apace with this bunch...

6 posted on 01/14/2003 8:11:33 AM PST by dirtboy
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To: martin gibson
Your proof that it isn't??????
8 posted on 01/14/2003 8:13:17 AM PST by BlackElk (Viva Cristo Rey)
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To: JackelopeBreeder
U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva stepped up his campaign to crack down on vigilantes Monday by inviting Attorney General John Ashcroft to come to Southern Arizona to see the threat they pose to border security.

There's only one racist here. It's the one that thinks people of a certain ethnicity should be exempt from the immigration laws that everyone else in the world has to obey. This man is a traitor to our nation. The fact that traitors like this are elected to nationwide office makes me think the reconquista has already been successful.

9 posted on 01/14/2003 8:14:55 AM PST by Godel
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To: BlackElk
Black Elk?

Horse's Ass is more like it.
10 posted on 01/14/2003 8:15:13 AM PST by the gillman@blacklagoon.com
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To: BlackElk
Your proof that it isn't??????

How about you prove your point, as you are demanding that he prove a negative. It shouldn't be hard to find racist screeds on American Patrol. Go ahead, do it.

Hint - I spent a couple of nights doing just that. Didn't find anything. But if you want to repeat that exercise, please feel free. But from the nature of your posts so far I doubt you have the integrity to come back with an honest answer.

12 posted on 01/14/2003 8:19:14 AM PST by dirtboy
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13 posted on 01/14/2003 8:20:30 AM PST by justshe (One nation.....under God...with liberty and justice for all.)
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To: JackelopeBreeder
Vigilante group BUMP!
14 posted on 01/14/2003 8:21:37 AM PST by upchuck (Vigilantism is such a nasty business. But "somebody's" gotta do it.)
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To: BlackElk
Your proof that it isn't??????

He doesn't need any. If english is your primary language, it's self evident.

15 posted on 01/14/2003 8:22:33 AM PST by Woahhs (Just because idiots disagree with you, it doesn't mean disagreeing with you proves they're idiots.)
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To: JackelopeBreeder
"We the people" empowered the goverment, and it is "We the people" who retained specific individual rights to handle government neglect situations.
16 posted on 01/14/2003 8:22:40 AM PST by thinktwice
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To: dirtboy
So what if a few Pedros who are American citizens get killed?

American citizens of Mexican heritage (such as my wife) do not need to be crossing over the border on tractless desert, traversing private property. They can just present their ID at the border like any other American. So your argument there is absurd, as is your bigotry of calling them Pedros...

17 posted on 01/14/2003 8:22:50 AM PST by dirtboy
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To: JackelopeBreeder
bump ...
18 posted on 01/14/2003 8:23:54 AM PST by Centurion2000 (Darth Crackerhead)
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