These cases of states and the Feds deciding who has the power are huge for our future. It would sure be great to have the states establish legal precedent on a number of issues.
Another Federal judge deciding if we can defend our home....great. I suppose we’ll have to ask a Federal judge for a later bedtime at some point.
Ping.
From the original WaPo article: “Bea did not make his position clear during Monday’s argument, but he sharply questioned Arizona’s attorneys. “Your argument that a state can take a look at whether the federal government is not enforcing its laws. . . . You can enforce laws for the federal government?” he asked. “If I don’t pay my (federal) income taxes, can California sue me?’’
So judge, since bank robbery is a federal crime, should I instruct Governor Brewer to instruct all police departments in Arizona to not try to apprehend bank robbery suspects? Just wait for the FBI to show up?
Ping!
If the 2000 election was a referendum on the Elian Affair ( Cuban boy snatched and returned to Castro), then perhaps this election is a referendum on Arizona (Obama’s feds attacking a border state for enforcing its own immigration laws).
It’s a theory.
“I would think the proper thing to do is to concede that this is a point where you don’t have an argument.”
Immediately after uttering these words the Justice should have remanded the Attorney into custody for CONTEMPT.
Republicans can now investigate Eric Holder. He is not going to push odumbi surrender of America so much now.
The GOP should arrest Holder and send him to Arizona’s pink underwear tent city jail.