Justice Scalia: Obama’s Immigration Stance ‘Boggles the Mind’
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2012/06/26 14:45:39
Justice Antonin Scalia took President Barack Obama to task in a scathing 22-page dissent to Monday’s Supreme Court decision striking down the majority of Arizona’s anti-illegal immigration law, calling Obama’s failure to enforce parts of the Immigration Act “mind boggling.”
“The president said at a news conference that the new program is ‘the right thing to do’ in light of Congress’s failure to pass the administration’s proposed revision of the Immigration Act,” Scalia wrote in his dissent. “Perhaps it is, though Arizona may not think so. But to say, as the Court does, that Arizona contradicts federal law by enforcing applications of the Immigration Act that the President declines to enforce boggles the mind.”
Scalia argued that the entire Arizona immigration law should have been upheld because the state is “entitled” to craft its own immigration policy.
The majority of the justices ruled Monday that Arizona’s law is unconstitutional with the exception of the provision that allows police officers to ask about an individual’s immigration status if they are pulled over during a traffic stop.
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“The president said at a news conference that the new program is ‘the right thing to do’ in light of Congress’s failure to pass the administration’s proposed revision of the Immigration Act,” Scalia wrote in his dissent. “Perhaps it is, though Arizona may not think so. But to say, as the Court does, that Arizona contradicts federal law by enforcing applications of the Immigration Act that the President declines to enforce boggles the mind.”
Scalia argued that the entire Arizona immigration law should have been upheld because the state is “entitled” to craft its own immigration policy.
The majority of the justices ruled Monday that Arizona’s law is unconstitutional with the exception of the provision that allows police officers to ask about an individual’s immigration status if they are pulled over during a traffic stop.
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**Bessie** 2012/06/26 15:15:27
With that said, that would lead one to think this administration is committing high crimes, an impeachable offense. Since no one in the Senate has the fortitude to pursue this, we can only hope it is because they only want this administration to disappear without having the cost and battle of a trial.
At what point does Az get to protect itself? When is the federal government going to protect border states from the invasion coming across our border? There are ranchers and small towns close to the border that are living in fear, and isn't that what our federal government is supposed to protect us from?
Now Arizonia is left defenseless. Obama not only stepped all over them in this lawsuit, but is vindictively cutting thier throat in victory. Our president and Holder are so full of themselves, and why not, not even the Supreme Court would stand up to them on behalf of Americans