BREAKING: Federal Judge Blocks Controversial Parts Of Arizona Immigration Law
PHOENIX – A federal judge on Wednesday blocked the most controversial parts of Arizona's immigration law from taking effect, delivering a last-minute victory to opponents of the crackdown.
The overall law will still take effect Thursday, but without the provisions that angered opponents — including sections that required officers to check a person's immigration status while enforcing other laws.
The judge also put on hold parts of the law that required immigrants to carry their papers at all times, and made it illegal for undocumented workers to solicit employment in public places.
U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton ruled that the controversial sections should be put on hold until the courts resolve the issues.
The ruling came just as police were making last-minute preparations to begin enforcement of the law at 12:01 a.m. Thursday and protesters were planning a large demonstrations to speak out against the measure. At least one group planned to block access to federal offices, daring officers to ask them their immigration status.
The volume of the protests will be likely be turned down a few notches because of the ruling by Bolton, a Clinton appointee who suddenly became a crucial figure in the immigration debate when she was assigned the seven lawsuits filed against the Arizona law.
Lawyers for the state contend the law was a constitutionally sound attempt by Arizona — the busiest illegal gateway into the country — to assist federal immigration agents and lessen border woes such as the heavy costs for educating, jailing and providing health care for illegal immigrants.
The opponents argued the law will lead to racial profiling, conflict with federal immigration law and distract local police from fighting more serious crimes. The U.S. Justice Department, civil rights groups and a Phoenix police officer had asked the judge for an injunction to prevent the law from being enforced.
Jul 28, 2010 at 1:43 PM
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More than 550 people representing 32 unions plan to travel in 11 buses for a rally at the state Capitol and a vigil with local groups on the day the law is set to take effect.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0728-arizona-activists-20100728,0,1794763.story
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100727/ap_on_go_co/us_rangel_ethics
Two of the three firms providing legal counsel to Rep. Charlie Rangel, D-N.Y., in his pending ethics cases are lobbying firms. In fact, one firm, Oldaker, Belair & Wittie, conducts much of Rangel's political fundraising, while operating four different lobby shops.
But who's ultimately paying Rangel's legal bills? Mostly corporate and union political action committees along with individual lobbyists. Over the past six months, PACs and lobbyists have accounted for a majority of the money Rangel's campaign has raised this year, not counting transfers from Rangel's other fundraising operations (more on them below).
Read more at the Washington Examiner: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/K-Street-goes-to-the-defense-of-Charlie-Rangel-1004040-99363214.html#ixzz0v084hPIn
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This should get both sides throwing "Sticks & Stones" at anyone that moves. The news will be Full of News, come Mon. mornning.
ThAre I am again. Right next to the Chic in the Red Dress...................God I Love this Site ?
http://www.resistnet.com/forum/topic/show?id=2600775%3ATopic%3A2424589&xgs=1&xg_source=msg_share_topic
Changed the subjict a bit DB. Maby to lower yr blood presure...? But then its all the same isent it. The Fedreal Goverment can do anything they want to !
obama spent 1 year pushing healthcare and catering to illegal immigrant mobs. illegals are the largest population of uninsured. free healthcare passes, but that's not enough. now its wide open borders. the american people say no. the federal govt is breaking the law. suing arizona for securing the borders. not suing sactuary cities who are in clear violation of federal law.
the az law mirrors federal law. if washington wants to repeal the federal law, then do that. in court. not in the newspapers painting americans as racists. the law makers are siding with the law breakers.
hell is a place with no reason. welcome to hell.
not in the newspapers painting americans as racists. This is the intent of our goverment, and its working great ! Wait till Monday Morning News ?
Texas, I have no idea what you said.
This is nothing but a front, to tare down the real American People. The Goverment dosent plan to help the illegal people, just make them think the goverment is working to make them Leagle. After the votes, thier still illegal people in our country.
arizona should sue the feds. .....but Az dont have Deep Pockets, like the goverment. Goverment could break Az in 45 days. One thing I feel is the goverment is "Scared-2-Death" of us becouse it took "The Wizzered of O-Bama Oz" to wake up the Sheepel.
Now its time to Schmier us any way they can, and its not working anymore. Sorry, sometimes im talkin to my self "Z" !
We now live in a world where "Wrong is Right"....&..... Right is Wrong".......! Plain & Simple, "Z" Dont matter if its goverment, the banks, the States, its all the same.
Greed has taken over the planet. Its just that they took everything we have. Its now time to Eat The Weak Ones. Were past the one more mouse in the sho box.
The strong are eatting the weak just to stay alive. "Sad Aint It" ?
After Nov. 2nd all will calm back down and it will return to "Same-Ol-Same-Ol"...........................great piece thoe DB !
A man has his limetts, you know, and a dog dont fit my life. We have 9 "Kitty-Box's" & 2 Bathrooms in our cabin, You Pick One !
Exactly. I APPLAUD Arizona for standing-up to the U.S. federal government on this issue. Or on ANY issue, actually.
We need MORE individual states to start defying the federal government on matters in which the latter proved to be ineffectual or outrightly INCOMPETENT.
The original purpoe of the U.S. federal government was a) to deal with foreign relationships and b) mediate disputes between the states. PERIOD. How times have changed.
Now it seems as if WE the people exist solely for the entertainment and prosperity of our federal government.
In fact, sometimes it seems like at this rate we're only about a few months away from having ATM microchips surgically implanted up our asses by Goldman Sachs, so that they can automatically debit our accounts for the air we breath, while our government looks on approvingly at our submission.
http://letthemfail.us/archives/4966
Collateral Damage: U.S. Covert Operations and the Terrorist Attacks on
September 11, 2001
http://www.scribd.com/doc/9442970/Collateral-Damage-US-Covert-Operations-and-the-Terrorist-Attacks-on-September-11-200128062008#fullscreen:on
Arizona Sheriff: ‘Our Own Government Has Become Our Enemy’
http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/70324