PRESIDENT Justice Department Files Suit Against Arizona Immigration Law
from Fox News:
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The Justice Department on Tuesday filed a lawsuit challenging Arizona's immigration law, claiming the law is "invalid" and "must be struck down."
In the suit, which names the state of Arizona as well as Gov. Jan Brewer as defendants, the Justice Department claims the federal government has "preeminent authority" on immigration enforcement and that the Arizona law "disrupts" that balance. It urges the U.S. District Court in Arizona to "preliminarily and permanently" prohibit the state from enforcing the law, which is scheduled to go into effect at the end of the month.
"The United States Constitution forbids Arizona from supplanting the federal government's immigration regime with its own state-specific immigration policy," the suit says. "A policy that, in purpose and effect, interferes with the numerous interests the federal government must balance." [\quote]
It's said the Az law may be struck down....I am hoping that whichever federal judge hears the case, that if the law is struck down, the feds are mandated in that same decision, to secure the border before they issue any injunction against the STate of Arizona. What says the 'brain trust' ?
Anyone done a comparison of the Arizona law versus California and the Federal law?
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Any president who puts the welfare of illegal aliens above that of US citizerns is a blithering idiot: But we already knew that Obama is a blithering idiot.
At what point do the Pres actions become impeachable and treasonous? Someone help me out on this one.
Arizona should file suit against the feds immediately if they lose this suit. Because that would prove that it is the fed's responsibility and they have done nothing. This isnt immigration... its an out and out invasion.
To governments fighting with each other, sounds good to me. Governments will always focus on somebody, always.
On the other hand maybe this was the desired result of the Arizona law. This is one of those things that could effect some real change and I'm not saying for the better. Can't put my finger on it but it feels like the kind of stuff civil wars begin with. Up until this the talk about socialism hasn't had much behind it.
Some real states rights stuff or constitutional defining stuff. Maybe both but my bet is it's a loosing situation for personal freedom.
This must happen for a totalitarian form of government to replace ours. First define the people who are obstructionists and then change the law enough to have them removed. This sounds like an opportunity to have those laws changed.
One good thing happened, they didn't get guns taken out of the hands of people.
To governments fighting with each other, sounds good to me. Governments will always focus on somebody, always.
On the other hand maybe this was the desired result of the Arizona law. This is one of those things that could effect some real change and I'm not saying for the better. Can't put my finger on it but it feels like the kind of stuff civil wars begin with. Up until this the talk about socialism hasn't had much behind it.
Some real states rights stuff or constitutional defining stuff. Maybe both but my bet is it's a loosing situation for personal freedom.
This must happen for a totalitarian form of government to replace ours. First define the people who are obstructionists and then change the law enough to have them removed. This sounds like an opportunity to have those laws changed.
One good thing happened, they didn't get guns taken out of the hands of people.
There is a problem here; when a totalitarian form of government installs itself, there are purges to rid the country of dissidents, activists and generally speaking, 'the opposition'. The problem here, is that the American people do not engage in the excising of the leftist scumbags once they have been removed from power. IMO, the biggest weakness of our 'free' political system is that we allow the left, and socialists, and anarchists, and Marxists of all flavors to survive removal from power. Unlike totalitarian forms of government, we remain in danger as those who would destroy us remain at large. We should change that...,
as I see it, there are two outcomes:
1: the supremacy clause of the constitution is upheld and Arizona loses
2: the court finds that the Arizona statute mirrors federal law and is upheld.
It's a stupid fight, actually, because Arizona is financially strapped and cannot
effectively combat the amount of crime on it's border, given the current fiscal
situation. This IS a federal matter...and I believe there should be a THIRD
choice; the Arizona law oversteps it's bounds and is struck down...the federal
goverment is ordered to mount an effective and immediate effort to restore
peace in border areas and to secure the border against invasion by hordes of
people seeking illegal entry into the country. THAT would be a meaningful
exercise of judicial power, IMO. Certainly, the federal government is being
purposefully derelict in this mandate.... It would be a gross miscarriage of
justice to allow the feds to retain supremacy over immigration policy and
still allow them to ignore the conditions in the border states.
BTW....anybody hear anything about 'militia groups' converging on Arizona,
ostensibly to provide something like 'border security' ? That's a dangerous
situation and will only serve to escalate the situation UNLESS they are
deputized by law enforcement and somewhat prepared to conduct a legal
campaign against the invasion. We live in dangerous times....
Way I look at this is the Dem. regime is pandoring to the Mexican's, on both sides of the border. IN this way the president and his chronies can show that they're fighting for the Mexicans, and when and if the legislation granting amnesty to all doesn't pass, the Repubs. will get the blame. Which in the end, will garner more votes for Dems., no matter how the cards fall.
If this law suit fails to change the AZ. law, well the pres. can at least say, "I tried", and if nothing happens in congress granting amnesty before Nov., again he'll say "I tried". Simply a politcal move to get more Mexican votes.
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PRESIDENT Justice Department Files Suit Against Arizona Immigration Law
