Arizona lawman Arpaio agrees to sanctions for civil contempt

Reuters ^ | Mar 18, 2015 | Reuters/Darryl Webb

[Coronal]

Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio, who bills himself "America's Toughest Sheriff," and his chief deputy offered on Tuesday to accept civil sanctions for contempt of court, ahead of a hearing next month in a federal court in Phoenix.

U.S. District Court Judge Murray Snow ordered the four-day hearing, which could lead to penalties, such as fines or jail time for six-time sheriff Arpaio, four other individuals, and the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office.

[stephenjohnbanker]

The “Obamafix” was in.

[MeganC]

I have nothing but contempt for the majority of our Federal courts.

[dadfly]

ok joe. just tell me where to send money for the defense fund. and thanks again for all you do.

[SunkenCiv]

"Death to America!"

[Talisker]

Arpaio can’t have it both ways - if he’s going to enforce federal statutes as a Sheriff, then he accepts federal jurisdiction. He knows this, and he knew this going in. I can’t figure out how he could reasonably plan on any different outcome for defying federal authority in this matter. Makes no sense.

[dragnet2]

The feds operate just like the mob. They even wear $700 suits and look and sound so polished.

America the free. But just as long as you go along with the program.

[YHAOS]

Tick off the Feds, expect the 21st Century version of Roman Justice.

[eyeamok]

Maybe the State should just throw the Feds out of Arizona, They only operate with the express Permission of the State in the first Place.

[dragnet2]

Fed judge said there were grounds for the hearing after Arpaio failed to comply with a court order to stop immigration enforcement operations

They control you Sheriff...Best retire and head for the hills. Get a vehicle with a remote starter.

[bgill]

Bet they have drones on Sheriff Joe to catch him jaywalking.

[SandRat]

Sheriff Joe

[Pollster1]

Snow was nominated by President George W. Bush in December, 2007, and confirmed by the Senate six months later. We need to do a better job with judicial nominations. The thugs are happy to rule by judicial fiat or any other means when they can’t win an election.

[Amendment10]

With all due respect to mom & pop, please consider the following. As a consequence of his parents not making sure that their son was taught about the federal government’s constitutional limited powers, Sheriff Arpaio is evidently unable to argue that the states have never delegated to the feds, expressly via the Constitution, the specific power to regulate immigration. This is evidenced by the following excerpts from the writings of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, Madison generally regarded as the father of the Constitution.

As mentioned in related threads, here is the relevant exerpt from Jefferson’s writings.

“4. _Resolved_, That alien friends are under the jurisdiction and protection of the laws of the State wherein they are: that no power over them has been delegated to the United States, nor prohibited to the individual States, distinct from their power over citizens. And it being true as a general principle, and one of the amendments to the Constitution having also declared, that “the powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people,” the act of the Congress of the United States, passed on the — day of July, 1798, intituled “An Act concerning aliens,” which assumes powers over alien friends, not delegated by the Constitution, is not law, but is altogether void, and of no force [emphasis added].” —Thomas Jefferson, Draft of the Kentucky Resolutions - October 1798.

And here is the related excerpt from the writings of James Madison in Virginia Resolutions.

"That the General Assembly doth particularly protest against the palpable and alarming infractions of the Constitution, in the two late cases of the "Alien and Sedition Acts" passed at the last session of Congress; the first of which exercises a power no where delegated to the federal government, ...

…

… the General Assembly doth solemenly appeal to the like dispositions of the other states, in confidence that they will concur with this commonwealth in declaring, as it does hereby declare, that the acts aforesaid, are unconstitutional; and that the necessary and proper measures will be taken by each, for co-operating with this state, in maintaining the Authorities, Rights, and Liberties, referred to the States respectively, or to the people [emphasis added]. ”— James Madison, Draft of the Virginia Resolutions - December 1798.

In fact, regardless that federal Democrats, RINOs, activist judges and indoctrinated attorneys will argue that if the Constitution doesn’t say that the feds can’t do something then they can do it, the Supreme Court has addressed that foolish idea too. Politically correct interpretations of the Constitution's Supremacy Clause (5.2) aside, the Court has clarified in broad terms that powers not delegated to the feds, expressly via the Constitution, the specific power to regulate immigration in this case, are prohibited to the feds.

”From the accepted doctrine that the United States is a government of delegated powers, it follows that those not expressly granted, or reasonably to be implied from such as are conferred, are reserved to the states, or to the people. To forestall any suggestion to the contrary, the Tenth Amendment was adopted. The same proposition, otherwise stated, is that powers not granted are prohibited [emphasis added].” —United States v. Butler, 1936.

[Engedi]

You should send this to his lawyers.

[HotHunt]

I would trust Joe Arpaio to do his job properly before I would believe what a corrupt federal judicial system said about what he does, any day of the week.

Obama and Eric Holder don't like Joe because he enforces the law they won't. Makes them look bad. Doesn't exactly inspire confidence that the system is honest.

[MtnClimber]

I bet this judge has plenty of state and county laws they have broken. Two can play this game.

[lavaroise]

Lincoln pretty much said the same when he tried to prevent the South from Binacking the Federal government to favor Southern Slavery.

this time it is clear the Federal has been hijacked for that express purpose. Let us remember that it is Lincoln who was defending States Rights

[LucyT]

Check out articles and comments, inc. # 14.

Thanks anonymous.

[Travis McGee]

Political nonsense and lawfare by the left, as always.