Susan Bolton Blocks The Most Controversial Parts Of The Arizona Immigration Law
Posted by Michelle Moquin on July 30th, 2010
Last Wednesday U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton made headway by blocking some of the most controversial parts of Arizona’s Immigration Law. In Phoenix, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is not happy, and Gov. Jan Brewer’s lawyers went to court to overturn the judge’s ruling so they can fight back against what the Republican calls an “invasion” of illegal immigrants. (No Surprise the Republicans would call it an “invasion”.)
Arpaio may be “Sheriff Joe” who fashions himself as a modern day John Wayne, but Bolton is doing her best halting much of Arizona’s high-profile effort to identify and deport illegal immigrants. Here’s the write:
Judge who ruled on Arizona law is well versed in immigration cases
The federal judge who blocked key aspects of Arizona’s new immigration law was so well regarded across the political spectrum that she was nominated to the federal bench by President Bill Clinton, a Democrat, who tapped her on the recommendation of Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.), one of Congress’s most conservative senators.The federal judge who blocked key aspects of Arizona’s new immigration law was so well regarded across the political spectrum that she was nominated to the federal bench by President Bill Clinton, a Democrat, who tapped her on the recommendation of Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.), one of Congress’s most conservative senators.
This week, however, U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton became one of the nation’s most divisive figures, after halting much of Arizona’s high-profile effort to identify and deport illegal immigrants.
Hate mail and threats flowed into her court offices, according to news reports. Conservative bloggers decried her “activist” leanings and accused her of falling in with the American Civil Liberties Union, a prominent challenger of the law and a favorite target of the right. And Kyl, who during Bolton’s nomination hearings in 2000 lauded her expertise and fairness, did not conceal his disappointment.
“I really thought that she would uphold most of the law and allow Arizona to try to do its best to enforce the law to the extent that the federal government wasn’t doing so,” he said on the Fox News program “Happening Now.”
Bolton is no stranger to controversy or to cases that might elicit death threats. Since beginning her career as a judge in 1989, she has taken on Mexican smugglers, civil libertarians and members of the Arizona legislature. While a Superior Court justice in Maricopa County, she handled some of the most complex and delicate cases to come before the court, a colleague said. In her decade on the federal bench, she has overseen cases that touched on border issues.
No other case, however, has thrust her into the national spotlight like her decision Wednesday to block the most contentious parts of Arizona’s law, including provisions that would have required police officers to check the immigration status of people they arrest. People close to Bolton said she is a meticulous jurist who is not easily shaken by such attention.
“Put it this way: Susan has never been accused of being a coward,” said retired Superior Court Judge Ken Fields, who worked alongside Bolton for a decade. “She’s probably the perfect judge to have for this case. She analyzes the facts and makes a decision without bias one way or the other.”
Bolton, 58, a Philadelphia native, attended college and law school in Iowa. Shortly after receiving her law degree, she joined a firm in the Phoenix suburb of Tempe. She served on the state Superior Court for Maricopa County from 1989 until 2000, when she was appointed to the federal bench.
During her tenure, she has handled numerous cases related to illegal immigration. In 2001, she presided over the case of a smuggler sentenced to 16 years in prison for leading 14 illegal immigrants to their deaths in the desert. A year later, she dismissed a suit by legal U.S. residents against Border Patrol agents accused of racial profiling in a 1997 immigration raid.
In a 2000 decision that angered some politicians, she removed from the ballot a growth-control measure backed by the state legislature, ruling it unconstitutional. It had been proposed as an alternative to an environmentalist-backed measure.
Friends and colleagues say Bolton is hardworking, intelligent and exceptionally confident in the courtroom. Lawyers who have brought cases before her say she is well prepared and thorough, prone to asking her questions of witnesses as she gathers information to rule on a case.
John Randolph, who knows her from her days in private practice in Tempe in the 1970s and 1980s, said she had an “intellectual interest in the arguments” related to violence against women. In 1987, she co-authored with her husband, Frank G. Bolton, the book “Working With Violent Families: A Guide for Clinical and Legal Practitioners.”
Randolph described Bolton as intellectually curious and well versed on subjects ranging from art to world affairs, which they would often talk about at length with their spouses over the dinner table, but said she has never tipped her hand on her political views.
“She was very difficult to figure out politically,” he said. “I couldn’t figure it out then, and I can’t figure it out now.”
Readers: Kudos to Bolton! But it’s not over. Bolton’s got her work cut out for her. Don’t think this bill is going down without a fight. You already know my feelings about the bill. Here’s the latest when it comes to “Sheriff Joe”: Arpaio is not relenting after the court ruling. Comments? Blog me.
Doug: You’re so serious. That was Mom’s birthday. My bad for not noting the time you mentioned.
Zen Lill: No caveat or disclaimer necessary with this girl – you have made yourself clear over the years in regards to “except for the good men”. I didn’t mean to offend you. I apologize if I did. I was merely clarifying, and adding additional meaning to your comments and stressing what I knew you meant to say and felt, not dissing you for not. I wish you had spoken to me about this last night. Speaking of…
…it was so lovely to see you last night! You looked fantastic! I can’t believe it has been so long…too long. We must not let so much time slip by without some private time. I really enjoyed being with you. Thank you for making my life easier and driving to the city to meet me. Next time we’ll spend more time and dance at the Starlight Room instead of just gazing at the view from it. Although it was beautiful wasn’t it? :) Happy that you got to see it though. I look forward to another visit with you soon.
Readers: As you can see, Zen Lill and I got to spend a few hours together last night in San Francisco. And she was fun and delightful as usual. And yes she wore her hot pink pants looking pretty in pink. :) We’ve been texting each other this morning, chatting about the evening, and unfortunately we forgot to document our date – no pic. Bummer. I guess the evening was for our eyes only.
It’s friday and I’ve got a very busy day. Enjoy yours! Peace out…
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July 30th, 2010 at 10:14 am
Hi Msch. I didn’t bring it up bc I wasn’t offended at all. It was an out loud reminder to myself to be more clear on my stances since I’m sure there will always be newbues who do not know my past statements. I had a dream last night that Doug asked me to please move out of your place but when I looked around we were all in my house in Singapore, weird…I’ll have to think about what all that might mean to me…I’m a dream analyzer from way back…
Starlight room was fun to see, great hotel. Yeah I can’t believe we forgot to take a pic, too busy yakking yakking…
Lloyd, your comment made me smile, and my little love is smashed up against my tits napping as I write….and I’m the fastest one finger typer/texter in the west, too.
Great article, just caught yhe story in iPhone news before tuning in here this am.
Luv, Zen Lill
July 30th, 2010 at 12:15 pm
You don’t remember me telling you to move out?! GET OUT, YOUZ!…and take the bedbugs with you! LOL! I wish I could have seen you on this trip. Next time, perhaps. I know that you girls had a good time fending off the “nice men”…
I find this whole issue in AZ a waste of tax dollars and it is a blatant waste, deviation and manipulation of news media and courts. Very similar to the idiocy and arrogance of the GOP with this situation going on in IOWA…
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/29/iowa-gop-embraces-plan-to_n_663621.html
July 30th, 2010 at 12:46 pm
We saw you Michelle and Zen Lill. You were sitting behind us. We were sitting at the bar. I was the blond and my friend was sitting next to me. We called a few friends and they came to eye ball you too.
Loved your white watch. Lawrence said i was a Chanel tank. Was it?
Mitch said that your sandals showed off your feet nicely. We did get a few cell phone shots.
One of you coming down the stairs from the bath room and that pervert Lawrence took one when you were showing your buns to Michelle.
I will say that the hot pink pants did give your silhouette a nice look. That’s my girl’s opinion. The boys was “she’s hot!”
Actually I can’t believe our luck. We walked into the bar and someone whispered that is Michelle, I wonder if that is Zen Lill.
Jim said “Who else? They’re fucking Cyborgs.” I said he was silly. And it could be anyone with Michelle.
But here you are saying it was you.
WOW!
Becky
July 30th, 2010 at 12:51 pm
Sorry I wasn’t in San Francisco and The Starlight Room.
Here is the Right trying make money from the bigots.
Dear Fellow Conservative,
The United States District Court of Arizona ruled against significant parts of Arizona’s immigration law Wednesday.
While the decision is disappointing, it is not the end.
We plan to appeal the court’s ruling, and I remain confident we will ultimately prevail.
In order to best continue the fight for our immigration law, we must step up and expand our efforts.
That’s why I’m asking you to make a secure, online contribution to the Republican Governors Association right now by CLICKING HERE.
The RGA is the only organization exclusively dedicated to electing governors like me who are not afraid to do what it takes to protect our citizens and make our borders safe.
The RGA has stood by my side and has my complete confidence – I hope they will have yours too.
We know liberals in Washington, D.C. and throughout the country will continue to do everything possible to distort what our law does and smear anyone who endorses it, which is why it is vital you support the RGA.
The RGA helps governors like me who are willing to tell the federal government when “enough is enough.” Simply put, the RGA is a key partner and with me on the frontlines.
Please support the RGA by contributing $100, $50, $25, $10 or whatever you can afford today. I know times are tough, but every dollar makes a tremendous difference. Please CLICK HERE to donate right now.
With your support, I am confident we will prevail.
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It seems there is noting they won’t stoop to to make a few dollars.
Mike
July 30th, 2010 at 1:00 pm
I think this is very informative.
Diabetics turn to dangerous surgery
It’s no secret–diabetics can often win complete control over their condition by simply losing weight and watching what they eat.
So long, meds… and goodbye, insulin. It’s as easy as that.
But now, an Associated Press report shows how some diabetics who won’t lose weight the right way–through diet and exercise–are now reaching out for an extreme alternative: weight-loss surgery.
And this dangerous shortcut isn’t reserved for the fattest of the fat anymore.
In fact, some diabetics who turn to stomach surgery barely put a strain on the scales. They’re among the functionally overweight, people who are really just a few good months of reasonable eating away from a normal, healthy size.
And that’s just frightening.
At least one new study on the impact of weight-loss surgery on diabetics is recruiting patients with BMIs as low as 27 –-right in the middle of the “overweight” category, and nowhere near the “obese” range, much less the high levels of obesity you typically see in candidates for the procedure.
Diabetics are being led into operating rooms by doctors and surgeons who say there’s more to controlling the disease than just good dieting. These doctors–who collect huge fees for each stomach they shrink–claim that the surgery itself may cause a change inside the body that leads to normal blood sugar control.
One theory is that the newly bypassed digestive tract can help control the hormones that regulate blood sugar. In other words, they want you to believe that the expensive, dangerous surgery can do something that healthy dieting can’t.
But tens of thousands of diabetics who’ve lost weight the right way beg to differ. They’ll tell you the truth– because they didn’t need surgery, just a firm commitment to healthy lifestyle changes.
Many of them are now completely free of any sign of diabetes, and no longer use meds. And if they can do it, so can you–because a good diet can do more than help you lose weight. It can teach you how to eat.
Many patients who opt for surgery, on the other hand, never learn that lesson and wind up eating smaller portions of the same bad foods, more frequently. Others turn to high- calorie items like milkshakes.
And then, the weight starts coming back.
Surgery only works if you commit to a radically different lifestyle afterwards. But as long as you’re planning to make changes anyway, do yourself a favor and skip the surgery in the first place.
Learn to eat right. The weight will come off more quickly than you think… and then, you can take control of your diabetes–and maybe even bid adieu to your meds.
Your body will thank you. Your pharmacist, on the other hand, might not.
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I have had a real time losing weight but it has really helped my diabetes.
Lois
July 30th, 2010 at 1:02 pm
Holy shit….how did that little coincidence occur Becky? We announced our meeting to no one on purpose. Yes Chanel tank watch, and I love my hot pink pants, too. I remember sone man mumbling something about my feet and sandals and I thought he was trashed, Mischa asked what he said and I said I think he likes my sandals. But I don’t think it was your friend. Was it? Why didn’t you introduce yourselves or did you see we were deep into out own convo? Actually thanks for respecting our privacy. Next time – we will announce and Doug you can come too (if you don’t throw me out l) ok baby woke up gotta roll, Luv, Zen Lill
July 30th, 2010 at 1:31 pm
I want AZ Governor Jan Brewer to show papers to prove she’s a human being. I think it was FOX that did a show on extraterrestrials that live among us, and Governor Brewer does resemble some alien from a B Movie, “Invasion of the Brain Snatchers”, right? I’ve have my suspicions about people like Jan Brewer, Mitch McConnell and Karl Rove because of their lack of human qualities.
As far as the immigration issue goes… Republicans never made a big deal about immigration enforcement during Bush/Cheney but NOW all conservative hell is breaking loose… even though the Obama Administration is deporting MORE illegal’s than Bush ever did. Maybe we should adopt Ronald Wilson Reagan’s immigration policy (look it up morons)
And funny how I didn’t hear NOT ONE WORD on the Cable News about AZ Gov. Jan Brewer’s connection with the Corrections Corp of America. Not to mention I could stop this immigration problem with one thing… ARREST ALL THOSE conservative business people WHO ARE HIRING THE ILLEGAL WORKERS! Republican Party = Hypocrisy
On 7-28-10 I was watching Republicans on Morning Joe (MSNBC) preach about being ADULTS when it comes to our economic meltdown. I say BS! The real ADULTS are trying to demand accountability from those who got us in this financial mess. Republicans want to shift the burden of responsibility on Teachers unions and others in the American working class.
I wonder if the spoiled Silver Spoons on Morning Joe knew how much they hurt Democrats, Progressives, Liberals when they didn’t challenge NJ Gov. Christie. NOW all over the internet the Conservative wacko groupies are swooning all over Christie like he was a rock star. Of course, because of these Republican low grade thought processes, the right wing monkeys now consider teachers, poor people and immigrants the biggest threat to our economy.
What kind of Americans are stupid enough to believe decent wages/working conditions, regulation, Wall St. reform and making the rich pay their fair share are BAD THINGS! Republicans will take tax dollars away from grade schools to give BP tax breaks/subsidies. DON’T BELIEVE ME, you rightwing numbskulls, CHECK IT OUT FOR YOURSELVES!
consciousmc.blogspot.com
July 30th, 2010 at 6:25 pm
Yeah, I live in the Bay Area. So, why didn’t you tell us you were going to be at Harry’s?
July 30th, 2010 at 6:28 pm
SP101
I can’t speak for the aliens, but I’d venture to guess they wouldn’t have the bunch either.
July 30th, 2010 at 6:37 pm
SPO101, you have certainly done your homework. And your question should’t have to be asked if the world was made of decent people. But it isn’t.
So the answer is simple, bigots, racists, morons and dumb as white boys like my nephews, cousins and uncles here in Slidell, LA. are the people who think all those are BAD things.
The sad thing is they are the ones who need Obama the most.
Janet
July 30th, 2010 at 6:39 pm
Spo101 – I am one of those Immigrants. But I pay taxes and obey the law.
Scared in New Mexixo
July 30th, 2010 at 6:48 pm
Smart ass Spowhatever
Here is some news for you.
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I decided to watch President Obama on “The View” this morning (what’s that phrase… so you don’t have to?).
Less than 13 minutes into the show, Joy Behar had already said Fox News and the “right wing” were hijacking the narrative of Obama’s presidency. So she asked him what the narrative of his presidency was. Obama told Behar that was her job.
The messiah gives the prophet his message.
The best zinger, however, came from Elisabeth Hasselbeck. And after you’ve finished reading that, check Connie Hair’s story for what Gov. Jan Brewer plans to do next to keep the Arizona immigration law alive. — Elisabeth Meinecke
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I don’t watch the trash myself, but I get the picture, do you?
Marge from Miss.
July 30th, 2010 at 6:56 pm
GRIPPING TRICK FOR NEURO PATIENTS
The simple act of lifting a glass to enjoy a drink can be a challenge for elderly people and for those suffering from neurological disorders, such as multiple sclerosis (MS), Parkinson’s disease, stroke or peripheral neuropathies.
These conditions interfere with neuromuscular communication, and people end up overcompensating for their lack of sensitivity of touch and motor control by grasping too forcefully when trying to lift an object –
so they may end up breaking the object they are trying to grasp. It’s frustrating, fatiguing and even can be dangerous (if a glass shatters, for instance) — but new research offers an innovative approach to solving the problem.
A LIGHT TOUCH
Recently, a team of researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago published a study demonstrating how effectively a simple maneuver can help patients gain better control over their grip — all it takes is a light touch on the wrist with the other hand (details below).
An earlier study had used this technique with stroke patients — the Illinois team tried it with MS patients, and it worked.
The patients were able to soften and better manipulate their grips to perform the task at hand (which, in the study, was to lift a cup that was outfitted with sensors to measure grip strength).
Alexander Aruin, PhD, DSc, lead author of the study, explained to me that various sensors in the joints, muscles and other parts of the body feed proprioceptive information (having to do with your ability to sense the position and location of the body and its parts) into the brain.
Age and certain neurological conditions can cause these sensors to break down, resulting in the common problem of overgripping.
Researchers found that involving the other hand gives your brain information from more sensory receptors, thus improving the likelihood that the nervous system will respond efficiently.
This technique is easy, safe and costs nothing to try… but Dr. Aruin cautions that the research involved only those with moderate — not severe — impairment. Here’s how to do it…
Before lifting an object, reach over with your other arm, lightly placing the index finger of that hand on the inner wrist of the arm with which you will be lifting the object.
Now, to lift an object, wrap your hand around it… but without trying to move it — yet.
Keeping the index finger on the wrist at all times, lift the object and use it (if that’s the plan — for instance, to sip from a cup) and then, with your index finger remaining on your wrist, put the object down.
Once the task is fully completed, remove your gripping hand from the object and then remove the finger from your wrist.
It may take a few attempts to get this to work for you, but keep practicing… when you start to feel that your arms are working together in a sort of gentle ballet and your grip is softer than before but controls the object successfully, you’ve got the hang of it!
Source(s):
Alexander Aruin, PhD, DSc, professor of physical therapy and bioengineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, associate professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation, Rush Medical College, and director, Knecht Movement Science Laboratory, Chicago.
July 30th, 2010 at 6:59 pm
Okay Mr. SPO101, how do you explain Oboymonkey missing the 100th anniversary of the Boy Scouts to be on that shit?
Rusty from the proud state of Alabama
July 30th, 2010 at 7:01 pm
Thanks SPO101.
I’m one of those now unemployed teachers who is struggling to get back to work.
July 30th, 2010 at 7:02 pm
Does SP stand for spic? you’r either a nigger or a nigger lover.
July 30th, 2010 at 7:06 pm
None of my wishes came true:
I wish Elisabeth would have asked “Where’s your birth certificate, you lying fraudulent communist muslim SOB?”
or “How F***ING stupid are you to have spent $2 million squashing lawsuits that ask you to show your birth certificate, if you truly aren’t hiding anything?”
“If ILLEGALS were known to vote 70% Republican, would you be enforcing our borders?”
“What would be so wrong if we shot illegals trying to enter our country?”
“Do you feel bad at all for lieing to the Michigan congressman about not funding abortions with federal money, when in fact PA and another state are already doing so? And doing so just to get your stupid healthcare bill passed?”
“Do you have a conscience, or did they teach you in Muslim school that it’s okay to lie to American/Christian people as long as your goal is to deceive them into allowing you to destroy their country from within?”
Perhaps, I should be a script consultant on The View?
July 30th, 2010 at 7:08 pm
Welcome to the club Zen Lill. My advice keep all your moments off the blog.
Harris
August 2nd, 2010 at 7:42 am
THIS MOMENTOUS DAY!
Not one day in anyone’s life is an uneventful day, no day without profound meaning, no matter how dull and boring it might seem, no matter whether you are a seamstress or a queen, a shoeshine boy or a movie star, a renowned philosopher or a Down’s syndrome child.
Because in every day of your life, there are opportunities to perform little kindnesses for others, both by conscious acts of will and unconscious example.
Each smallest act of kindness – even just words of hope when they are needed, the remembrance of a birthday, a compliment that engenders a smile – reverberates across great distances and spans of time, affecting lives unknown to the one whose generous spirit was the source of this good echo, because kindness is passed on and grows each time it’s passed, until a simple courtesy becomes an act of selfless courage years later and far away.
Likewise, each small meanness, each thoughtless expression of hatred, each envious and bitter act, regardless of how petty, can inspire others, and is therefore the seed that ultimately produces evil fruit, poisoning people whom you have never met and never will.
All human lives are so profoundly and intricately entwined – those dead, those living, those generations yet to come – that the fate of all is the fate of each, and the hope of humanity rests in every heart and in every pair of hands.
Therefore, after every failure, we are obliged to strive again for success, and when faced with the end of one thing, we must build something new and better in the ashes, just as from pain and grief, we must weave hope, for each of us is a thread critical to the strength – the very survival – of the human tapestry.
Every hour in every life contains such often-unrecognized potential to affect the world that the great days for which we, in our dissatisfaction, so often yearn are already with us; all great days and thrilling possibilities are combined always in THIS MOMENTOUS DAY! – Rev. H.R. White
Excerpt from Dean Koontz’s book, “From the Corner of His Eye”.
It embodies the idea of how the smallest of acts can have such a profound effect on each of our lives. Immigrants of Arizona, you are not alone we stand with you!
August 2nd, 2010 at 9:39 am
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August 2nd, 2010 at 5:39 pm
“House Bill 2013″ and “SB1070″
0 = Arizona
2 = USA/ Our Constitution/ We the People of the United States
We are a country that is ruled by the Constitution, Bill of Rights and the Declaration of Independence, not by the majority of the day. When you do not know the principles in these documents, therein lays the problem in losing when you are challenged in court.
This month of July 2010, our U.S. Federal courts have found the so called State of Arizona hate filled legislation namely “House Bill 2013″ and “SB1070″ Un-constitution (So much for the intellect of Jan Brewer, “Did you read the bills you signed?”). But we all know that they will go crying to the Supreme Court of the United States, please, please, please go. We will fight you in Arizona, any other state, and yes in Washington DC. We will not tire, we will not be silent and we will persevere, I promise you.
In my opinion the Republican Party has been taken over the most extreme of clans; the Baggers, Birthers and Blowhards (people who love to push their beliefs and hate on others while trying to take away the rights of those they just hate) and that’s who they need to extract from their party if they real want to win in November. Good Luck, because as they said in WACO, “We Ain’t Coming Out”.
It’s all about politics: Jan Brewer you were never elected to be Governor, but you have no problem trying to get elected on the back of undocumented workers, you loser (sure you may win but the long-term effects to your so called State is just beginning). Here is a partial list of your hate filled legislation;
1. S.B. 1070,
2. House Bill 2013
3. No permit conceal weapons law,
4. The famous Birthers law,
5. Banning Ethnic studies law,
6. Could she be behind the Mural in Prescott, Arizona, ordered to be whiten,
7. On deck to pass, no citizenship to babies born to undocumented workers,
8. If she can read she should look up Arizona’s House Bill 2779 from two years ago (which was un-constitution and failed when legally challenged),
9. The boycotted Martin Luther King Day, what idiots don’t want another holiday? Yes, you guessed it Arizona.
Well Arizona, you can keep boycotting new holidays, passing hate filled legislation and the rest of our country will continue to challenge you in court of law and Boycott your so-called state.
Lets face it, no one can real believe anything that comes out of Brewer’s mouth, in an interview, this year, in an attempt to gain sympathy, she first said her father had died in Germany fighting the Nazi in World War II (which ended 1945) but of course we find out the truth that father was never in Germany and died in California in 1955. But we are suppose to believe everything else she says, right!
As they say in the World Cup: Gooooooooal!
August 3rd, 2010 at 6:33 pm
Marge/ Rusty/ Michigan: Real the “Boy scouts Jamboree”, real? Are you saying he disrespect our boys in uniform?, please. Or is he more focused on speaking to adults (The View) about what he is doing to fix our nation (those boys can’t vote, you know). And so you know (or take a look yourself) Twelve other presidents have skipped the Jamboree, including Ronald Reagan (he missed all of them), Gerald Ford, Richard Nixon and yes even Dwight D. Eisenhower, among others, so, honestly, who cares, I don’t.
Please let me know how you feel about John Ensign (R-NV) or Scott Brown (R-MA), pray tell.
Palin……Wow, Reporter, Politician, Comedian, Commentator, Grizzly Mama, “Jack of all trades, master of none”. Palin is a fool and we all make fun of them don’t we, that’s why she went to “Fake News”, duh!”.
I thought Republicans were about taking responsibility, come on it is time to be a man and take responsibility of what your party did to our nation through back door deals and alright theft. They only protect corporate interest (foreign or domestic) and the few rich. Are you surprised that “Fake News” majority interest is Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal who has publicly acknowledged that he has forced Fox News to edit its coverage he disliked, conservative activists have attacked the business partnership as “really dangerous for America.” So when our Supreme Court allowed any corporation (foreign or domestic) to influence elections through unlimited funding well there you have it, Republicans win, our country will lose.
I know the proponents of this law say that the majority approves of this law, but the majority is not always right. Would women or non-whites have the vote if we listen to the majority of the day, would the non-whites have equal rights (and equal access to churches, housing, restaurants, hotels, retail stores, schools, colleges and yes water fountains) if we listen to the majority of the day? We all know the answer, a resounding, NO! You were all wrong then and you are wrong now!
We are a country that is ruled by the Constitution, Bill of Rights and the Declaration of Independence, not by the majority of the day. When you do not know the principles in these documents, and pass laws that do not meet the prescribe standards therein lays the problem in losing when you are challenged in court.
I must say victory is sweet but I promise you I will see you the Supreme Court of the United States to end this matter.
George: You are terrible poker player, we all know who you real are, by the way, please change that dirty sheet you hide under, I guess it’s the rock you live under that has not been cleaned
August 3rd, 2010 at 6:34 pm
Michigan: Poor little Birthers (still in denial about their losses), but the Judge will continue to smack down the crazies . To all the birthers in La, La Land, it is on you to prove to all of us that your assertion is true (TOUGH WHEN YOU KEEP LOSING CASES), if there are people who were there and support your position then show us the video (everyone has a price), either put up or frankly shut-up. I heard Orly Taitz, is selling a tape (I think it’s called “Money, Lies and Video tape”). She is from Orange County, CA, now I know what the mean when they say “behind the Orange Curtain”, when they talk about Orange County, the captial of Conspiracy Theories. You know Obama has a passport, he travel abroad before he was a Senator, but I guess they were in on it.
In my opinion the Republican Party has been taken over the most extreme of clans; the Baggers, Birthers and Blowhards (people who love to push their beliefs on others while trying to take away the rights of those they just hate) and that’s who they need to extract from their party if they real want to win in November. Good Luck, because as they said in WACO, “We Ain’t Coming Out”.
I wonder if Orly Taitz, is a mail order bride, just like her law degree? She is perfect reporter material for “Fake News”, where unfounded rumors and innuendo reign supreme, unlike a our US courts of law. The way our courts work is that you get a competent lawyer, verifiable facts and present them to a judge, if the facts are real and not half baked lies, then, and only then, you proceed to trial. The Birthers seem to be having a problem with their so called facts that they present. Let’s face it no one will go along with you until you guys win a case, but until then, you will continue to appear dumb, crazy or racist, or maybe all three. A lawyer, dentist, realtor and black belt, WOW I must say a JACK of all trades master of none.
I heard that Orly Taitz, now wants to investigate the “Republican 2009 Summer of Love” list: Assemblyman, Michael D. Duvall (CA), Senator John Ensign (NV), Senator Paul Stanley (TN), Governor Mark Stanford (SC), Board of Ed Chair, and Kristin Maguire AKA Bridget Keeney (SC), she wants to re-establish a family values party, good luck with that.
We won the election and now these sore losers will continue to spew their hate with lies.