Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and County Attorney Andrew Thomas will be speaking about their efforts to enforce the laws of Arizona and the United States.
Come and thank these two outstanding Republican law enforcement professionals for their efforts on behalf of the citizens of Maricopa County.
Please bring your petitions for LAW and SOLE. Notaries will be available from 5:30 pm to 7:00 to notarize petitions.
Daniel Pochoda, the legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union of AZ (ACLU) has named Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas, Sheriff Joe Arpaio and other employees of the agencies in his notice of claim, a precursor to a lawsuit.
Last November, Pochoda was arrested for trespassing in the parking lot of M.D. Pruitt’s Furniture store as supporters of illegal immigration were demonstrating in front of the store, in an ongoing effort to block customer access to the business. Sheriff’s deputies were working security at the scene.
A sheriff’s report indicates that prior to his arrest, Pochoda engaged in a verbal confrontation with deputies about his right to be in the parking lot. He refused repeated opportunities to leave the premises on his own, according to a report in the daily.
Thomas released a statement tying Pochoda’s legal claim to the ACLU’s opposition to a state law denying bail to illegal immigrants accused of serious crimes. The ACLU and Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF) brought a class-action lawsuit in federal court challenging Proposition 100 last month.
“We will not be deterred from enforcing Proposition 100, nor will we be intimidated into giving preferential treatment to ACLU defendants,” Thomas’s statement read.
Pochoda has offered to settle the case for $400,000.
On April 28, 2008, in Crawford v. Marion County, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed a constitutional challenge to an Indiana law requiring all voters who cast a ballot in person to present a photo ID issued by the United States or the State of Indiana. The Court held that such a law does not unduly burden a citizen’s right to vote.
Former Federal Elections Committee commissioner, Hans Von Spakovsky, discusses the case. You can listen to the SCOTUScast here.
In a ruling that’s likely to come as a disappointment for privacy rights advocates, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held this week that customs officers need no reasonable suspicion to search through the contents of any individual’s laptop, cell phones and other electronic devices at the country’s borders, ComputerWorld reports.
The ruling has little to do with averting terrorism. The appeal was part of the ongoing trial of a vacationer who returned from the Philippines and had his laptop examined by customs officers. They alleged that images of child pornography were found on the laptop, later arresting him.
Travelers with sensitive, legal or confidential information might want to consider storing it elsewhere or simply leaving it at home.
Another Democrat has stepped up to challenge popular Maricopa County Attorney, Andrew Thomas.
Launching his campaign on an odd note, Gerald Richard began by accusing Thomas of “incredibly poor judgment,” citing the county attorney’s decision to authorize an emergency wiretap of the “Serial Shooter” suspects.
Citizens will remember that Thomas’s decisive actions brought to a conclusion the terror spree that swept the Valley while two shooters on a lark, randomly killed and maimed residents, as well as shooting dogs and horses.
Richard, a career police legal advisor, joins ACLU attorney and Janet Napolitano’s legal aide, Tim Nelson, as the second Democrat to enter the race. Neither man has administrative experience.
Richard was flanked at his announcement speech by illegal alien advocate, Spanish radio talk show host and political consultant Alfredo Gutierrez and perennial sheriff candidate, Dan Saban. Those endorsements speak volumes as Richard alerts the illegal community to his illegal advocacy agenda.
Saban, running again to unseat “America’s toughest sheriff,” is supported by former Maricopa County Attorney Rick Romley, best remembered for his contentious dealings with Sheriff Joe Arpaio, resulting in ongoing havoc within the law enforcement establishment.
One article lays the blame on “changing neighborhoods and sinking housing prices.”
But the underlying reason for the declines according to the second article was…you guessed it: The state’s employer sanctions law is the culprit.
The upside of his phenomena is providing parents the smaller classes they have long desired for their children minus the intrusion of English language learners who hindered class progress.
As illegals self deport or move out of Arizona, some districts are losing elementary school age students. However, teens are reported to be staying behind when their families move, enabling the high schools to maintain consistent enrollment numbers.
Where those teens live and how they support themselves is anyone’s guess. Thoughts of bands of unskilled adolescents, roaming free without adult supervision conjures up far more disturbing images than declining enrollment.
Also of interest, it took 14 contributing reporters to get this story out. Remember when veteran reporters, working solo, could crank out a fact-laden news article in record time, minus grammatical and spelling errors?
The daily reports that State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne has announced that in the wake of a denial on Flores v. Arizona from the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, he intends to take the case to the U.S. Supreme Court.
“Fundamentally, there’s an issue of principle involved,” Horne said. “It boils down to who should control the state’s programs for teaching English to non-native speakers: The people, through their elected officials, or a judge.”
Earlier this week, the notoriously left-of-center Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals denied state officials’ request to reconsider its February ruling against the state’s English-learner program. Horne, along with Republican legislative leaders, had asked the Appeals Court for an en banc review, in which a larger appellate panel would review the case.
They have received a commitment from former federal special prosecutor Ken Starr for assistance in handling the case.
French former film star Brigitte Bardot, now 73, has gone on trial for insulting Muslims. This marks the fifth time she has faced the charge of “inciting racial hatred” over her remarks about Islam and its followers.
Whatever happened to the freedoms the French once held so dear? Apparently, ils n’existent plus—they no longer exist.
What a shame that the French Revolution now appears to have been fought for naught.
“La Marseillaise,” the French national anthem once stood as a symbol of liberty, as evidenced in this memorable scene from the film “Casablanca,” as the Nazis attempted to drown out the then-patriotic French.
You remember that reform? Denying bail to illegal aliens accused of serious crimes, the proposition was passed with the overwhelming support of Arizona voters.
The daily reports that Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, County Attorney Andrew Thomas and Superior Court Presiding Judge Barbara Rodriguez Mundell were named as defendants in the suit, which was filed by attorneys from the Phoenix firm of Perkins Coie Brown & Bain. This is the same firm that has waged a vigorous battle against Arizona’s successful Employer Sanctions law.
Prop. 100 defines what constitutes serious charges and the courts are obliged to follow that law. It is incumbent upon the state to make initial findings that the defendant is here illegally
Bail is required to ensure the appearance of the defendant before the court. When dealing with illegal aliens charged with serious offenses, there is no such reasonable assurance.
County Attorney Thomas issued a statement saying, “Just as I helped draft and led the fight for passage of Proposition 100, I will vigorously defend this law in federal court. The ACLU is wrong to challenge this reform, which was approved by 78 percent of Arizona voters.”
World Net Daily carried this story when it first broke. Although Capistrano Unified School District dismissed complaints by parents and students, U.S. District Court Judge James Selna has ruled that Sophomore honors student Chad Farnan’s case can go forward.
The teacher, James Corbett, met his match when Chad recorded some of his inappropriate and bigoted rants.
Here is the account as carried in the Orange Country Register. The case is expected to be heard this month.
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