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Obama’s decision to sue Arizona over immigration law fuels an anti-immigration fervor

July 20th, 2010 · Corruption, Deception, Democrats, Ethics, Immigration, Immigration, Non-Transparency, Obama's Scheme, Reform, Selling Out the US, States, Terrorism from Within

By Michael D. Shear Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, July 20, 2010

President Obama and his political aides privately acknowledge that the government’s decision to sue Arizona over its new immigration law is helping to fuel an anti-immigration fervor that could benefit some Republicans in elections this fall.

But White House officials have concluded that, over the long term, the Republicans’ get-tough message is a major political miscalculation. They predict it will ultimately alienate millions of Latinos, the fastest-growing minority group in the nation.

West Wing strategists argue that the president’s call for legislation that acknowledges the role of immigrants and goes beyond punishing undocumented workers will help cement a permanent political relationship between Democrats and Hispanics — much as civil rights and voting rights legislation did for the party and African Americans in the 1960s.

As a result, although the president is unlikely to press for comprehensive immigration reform this year, he has urged his allies to keep up the pressure on Republican lawmakers.

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Oklahoma, South Carolina and Utah may follow Arizona’s lead on immigration law

July 8th, 2010 · Accountability, Corruption, Defense, Dissention, Foreign Policy, Government, Homeland Security, Immigration, Immigration, National Security, Non-Transparency, Obama's Scheme, Selling Out the US, States, Terrorism from Within, Treason

By Michael W. Savage Thursday, July 8, 2010

Attention is focused on Arizona and the federal government’s challenge to the state’s strict new immigration law, but three other states could adopt similar legislation next year.

Lawmakers in Oklahoma, South Carolina and Utah, which have already taken steps against illegal immigration, say that Arizona-style measures have a realistic chance of passing when their legislatures reconvene in 2011.

The Obama administration sued Arizona in federal court Tuesday, charging that the state law usurps federal authority, would hamper immigration enforcement and would lead to police harassment of those who have no proof of lawful status. The government asked that a federal judge stop the law from taking effect July 29.

Legislators in at least 17 other states introduced bills this year similar to the Arizona law, which allows officers to question anyone they suspect of being in the country illegally. But most of those measures are not considered likely to be adopted or signed by governors.

The political climate in Oklahoma, South Carolina and Utah, however, improves the chances that state legislatures there could follow Arizona’s lead in 2011.

In 2007, Oklahoma led the way on such laws by adopting legislation that makes it a felony to knowingly transport or shelter an illegal immigrant. It also blocked illegal immigrants from obtaining driver’s licenses and in-state tuition.

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Justice Dept. expected to sue Ariz. For pushing US Gov. to do its job

July 6th, 2010 · Defense, Democrats, Government, Government Control, Homeland Security, Immigration, National Security, Selling Out the US, States

Justice Dept. expected to sue Ariz. on immigration, citing ‘preemption’ grounds

By Jerry Markon Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, July 6, 2010

The Justice Department has decided to file suit against Arizona on the grounds that the state’s new immigration law illegally intrudes on federal prerogatives, law enforcement sources said Monday.

The lawsuit, which three sources said could be filed as early as Tuesday, will invoke for its main argument the legal doctrine of “preemption,” which is based on the Constitution’s supremacy clause and says that federal law trumps state statutes. Justice Department officials believe that enforcing immigration laws is a federal responsibility, the sources said.

A federal lawsuit will dramatically escalate the legal and political battle over the Arizona law, which gives police the power to question anyone if they have a “reasonable suspicion” that the person is an illegal immigrant. The measure has drawn words of condemnation from President Obama and Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. and opposition from civil rights groups. It also has prompted at least five other lawsuits. Arizona officials have urged the Obama administration not to sue.

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Gun rights extended by Supreme Court

June 28th, 2010 · Government, News Alert, States, Supreme Court

By MARK SHERMAN – The Associated Press
Monday, June 28, 2010; 11:54 AM

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court held Monday that Americans have the right to own a gun for self-defense anywhere they live, advancing a recent trend by the John Roberts-led bench to embrace gun rights.

By a 5-4 vote, the justices cast doubt on handgun bans in the Chicago area, but signaled that some limitations on the Constitution’s “right to keep and bear arms” could survive legal challenges.

Justice Samuel Alito, writing for the court, said that the Second Amendment right “applies equally to the federal government and the states.”

The court was split along familiar ideological lines, with five conservative-moderate justices in favor of gun rights and four liberals opposed. Chief Justice Roberts voted with the majority.

Two years ago, the court declared that the Second Amendment protects an individual’s right to possess guns, at least for purposes of self-defense in the home.

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Lawmakers across country taking immigration policy into own hands

June 28th, 2010 · Accountability, Deception, Democrats, Dissention, Ethics, Government, Government Control, Homeland Security, Immigration, National Security, Non-Transparency, Obama's Scheme, Selling Out the US, States, Terrorism from Within, Treason, War on Terrorism

By Michael W. Savage Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, June 24, 2010

With widespread attention focused on Arizona’s tough new law against illegal immigration — and a measure approved this week in the small town of Fremont, Neb. — similar proposals are under consideration across the country.

Five states — South Carolina, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Michigan — are looking at Arizona-style legislation, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. NDN, a Washington think tank and advocacy group, said lawmakers in 17 other states had expressed support for similar measures.

Since it was adopted in April, the Arizona legislation, which gives law enforcement officers the power to check the immigration status of anyone suspected of being in the country illegally, has triggered bitter debate and been challenged in court by advocacy groups. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said last week that the Justice Department plans to sue Arizona over the law, although a department spokesman has said the matter is under review.

This week, the spotlight shifted to rural Fremont, which narrowly passed an ordinance that would outlaw hiring illegal immigrants or renting property to them.

In the first three months of this year, legislators in 45 states introduced 1,180 bills or resolutions dealing with immigrants, an unprecedented number, according to the NCSL. By the end of March, 107 laws and 87 resolutions had been adopted by 34 states, with 38 bills pending. Not all of the proposals were designed to clamp down on illegal immigrants. Ann Morse, director of the Immigrant Policy Project at the NCSL, said they represented “a spectrum” of pro- and anti-immigration measures.

“When I talk to legislators about what they’re doing in the state, they say this is their way of signaling they want federal immigration reform to happen — that they care deeply about the issue, they’re working within the parameters they have and sometimes at the edge, trying to get federal attention,” she said.

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Clinton says Ariz. to be sued over immigration law, but Justice Dept. won’t confirm plan

June 22nd, 2010 · Deception, Democrats, Government, Government Control, Homeland Security, Immigration, Immigration, National Security, Non-Transparency, States

By Jerry Markon Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, June 18, 2010

The Obama administration has decided to sue Arizona over the state’s controversial immigration law, according to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. The Justice Department declined Thursday to confirm such a plan.

In a June 8 interview with an Ecuadorean television station, Clinton said the department, under President Obama‘s direction, “will be bringing a lawsuit” over the measure. A video of the interview was distributed Thursday by the American Civil Liberties Union, which urged the administration to go to court.

Justice Department spokesman Matthew Miller said the department “continues to review the law” and declined to comment further.

The Arizona legislation empowers police to question anyone who authorities have a “reasonable suspicion” is an illegal immigrant. The Justice Department has been considering for nearly two months whether to sue the state to stop the law from taking effect this summer.

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Obama to send more National Guard troops to U.S.-Mexico border

May 25th, 2010 · Corruption, Deception, Democrats, Ethics, Government, Government Control, Immigration, Immigration, National Security, Obama's Scheme, Selling Out the US, States, Terrorism from Within, Treason

By Michael D. Shear Washington Post staff writer
Tuesday, May 25, 2010; 4:10 PM

President Obama will deploy an additional 1,200 National Guard troops to the southern border and request $500 million in extra money for border security, according to an administration official. The decision comes as the White House is seeking Republican support for broad immigration reform this year.

The official said the new resources would provide “immediate enhancement” to the border even as the Obama administration continues to “work with Congress to fix our broken immigration system through comprehensive reform, which would provide lasting and dedicated resources by which to secure our borders and make our communities safer.”

The 1,200 troops will join about 340 already working in the border region, the official said. They would provide support to law enforcement efforts against drug trafficking by increasing monitoring of border crossings and performing intelligence analysis.

The move by the president is a direct appeal to Republicans in Congress, who have argued that the federal government must get serious about securing the border before they will support broader changes to the system.

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RebuildWisconsin supports these Candidates to be the Best for Wisconsin’s Future!

May 18th, 2010 · Accountability, Ethics, Government, States, Wisconsin

Scott Walker for Governor of Wisconsin

Roger Roth for US Congress, Wisconsin’s 8th District

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Justice Department considers suing Arizona to block immigration law

April 29th, 2010 · Accountability, Deception, Government, Government Control, Immigration, Immigration, Politics, States

By Jerry Markon and Anne E. Kornblut Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, April 29, 2010

Officials in the Obama administration are urging the extraordinary step of suing Arizona over its new immigration law, and the Justice Department is considering such an action to block the legislation from taking effect, government officials said Wednesday.

The Arizona law criminalizes illegal immigration by defining it as trespassing and empowers police to question anyone they have a “reasonable suspicion” is an illegal immigrant. President Obama and Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. have blasted the legislation, with Obama saying that it “threatened to undermine basic notions of fairness.”

“The president had strong words to say and the attorney general had strong words to say,” said one law enforcement official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because no decision has been made. “Considering that it’s signed into law, and Arizona is doing a lot of pomp and circumstance, do you see a friendly way out of this?”

A key legal ground being considered, officials said, is the doctrine of “preemption” – arguing that the state’s law illegally intrudes on immigration enforcement, which is a federal responsibility.

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Supreme Court to enter fight over violent video games. Could Porn and ‘R’ rated movies be next?

April 27th, 2010 · Accountability, Deception, Ethics, Government, Government Control, States, Supreme Court

By Robert Barnes Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Fresh from deciding one major free-speech challenge last week, the Supreme Court said Monday that it will take up another: whether states may forbid the sale of violent video games to minors.

California says the court’s 1968 decision that states may restrict the sale of sexually explicit materials to minors should be extended to the violent images in video games such as Grand Theft Auto. Other states have passed similar laws, but all have been shot down by federal courts that say the Supreme Court has never authorized such an expansion.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit said the same thing about California’s law. The state “is asking us to boldly go where no court has gone before,” Judge Consuelo M. Callahan wrote for a unanimous three-member panel. “We decline the state’s entreaty” to “redefine the concept of obscenity under the First Amendment,” it added.

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