Thursday, April 29, 2010

Survey Says 70% of Arizonans are Assholes!

I'm just gonna put this out there - if 70% of Arizonans support this new immigration law...Arizonans are assholes!  And I guess it turns out that Phoenix really is Hell's training ground, and all you folks who favor this law, you're on the right track to make it there come Judgment Day.
As a general rule I tend to think that it's only Republicans who are xenophobic racist fools who hate people, but as it turns out, in Arizona some 51% of registered Democrats fall into that category as well.
In case you haven't already read enough about this law to make you want to vomit all over your keyboard, here's the brief recap.  The law was sponsored by gun-loving, gay-hating, Mormon Russell Pearce: Arizona's quintessential Republican. According to the Economist, he's been known to joke that "being Republican, and thus not having a heart, saved his life when he got shot in the chest once."  HA- that's so cute!
But his true passion is the apprehension and prosecution of those "Illegals" he prefers to call "invaders."
The truly controversial (read - racist) part of this law is that it requires law enforcement to identify, prosecute and deport undocumented aliens.  Here's the actual text of the statute:

FOR ANY LAWFUL CONTACT MADE BY A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL OR AGENCY OF THIS STATE OR A COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THIS STATE WHERE REASONABLE SUSPICION EXISTS THAT THE PERSON IS AN ALIEN WHO IS UNLAWFULLY PRESENT IN THE UNITED STATES, A REASONABLE ATTEMPT SHALL BE MADE, WHEN PRACTICABLE, TO DETERMINE THE IMMIGRATION STATUS OF THE PERSON. THE PERSON'S IMMIGRATION STATUS SHALL BE VERIFIED WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PURSUANT TO 8 UNITED STATES CODE SECTION 1373(c).

So here's the immediate question:  What is "lawful contact" for "reasonable suspicion" that a person "is an alien who is unlawfully present in the United States?"  Well, I suppose if you have an accent or darker skin you can expect to be "lawfully" contacted...I mean, really...what else can they go on?  Maybe they'll hand out red-white-and-blue citizen arm bands that we can all wear to prove we're "legal."  All I have to say is, welcome to Nazi Germany!  And don't forget your papers!

2 comments:

  1. I am more offended by the fact that they can stop anyone white or brown or black without any probable cause. I hate the po-po.

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  2. matt says that the only thing that belongs in Arizona are lizards. I think i misquoted him on twitter. Oh are you following me on twitter? Well you should. I only tweet important things like judge judy, breaking celebrity news and how i want to kick so and so's ass. My nom-de-tweet is loriloowho. follow now so you dont miss anything.

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