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Arpaio Target Of Justice Department Probe
MSNBC ^ | 3/11/09

Posted on 03/12/2009 7:10:40 AM PDT by steve-b

The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating the Maricopa County Sheriff's Department over allegations of discriminatory practices and unconstitutional searches and seizures....

In February, four Democratic members of the House Judiciary Committee asked Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Attorney General Eric Holder to investigate possible civil rights violations based on complaints that Arpaio's deputies are targeting people based on their skin color during neighborhood crime sweeps and raids at work sites....

(Excerpt) Read more at msnbc.msn.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; US: Arizona; US: California; US: Michigan; US: New York; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: aliens; arpaio; bhodoj; conyers; crimialaliens; democrats; holder; illegalimmigration; immigrantlist; leo; lofgren; nadler; napolitano; obamabrownshirts; probe; scott; sheriffjoe
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1 posted on 03/12/2009 7:10:40 AM PDT by steve-b
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Arpaio should toss the little racist faggot Holder in his tent jail.


2 posted on 03/12/2009 7:12:46 AM PDT by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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I’m sure Napolitano put in a good word for him


3 posted on 03/12/2009 7:13:05 AM PDT by Doogle (USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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Witch hunts are back. Discrimination by reason of national origin? Well, legal status somewhat depends on national origin.


4 posted on 03/12/2009 7:14:03 AM PDT by coloradan (The US has become a banana republic, except without the bananas - or the republic.)
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This has the putrid smell of John Conyers all over it.

These people waste no time going after their political enemies, and to the left, no “crime” is as heinous as “civil rights violations”. “Hate speech” and “hate crimes” are worse than mass murder to these people.

It’s refreshing that there is a tough, no-nonsense sheriff down in Maricopa County that is willing to enforce this country’s immigration laws - that is apparently a cardinal sin to the left-wing LaRaza activists that now populate the US DOJ.

I’m hopeful that the good people of Maricopa County will stand strong with Sheriff Arpaio on this. Any Maricopa FReepers around here?


5 posted on 03/12/2009 7:14:16 AM PDT by St. Louis Conservative
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In February, four DEMOCRAT members of the House Judiciary Committee asked Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano DEMOCRAT and Attorney General Eric Holder DEMOCRAT...

Hmmm, I think I’m beginning to see a pattern here.


6 posted on 03/12/2009 7:14:34 AM PDT by dblshot
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To: steve-b

This couldn’t be politically motivated.... nahhhhh.


7 posted on 03/12/2009 7:14:39 AM PDT by Pearls Before Swine (Is /sarc really necessary?)
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“Mary Rose Wilcox, who serves on the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, was scheduled to appear before Congress with a petition signed by more than 35,000 people from around the nation calling for a Justice Department investigation into Arpaio’s office.”

No a very convincing number of the signers of the petition......


8 posted on 03/12/2009 7:14:40 AM PDT by illiac (If we don't change directions soon, we'll get where we're going)
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To: Doogle

LOL. Yeah right.

Napolitano is Obama’s Janet Reno. I can’t decide which one is hotter /sarc.


9 posted on 03/12/2009 7:14:58 AM PDT by St. Louis Conservative
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Look folks, at some point we have to make a stand, a physical stand. This seems a good place to start, defending this man who has been so strong in the face of corruption.


10 posted on 03/12/2009 7:15:02 AM PDT by raptor29
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Holder looks just like the punk who came in here yesterday busting windows out of cars ~ he hit mostly Arabs and Pakistanis, and a couple of Somalis.

Idiot doesn't know he could get killed for that around here ~ these bad boys are all armed to the teeth.

11 posted on 03/12/2009 7:15:15 AM PDT by muawiyah
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Yeah, no conflict of interest there.


12 posted on 03/12/2009 7:15:21 AM PDT by nufsed
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To: Doogle
Among the congressmen pushing for the investigation were: Reps. John Conyers, D-Mich., and chairman of the judiciary committee; Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., immigration subcommittee chairwoman; Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y.; and Bobby Scott, D-Va.

America haters all

13 posted on 03/12/2009 7:15:26 AM PDT by Doogle (USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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I’m SURE the govt of Mexico has NOTHING to do with this.../sarc


14 posted on 03/12/2009 7:15:30 AM PDT by ScottinVA (Christian and armed)
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To: illiac

Around the nation?????


15 posted on 03/12/2009 7:16:05 AM PDT by nufsed
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Met to day “not” instead of “no”......I don’t think the number of signers is significant....thanks


16 posted on 03/12/2009 7:17:16 AM PDT by illiac (If we don't change directions soon, we'll get where we're going)
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To: illiac

Good point. How do actual Maricopa County voters feel about socialist left-wing Democrats like John Conyers launching kangaroo political investigations against their sheriff?


17 posted on 03/12/2009 7:17:38 AM PDT by St. Louis Conservative
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To: steve-b

Pray for this good man.

...and may all REAL Americans come to his defense.


18 posted on 03/12/2009 7:18:22 AM PDT by SumProVita (Cogito, ergo...Sum Pro Vita. (Modified DeCartes))
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To: St. Louis Conservative

This has the putrid smell of John Conyers all over it.


Sure does. From the article:

"Among the congressmen pushing for the investigation were: Reps. John Conyers, D-Mich., and chairman of the judiciary committee; Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., immigration subcommittee chairwoman; Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y.; and Bobby Scott, D-Va..."



19 posted on 03/12/2009 7:18:49 AM PDT by EdReform (The right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed *NRA*JPFO*SAF*GOA*SAS*CCRKBA)
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To: St. Louis Conservative

They should invite Conyers over for a little visit....


20 posted on 03/12/2009 7:18:52 AM PDT by illiac (If we don't change directions soon, we'll get where we're going)
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