by David Safier The award for the best line, post-Bolton ruling on SB1070, goes to . . . Conservative columnist Robert Robb. Robb thinks SB1070 is a badly written law and Bolton's injunctions are reasonable, not a case of "judicial activism." Here's his doesn't-get-much-better-than-this line: The fact that SB 1070's prime architect, state Sen. Russell … Read more
By Michael Bryan Senator Kyl opened his mouth and allowed this to crawl out regarding the SB1070 ruling: “I personally believe it was politically motivated,” Kyl told Fox. “Yes, it will be appealed, perhaps it’ll eventually end up in the U.S. Supreme Court, but it would be much preferable if the federal government just did … Read more
by David Safier The question needs to be asked. Did Judge Bolton read SB1070? The reason I ask is, we've been told over and over, if you just read the bill, you'll see it's nothing more than a mirror of federal law and it absolutely, no-doubt-about-it prohibits racial profiling. So I guess the judge didn't … Read more
By Michael Bryan With Judge Bolton's ruling enjoining enforcement of the core provisions of SB1070, the battle to stop Arizona from becoming a mini-sovreign (a tyrannical one) for the purposes of immigration is won, but the political and legal war between two visions of American immigration policy is just warming up. However, it is … Read more
by David Safier Jonathan Paton usually comes off as somewhat intelligent or witty or humble in his releases. But the injunction stopping key parts of SB1070 from going into effect is clearly no time for intelligence or wit. It's a time for outrage! It's a time to promote fear! It's a time to say we … Read more