absolutely...
Posted on 01/05/2012 8:24:25 PM PST by Brown Deer
Arpaio is challenging the Obama administration’s Department of Justice to present evidence to back its charge that his office is discriminating against Hispanics.
“Prove it,” Arpaio said in remarks directed at Holder in an interview with WND.
“If Eric Holder has evidence that the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office has engaged in systematic violations of the civil rights of Hispanic, then show me the evidence,” Arpaio said.
Arpaio contends that the 22-page complaint the Department of Justice released Dec. 15 against his office was nothing more than anecdotal and didn’t prove there are systematic sheriff’s department policies aimed at depriving Hispanics in Maricopa County of their civil rights.
Nor was Arpaio concerned that the DOJ might take him and his sheriff’s department to federal court.
“If the Justice Department wants to take me to court, I’m ready,” Arpaio said.
Arpaio was responding to a statement emailed today to WND in which the DOJ threatened to go to court immediately rather than show Arpaio’s office and the U.S. public the evidence it claims to have.
“If MCSO wants to debate the facts instead of fixing the problems stated in our findings, we will do so by way of litigation,” DOJ said in the statement.
The statement implied the DOJ already has rejected an offer of cooperation made yesterday by attorneys representing MCSO in a cover letter to the MCSO 38-page response to the DOJ complaint.
In the cover letter, Arpaio attorney Joseph J. Popolizio made it clear that the sheriff was willing to cooperate with Holder and the DOJ, but only if the DOJ revealed to the MCSO and the public its proof.
(Excerpt) Read more at wnd.com ...
Maybe the DOJ really does have something on them.
That needs to be sent to every email address at the WH and the Pentagon.
absolutely...
Go, Go -Sheriff Joe!
We’re with you all the way!
question: what is the NDAA?
National Defense Authorization Act- this year it included a provision that allows the potus to override the Bill of Rights and detain and imprison US citizens without charge for an indefinite amount of time.
that sucks...but didn’t the patriot act also do that...cannot keep up on all the junk the government is enacting...
No, the Patriot Act did not go so far as to overturn the Bill of Rights 5th Amendment. Barrack Hussein Obama did it.
thanks for the info...wonder if it makes it to the SCOTUS and a pox on the house of those that voted for it...
Rush has been saying we are a banana republic for years.
I am not the only one saying that Holder is reason enough to support whoever runs against Obama.
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