Milwaukee County Supervisor Peggy West
Organization who criticized Milwaukee County Supervisor, also lacks Constitutional knowledge SB 1070 is unconstitutional
By H. Nelson Goodson
June 25, 2010
Milwaukee - A Youtube video was posted criticizing Milwaukee County Supervisor Peggy West for not knowing that Arizona borders with Mexico. The alleged Republican base organization connected with Neo-nazi groups are known to operate 'Stand With Arizona' in support and advocates for ordinances and laws similar to SB 1070. The group posted West's video on Thursday in which West stated, "If this was Texas, which is a state that is directly on the border with Mexico, and they were calling for a measure like this saying that they had a major issue with undocumented people flooding the borders, I would have to look twice at this. But this is a state that is a ways removed from the border." West a Latina herself later said, she "misspoke."
She tried to explain her educational background, "I did get a passing grade in Geography in high school and in college and I do obviously know that Arizona is on the border," West said in an interview with Todaystmj4.com after Thursday meeting.
Todaystmj4.com reported West claims that the point she was trying to make is that because Texas has a much larger border with Mexico, she might feel differently about such a law in that state. "Had Texas come out with the legislation, having the largest border, I think that I would be more receptive to the fact that there was a problem. But having it be Arizona, having it be the second largest boarder and knowing there are troops on the border in Arizona, it didn't seem to me that this legislation was particularly necessary at this moment in time," West said.
West who represents the predominately Hispanic 12th District in Milwaukee's South side is supporting a boycott measure against Arizona and for the Milwaukee County Board to approve it. Other Supervisors who support the measure include Gerry Broderick, Elizabeth Coggs and Marina Dimitrijevic. The Board Finance Committee approved the resolution, but on Thursday the Board decided to postpone the measure and sent it back to committee for further review. The Arizona measure prevents the County from doing business with Arizona businesses and is expected to be heard by the full Board in the middle of July.
The Stand With Arizona organization were quick to criticize someone (Supervisor West) for not knowing Arizona borders with Mexico. But the Stand With Arizona campaign organizers and supporters have been also criticized nationally for not knowing Arizonas' legislature to adopt SB 1070 and for Governor Brewer to sign it into law is unconstitutional. Just because a majority of residents and the GOP in Arizona supports the measure doesn't make it Constitutional. The SB 1070 measure turned out to be Constitutional dilema, nighmare, and a costly mistake for Arizona, which has more than $ 3 billion deficit. The current Arizona boycotts by Latinos and supporters is taking an economic toll on the state.
Next week, the U.S. Department of Justice is expected to file a legal challenge in federal court against Arizona and its SB 1070 law before it takes effect by the end of July. Several other lawsuits have been filed challenging Arizona by the American Civil Liberties Union and Latino civil rights lawyers and groups.
The Arizona state law passed by the state, allows police officers to question suspects during an investigation of a domestic, traffic, crime, ordinance violation and any other offense. If, they reasonably believe the suspect is illegally in the country and makes a state criminal offense to be in the country or in Arizona illegal.
Legal challenges to Arizonas' SB 1070 will argue it will lead to racial profiling, discrimination, and that a state law that usurps federal authority to enforce immigration law, violates Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution, which enumerates the powers bestowed to Congress. Among them: the authority "to establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization."
Also, the Arizona state law SB 1070 preempts federal law. The Bill of Rights 10th amendment ratified on Dec. 15, 1791 restates the Constitution's principle of federalism that powers not granted to the national government by the Constitution of the United States nor prohibited to the States were reserved to the States or to the people. Since, Congress granted the federal government authority to regulate and enforce immigration laws, States lack constitutional authority to enact immigration laws conflicting with the federal government.
Youtube video: Pro-Arizonas' SB 1070 supporters criticized Milw. County Supervisor Peggy West for not knowing AZ borders with Mexico. Internet link, http://bit.ly/cVPOvv
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Organization who criticized Milwaukee County Supervisor, also lacks Constitutional knowledge SB 1070 is unconstitutional
By H. Nelson Goodson
June 25, 2010
Milwaukee - A Youtube video was posted criticizing Milwaukee County Supervisor Peggy West for not knowing that Arizona borders with Mexico. The alleged Republican base organization connected with Neo-nazi groups are known to operate 'Stand With Arizona' in support and advocates for ordinances and laws similar to SB 1070. The group posted West's video on Thursday in which West stated, "If this was Texas, which is a state that is directly on the border with Mexico, and they were calling for a measure like this saying that they had a major issue with undocumented people flooding the borders, I would have to look twice at this. But this is a state that is a ways removed from the border." West a Latina herself later said, she "misspoke."
She tried to explain her educational background, "I did get a passing grade in Geography in high school and in college and I do obviously know that Arizona is on the border," West said in an interview with Todaystmj4.com after Thursday meeting.
Todaystmj4.com reported West claims that the point she was trying to make is that because Texas has a much larger border with Mexico, she might feel differently about such a law in that state. "Had Texas come out with the legislation, having the largest border, I think that I would be more receptive to the fact that there was a problem. But having it be Arizona, having it be the second largest boarder and knowing there are troops on the border in Arizona, it didn't seem to me that this legislation was particularly necessary at this moment in time," West said.
West who represents the predominately Hispanic 12th District in Milwaukee's South side is supporting a boycott measure against Arizona and for the Milwaukee County Board to approve it. Other Supervisors who support the measure include Gerry Broderick, Elizabeth Coggs and Marina Dimitrijevic. The Board Finance Committee approved the resolution, but on Thursday the Board decided to postpone the measure and sent it back to committee for further review. The Arizona measure prevents the County from doing business with Arizona businesses and is expected to be heard by the full Board in the middle of July.
The Stand With Arizona organization were quick to criticize someone (Supervisor West) for not knowing Arizona borders with Mexico. But the Stand With Arizona campaign organizers and supporters have been also criticized nationally for not knowing Arizonas' legislature to adopt SB 1070 and for Governor Brewer to sign it into law is unconstitutional. Just because a majority of residents and the GOP in Arizona supports the measure doesn't make it Constitutional. The SB 1070 measure turned out to be Constitutional dilema, nighmare, and a costly mistake for Arizona, which has more than $ 3 billion deficit. The current Arizona boycotts by Latinos and supporters is taking an economic toll on the state.
Next week, the U.S. Department of Justice is expected to file a legal challenge in federal court against Arizona and its SB 1070 law before it takes effect by the end of July. Several other lawsuits have been filed challenging Arizona by the American Civil Liberties Union and Latino civil rights lawyers and groups.
The Arizona state law passed by the state, allows police officers to question suspects during an investigation of a domestic, traffic, crime, ordinance violation and any other offense. If, they reasonably believe the suspect is illegally in the country and makes a state criminal offense to be in the country or in Arizona illegal.
Legal challenges to Arizonas' SB 1070 will argue it will lead to racial profiling, discrimination, and that a state law that usurps federal authority to enforce immigration law, violates Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution, which enumerates the powers bestowed to Congress. Among them: the authority "to establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization."
Also, the Arizona state law SB 1070 preempts federal law. The Bill of Rights 10th amendment ratified on Dec. 15, 1791 restates the Constitution's principle of federalism that powers not granted to the national government by the Constitution of the United States nor prohibited to the States were reserved to the States or to the people. Since, Congress granted the federal government authority to regulate and enforce immigration laws, States lack constitutional authority to enact immigration laws conflicting with the federal government.
Youtube video: Pro-Arizonas' SB 1070 supporters criticized Milw. County Supervisor Peggy West for not knowing AZ borders with Mexico. Internet link, http://bit.ly/cVPOvv
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