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(Arizona Did It Again!) Arizona Passes Law Banning Multilingual Requirement for Businesses
Post Date: 2010-05-18 14:03:39 by Murron
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Arizona Passes Law Banning Multilingual Requirement for Businesses May 18, 2010 Author: Fenig: American Thinker Arizona did it again! Fresh from signing a law that reinforces a federal law giving police the right to ask a person stopped by police for an unrelated matter to produce papers proving the right to be legally in the US, followed by a law banning schools from teaching minority/ethnic studies courses advocating separatism, group superiority and subversion of this country, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer (R) signed legislation affirming that nothing in state law requires businesses to provide "trained and competent" interpreters when a customer comes in speaking a language ...
Arizona Immigration Law Divides Police Across US
Post Date: 2010-05-17 19:20:30 by Brian S
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PHOENIX (AP) -- Arizona's tough new law cracking down on illegal immigration is dividing police across the nation, pitting officers against their chiefs and raising questions about its potential to damage efforts to fight crime in Hispanic communities. Two officers are challenging the law in court, while police unions that lobbied for it are defending it against criticism from police officials. Both sides are debating how a law such as Arizona's can be enforced, without leading to racial profiling of Hispanics and without alienating residents in Hispanic neighborhoods with whom police have spent years trying to build trust. "Before the signing of this bill, citizens would ...
Fox Legal Analyst(Napolitano) Predicts Court Will Block Arizona Immigration Law
Post Date: 2010-05-17 13:09:12 by Brian S
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A Fox News legal analyst believes that a controversial Arizona anti-illegal immigration law could be tied up in court for years. Judge Andrew Napolitano told Fox News host Gregg Jarrett that he expects a federal court to enjoin a law that requires people to prove their residency if stopped by police.Several civil rights groups filed suit against the law Monday morning. AZCentral.com reports:Participants will include the American Civil Liberties Union, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, National Immigration Law Center, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, National Day Laborer Organizing Network and Asian Pacific American Legal Center. They allege that ...
Sex-Offender Commitment Law Upheld by U.S. Supreme Court
Post Date: 2010-05-17 11:22:11 by war
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May 17 (Bloomberg) -- The Supreme Court upheld a federal law that allows the civil commitment of “sexually dangerous” people, including those whose federal prison terms have expired. The justices, voting 7-2, today ruled that Congress acted within its constitutional authority in enacting the 2006 measure, which affects people already in federal custody. The ruling bolsters the ability of the national government to play a role in preventing sex crimes, traditionally a state function. More than 100 people have been held under the law, which a lower court had declared unconstitutional. The case is United States v. Comstock, 08-1224.
Obama Said to Be Open to New Miranda Look
Post Date: 2010-05-14 18:29:07 by WhiteSands
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Obama Said to Be Open to New Miranda Look By CHARLIE SAVAGE WASHINGTON — David Axelrod, the top White House political adviser, said Monday that President Obama was amenable to Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr.’s call for a new law allowing interrogators to question terrorism suspects for lengthy periods without informing them of their rights. In an interview on CNN, Mr. Axelrod said Mr. Obama was “open to looking at” changing the Miranda rule, which generally bans prosecutors from using as evidence statements made by suspects in custody before they have been warned that they have a right to remain silent and to consult a lawyer. “There may be some things that ...
Holder Admits to Not Reading Arizona's Immigration Law Despite Criticizing It [ So troubling yet the Obama Admin has yet to read it ! ]
Post Date: 2010-05-13 19:15:57 by WhiteSands
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Despite repeatedly voicing concerns about Arizona's new immigration enforcement law in recent weeks and threatening to challenge it, Attorney General Eric Holder said Thursday he has not yet read the law -- which is only 10 pages long. "I have not had a chance to -- I've glanced at it," Holder said at a House Judiciary Committee hearing when asked had he read the state law cracking down on illegal immigrants. Holder told reporters last month that he fears the new law is subject to abuse and that the Justice Department and the Homeland Security Department are in the midst of conducting a review. The Arizona law requires local and state law enforcement to question ...
Kagan Was ‘Not Sympathetic’ as Law Clerk to Gun-Rights Argument
Post Date: 2010-05-13 12:22:39 by Brian S
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May 13 (Bloomberg) -- Elena Kagan said as a U.S. Supreme Court law clerk in 1987 that she was “not sympathetic” toward a man who contended that his constitutional rights were violated when he was convicted for carrying an unlicensed pistol. Kagan, whom President Barack Obama nominated to the high court this week, made the comment to Justice Thurgood Marshall, urging him in a one-paragraph memo to vote against hearing the District of Columbia man’s appeal. The man’s “sole contention is that the District of Columbia’s firearms statutes violate his constitutional right to ‘keep and bear arms,’” Kagan wrote. “I’m not sympathetic.” ...
Kagan’s 'Judicial Hero'
Post Date: 2010-05-12 14:44:05 by mininggold
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Kagan’s 'Judicial Hero' by Charmaine Yoest 05/11/2010 President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee has no track record on the bench as she’s yet to ever wear a robe. But her judicial philosophy is no mystery, and that is troubling. You can tell a lot about people by their role models. For prospective judges, the convictions and philosophy of their heroes tells even more. The President’s nominee to the Supreme Court, Elena Kagan, called Aharon Barak “my judicial hero. He is the judge who has best advanced democracy, human rights, the rule of law, and justice.” One of the troubling things about Kagan’s 2006 statement is her assumption that the role ...
If tomorrow you could trade out Obama for Palin, would you? This hypothetical leaves for one or the other, no equivocating. [Full Thread]
Post Date: 2010-05-11 16:06:45 by Jethro Tull
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Yes. The Kenyan is a Marxist and Palin, although slow on the uptake, is far less dangerous to America. Step up oh gutsy ones. Answer the question and show us your wisdom with a pithy comment. A non answer will render the poster to be an O'tard and a defender of Barry Soetoro's Big Government, Black nationalist agenda.
Obamas Bull Dyke Supreme Court Nominee praised 'socialism's greatness'
Post Date: 2010-05-10 20:01:53 by A K A Stone
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NEW YORK – In her undergraduate thesis at Princeton, President Obama's nominee for the Supreme Court, Elena Kagan, lamented the decline of socialism in the country as "sad" for those who still hope to "change America." Titled "To the Final Conflict: Socialism in New York City, 1900-1933," Kagan opined that infighting caused the decline of the early socialist movement. She asked why the "greatness" of socialism was not reemerging as a major political force. "In our own times, a coherent socialist movement is nowhere to be found in the United States. Americans are more likely to speak of a golden past than of a golden future, of ...
[ Catholic ] Bishops to the Left of Senate Dems on Immigration
Post Date: 2010-05-03 23:54:33 by WhiteSands
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In commenting on the "Real Enforcement with Practical Answers for Immigration Reform" (REPAIR) proposal offered by Senate Democrats, the top Catholic in the U.S. on immigration issues says that it spends too much money on border enforcement and not enough on bailing out the economies of Mexico and Central America. Bishop John C. Wester, Chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Committee on Migration issued a statement on Friday declaring that the Bishops "have concerns about the increases in enforcement resources contained in the framework" because "the United States has poured billions of dollars into immigration enforcement" and the ...
Mayor Daley Insults America In Pre-McDonald Ploy(gun control)
Post Date: 2010-05-01 10:13:40 by sneakypete
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Fearful that America’s Supreme Court will soon strike down Chicago’s handgun ban, frustrated by the Illinois legislature’s rejection of his anti-gun agenda, and repudiated by American courts and legislatures over his plan to sue federally licensed manufacturers and dealers of firearms for third-party crimes, Chicago Mayor Richard Daley (D) is showing contempt for his own country’s and state’s institutions, by seeking a foreign entity to enforce his anti-gun agenda against the American people. This week, Daley called for “redress against the gun industry” in the World Court, in The Hague, Netherlands. Forgetting or not caring who his constituents are, ...
Arizona immigration law: Changes sought by lawmakers
Post Date: 2010-04-30 10:40:02 by go65
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The Arizona House approved several new changes to Arizona's new immigration law. The changes still need final approval from the Senate before being passed along to the governor. If Gov. Jan Brewer supports them, they would go into effect at the same time the new law would. The phrase "lawful contact" would be changed to "lawful stop, detention or arrest" to clarify that an officer would not need to question a crime victim or witness about their legal status. The word "solely" would be eliminated from the sentence "A law enforcement official or agency … may not solely consider race, color or national origin" in establishing reasonable ...
Villaraigosa [ Catholic LA Mayor ] backs boycott of Arizona
Post Date: 2010-04-29 23:35:46 by WhiteSands
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Blasting Arizona's tough new immigration law as "unpatriotic and unconstitutional," Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Thursday backed a boycott of the state and urged Southern Californians to join an immigrant and labor rights march this weekend that police say could swell to 100,000 participants. "The debate has caused a call to action," Villaraigosa said. Organizers of the May Day march, scheduled for Saturday morning in downtown Los Angeles, say that the outcry over the Arizona law and the slow pace of congressional action on immigration reform have prompted renewed activism. The law, set to take effect in midsummer, makes it a state crime for illegal ...
Poll: 51% favor Ariz. law
Post Date: 2010-04-29 18:53:53 by WhiteSands
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Just more than half of the country is in favor of a tough new immigration law in Arizona, according to a new Gallup poll out Thursday. Fifty-one percent of those polled nationwide who said they have heard of the new law favor the measure, which grants police to right to ask to see proof of citizenship from anyone they suspect of being an illegal immigrant. Thirty-nine percent said they oppose it. Three-quarters of the Republicans and half of the independents polled said they approve of the law. Only 34 percent of Democrats said the same. Seventy-eight percent of the people contact by Gallup said they had either heard a "great deal" or a "fair amount" about the state ...
US Catholic church attacks 'draconian' Arizona law
Post Date: 2010-04-29 00:48:36 by WhiteSands
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The US Catholic church on Tuesday condemned Arizona's "draconian" new immigration law, saying it would alienate immigrant communities across the United States. "This new law, although limited to the State of Arizona, could have impact throughout the nation in terms of how members of our immigrant communities are both perceived and treated," Bishop John Wester said in a statement issued on behalf of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). "It certainly would lead to the rise in fear and distrust in immigrant communities," Wester, who chairs the USCCB migration committee, said. The law signed by Arizona's Republican Governor Jan Brewer on Friday ...
Rubio's Criticism Of Arizona Law Highlights Debate Among Conservatives On Immigration
Post Date: 2010-04-28 14:31:16 by Brian S
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Republican Senate hopeful Marco Rubio's criticism of Arizona's law attempting to curb illegal immigration represented a break with many conservative base voters. It also highlights a spirited debate on the right over the law and immigration policy. The Washington Examiner's Byron York says those, like Rubio, who have qualms about the Arizona law's "reasonable suspicion" language are ignoring the fact that the law allows police to act on that suspicion only if they have already initiated "lawful contact" with a person, such as for a traffic infraction. But conservative operative and National Review contributor Cesar Conda says the law gives ...
Removal Of California Memorial Cross Blocked By U.S. Supreme Court
Post Date: 2010-04-28 11:28:35 by Brian S
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The U.S. Supreme Court blocked the removal of a congressionally endorsed war memorial cross from its longtime home in the Mojave Desert, saying a federal court went too far in ordering that it be taken out. At issue is a cross that sits atop Sunrise Rock in a remote part of California's Mojave National Preserve. Since 1934, the cross has existed, in one form or another, as a war memorial. Different court documents refer to it as 5 to 8 feet tall. A decade ago, it came under legal attack from a former National Park Service employee who, though a Catholic, thought it was inappropriate to favor one religion over another in the preserve. The park service had turned down a request to have ...
State & local LEOS have the general power to investigate & arrest violators of fed immigration statutes without prior INS knowledge or approval, as long as they are authorized to do so by state law. There is no federal limitation on this authority.
Post Date: 2010-04-27 20:38:29 by WhiteSands
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Federal Immigration and Nationality Act State and local law enforcement officials have the general power to investigate and arrest violators of federal immigration Section 8 USC 1324(a)(1)(A)(iv)(b)(iii) State and local law enforcement officials have the general power to investigate and arrest violators of federal immigration statutes without prior INS knowledge or approval, as long as they are authorized to do so by state law. There is no extant federal limitation on this authority. The 1996 immigration control legislation passed by Congress was intended to encourage states and local agencies to participate in the process of enforcing federal immigration laws. Immigration officers and ...
Attorney General Holder: Court Challenge Possible On AZ Immigration Law
Post Date: 2010-04-27 15:04:49 by Brian S
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(04-27) 11:12 PDT WASHINGTON (AP) -- Attorney General Eric Holder says the federal government may challenge Arizona's new law on immigration. The attorney general told reporters Tuesday that he fears Arizona's new law is subject to abuse. At a news conference, Holder said that the Justice Department and the Homeland Security Department are in the midst of conducting a review of the state law. The Arizona law requires state law enforcement officials to ask people for documentation if they are suspected to be in the country illegally. The attorney general says a number of options are under consideration including the possibility of a court challenge.
Sen. Lindsey Graham: I Think Arizona Immigration Law is Unconstitutional
Post Date: 2010-04-27 15:02:31 by Brian S
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Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.) said Tuesday he thinks Arizona's new immigration law is unconstitutional and that "it doesn't represent the best way forward" when it comes to addressing illegal immigration. He added, however, that the law reflects "what good people will do" when they are left with no other options. Speaking at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing today with Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, Graham said Congress eventually needs to tackle immigration reform but that it will be "impossible" to achieve reform until citizens in states like Arizona feel that the borders are secure. "In this environment there is no ...
Ariz. immigration law mirrors federal version but with state enforcement
Post Date: 2010-04-27 01:15:43 by WhiteSands
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MSNBC host Joe Scarborough has an odd obsession for criticizing conservatives for calling Mr. Obama a "Nazi" all the time, yet he has no problem comparing the newly signed Arizona immigration law to "Nazi guards asking to see your papers." Even President Obama did not go that far, but he did call the new law "misguided." On both accounts Mr. Scarborough is wrong. One day he will hopefully realize that LaRouche Democrats who attend various protests with Nazi images of Mr. Obama are not conservatives and Arizona's new immigration enforcement law is designed to mirror federal immigration laws already in place. Federal law mandates that aliens register and ...
Bishop Kicanas: Roman Catholic Church should join suits challenging immigration law Read more: Bishop Kicanas: Church should join suits challenging immigration law
Post Date: 2010-04-26 22:28:44 by WhiteSands
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The Roman Catholic bishop in Tucson says the Catholic Church should join lawsuits challenging the state’s controversial new immigration law. Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson, said in a memo to parishioners Monday he is asking the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops to consider joining lawsuits against the Senate Bill 1070 Support our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act. Gov. Jan Brewer signed the measure into law Friday. The act gives police more power to question and arrest those they suspect are illegal immigrants and requires immigrants to carry work and travel papers. The bill also makes it a crime to transport illegal immigrants, including ...
Hoplophobic Anti Gun Propaganda Being Re Shown On Encore Westerns Channel (The Truth about “The Dead Man’s Gun”)
Post Date: 2010-04-25 22:10:37 by Coral Snake
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Hoplophobic Anti Gun Propaganda Being Re Shown On Encore Westerns Channel (The Truth about “The Dead Man’s Gun”) By Coral Snake It seems that a television program that is a piece of gun grabber propaganda his hit satalite and cable television again. This program is based on a common mental illness and phobic fear in holly-wierd, hoplophobia. For those who are not familiar with this term hoplophobia is a fear and or mental illness based belief on the part of some gun grabbers that weapons in general and firearms in particular are possessed with some kind of inherent evil that compels their owners to violence and eventually gets them killed, therefore firearms have to be ...
‘Draconian’ Arizona Law Will Cause Civil Rights Violations: Hume
Post Date: 2010-04-25 13:53:19 by Brian S
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Brit Hume of Fox News says the "draconian" new Arizona immigration law will be unpopular and predicts it will lead to civil rights violations. But he also thinks it was reasonable for Arizona to pass what he called "emergency policy." The law will allow police to demand proof of residency if they have "reasonable suspicion" that a person is not in the country legally. "I think it's going to be quite a trick to train the police officers in that state so that they can carry out this mandate to check anybody who they have a reasonable suspicion of being in the country illegal, without engaging in profiling or violating their civil rights," Hume ...
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