July 21, 2012

Arizona versus the United States?

By Elise Cooper
Arizona is fighting against a two-front assault.  The first is of no surprise: trying to secure the state's border against illegal immigrants.  The second one, related to the first, has President Obama and his administration using their powers to intimidate and bully the state.  Under this administration, the federal government has not stepped up to the plate to help enforce the Supreme Court decision upholding the heart of S.B. 1070 and allowing law enforcement to ask for ID to determine who is and is not legally here after stopping someone for a violation.  Instead, the president is using his powers in an attempt to make this law unenforceable.  American Thinker interviewed Arizona Governor Jan Brewer and Congressman Paul Gosar (R-AZ) to get their opinion on what is transpiring. Supreme Court Justice Kennedy, in writing his opinion, noted, "With power comes responsibility, and the sound exercise of national power over immigration depends on the Nation's meeting its responsibility to base its laws on a political will informed by searching, thoughtful, rational.... (Read Full Article)

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