What would Martin Niemoller think about Arizona?

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Polls fail on many levels. You know that as well as I do.

The most important thing for me is to get TEXAS and NM on board with the policy and lawful laws that AZ has inacted. Let Calif deal with the hoards by their inactions. I am cool with that.

The first step should be for the federal judiciary to determine if the AZ law, is in fact, lawful....or should we just assume it is because it is popular and the governor says it is lawful.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by Redux

The first step should be for the federal judiciary to determine if the AZ law, is in fact, lawful....or should we just assume it is because it is popular and the governor says it is lawful.

To late. The Feds had their chance. That chance has come and gone for many years.... many years and many Administrations. Time for the States to take over. None of the laws inacted in AZ violate current Federal Law. The Feds should have no say from this point forward. Each state has the right to deal with it as they see fit within the constraints of current law that has not been enforced by the Feds.

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

To late. The Feds had their chance. That chance has come and gone for many years.... many years and many Administrations. Time for the States to take over. None of the laws inacted in AZ violate current Federal Law. The Feds should have no say from this point forward. Each state has the right to deal with it as they see fit within the constraints of current law that has not been enforced by the Feds.

But werent you the one who pointed out that Constitution gives the power "to establish a uniform rule of naturalization" to the federal government (Congress)? The "supremacy clause" may be at issue as well.

In fact, we dont know if the new law violates federal law (on one or more points of law). We have lots of opinions on both sides. And that is why we have a federal judiciary and it has yet to rule.