WE DON’T NEED TO READ NO STINKING BILLS! (The art of political acumen by osmosis.)

The psychic bill diviners in the Obama administration knew instinctively that Arizona immigration bill SB 1070 was “misguided” and would foment “racial profiling” even though they hadn’t bothered to even read it.

Eric Holder, the U.S. Attorney General invoked the power of the Justice Department when he threatened to litigate against the State of Arizona to thwart the implementation of SB 1070 on the grounds the bill was “unconstitutional” and possibly racist. Two weeks later he looked like a confused deer in the headlights of a congressional hearing when he admitted he had not read it. Still, he somehow knew it was “misguided”. He claimed his comments were based on what he “gleaned” from newspapers and TV and what he had heard from “others” who had read the bill.

Janet Napolitano, Head of Homeland Security, also admitted to not having read the bill either, during a senate hearing, but quickly added that she “knew” what was in it insisting it was “bad law enforcement” and she would not have signed it were she Governor of Arizona. She also repeatedly called it “misguided” in other interviews.

Assistant Secretary of State, P.J. Crowley was next to admit on Fox News to not having read SB 1070 after referring to it as “misguided” and having a “high risk of racial profiling” while trying to defend Michael Posner’s comments in China calling the new law a “troubling trend” and an “indication” that the United States “has to deal with issues of discrimination”. Later when confronted by Bill O’Reilly on the Factor,, Mr. Crowley may have overstepped his bounds by even claiming that he knew Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, believed that in enforcing the AZ law there “is great potential for racial profiling”.

But it was President Obama who jumped first to criticize SB 1070 publicly on, April 23 – the day it was signed, calling it “misguided” and claiming it would allow police to “harass Hispanics going out for Ice cream” adding that it threatened “to undermine basic notions of fairness that we cherish as Americans, as well as the trust between police and our communities that is so crucial to keeping us safe.”. Only after repeated inquiries as to whether he had actually read the bill, the Whitehouse was finally able to state on May 23, following four weeks of harsh criticism, that President Obama had, in fact, read the bill.

Greg Jarrett hit the on the head in his interview with Crowley when he said, “Janet Napolitano and Eric Holder, both who have been on numerous talk shows criticizing this law, sheepishly admitted they haven’t even read it, and apparently you haven’t either – What’s going on?’.

What is going on? They all certainly appear to be “Nifonging” SB 1070. Or maybe, the top Federal Law enforcement officers in the current administration are just similarly talented with an unusual prescient ability to know what is in bills they have not read. And it is only an uncanny series of coincidence they all referred repeatedly to SB 1070 as “misguided” and predicted or warned of racial profiling, maligning Arizona law enforcement personnel – arrantly implying that they would abuse the law to persecute Hispanics.

Not to be outdone Obama’s kool-aid drinkers have rushed to judgment emulating their psychic leaders, comparing Arizona to Nazi Germany and claiming it would lead to police harassment, hate crimes, picking off “dark-skinned people standing on street corners” and pulling over innocent people of color “driving down the street”. These outrageous claims are the best indication that the true believers are just as likely to jump to conclusions based on hearsay and emotion parroting the Obama administration without bothering to check the facts by actually reading SB 1070. It doesn’t matter that 70% of Arizonans – including a large contingent of Citizens of Hispanic heritage – support the law. The kool-aid brigade bray their criticism with a self-righteous indignation reminiscent of the “Gang of 88”.

After being subjected to countless uninformed, angry opinions I finally printed the bill, highlighted a few lines and now I carry a copy with me in my organizer. When confronted with these unfounded accusations, rather than argue, I simply pull it out, place it in their hands and ask them to show me where it says that in the bill. It has turned out to be quite amusing. Of course they cannot find what is not there – but not for lack of trying. My favorite response is the ubiquitous “Wait a minute, wait a minute. I’ll find it. I know it’s in here”. They are usually so confident because they heard it in a TV soundbite – that fountain of all liberal knowledge.

The version I keep with me is sixteen pages. And it is a pretty easy fifteen minute read.

At the top of the first page in Sec. 2 it clearly refers to enforcement permitted only by Federal Law and goes on to require immigration status to be “verified with the Federal Government pursuant to 8 United States code Sec. 1373(c).” In Sec. 3 it says “the final determination of an Alien’s immigration status shall be determined by a law enforcement officer or agency “who is authorized by the Federal Government to verify or ascertain an Alien’s immigration status” or “in communication with U. S. immigration and enforcement” again – pursuant to code sec. 1373(c). So it is in complete compliance with Federal Law and requires Federal determination/assessment of an Alien’s immigration status.

On page four, Sec. 4, it states, “Notwithstanding any other law, a peace officer may lawfully stop any person who is operating a motor vehicle if the officer has reasonable suspicion to believe the person is in violation of any civil traffic law”. I looked, but couldn’t find the part where it authorizes police to pull over dark-skinned people…..

In fact, on page six Sec. 6, it plainly says “The attorney general or county attorney shall not investigate complaints that based solely on race, color or national origin”. That pretty much cancels out racial profiling.

On page seven, Sec. 6 it goes on to stipulate that subsequent to investigation and determination that a complaint is not “false or frivolous” the attorney general or county attorney “shall notify the United States immigration and customs enforcement of the unauthorized Alien”. So enforcement really relies on the Federal Government.

That is pretty much it in a nutshell. It simply limits enforcement to the existing Federal Law. It requires the Federal Government to finally determine the immigration status of suspects. It prohibits racial profiling. And it requires notification to the Federal Government of the presence of illegal Aliens who have broken the law. The rest of the nine pages left deal primarily with employers who knowingly employ illegal Aliens.

Don’t take my word for it. Please read the bill for your self. It won’t take long and is written in language easily understandable to the layman (or laywoman). The complete text of Arizona Senate Bill 1070 is available on the link below:

http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/49leg/2r/bills/sb1070s.pdf

Keep a copy with you and share it with the angry and emotional soundbite sheeple. But go easy on them – they really believe they know what it says without reading it because, after all, like our venerable U. S. Attorney General, the Czarina of Homeland Security, the State Department and our President – they heard all about it on TV.

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