Arizona Senate rejects Tea Baggish immigration bills

[SeattleGirl]

The Political Carnival
Posted on Thursday, March 17, 2011 by Paddy

I’m gobsmacked. Never thought there was a lick of sense in that legislature (excluding D’s). Read the rest of the article at the link to see how bitchy that asshat Pearce got about the vote going down. h/t Aimee.

PHOENIX - Concluding the measures go too far, state senators on Thursday rejected a package of bills designed to crack down on illegal immigration.

With Republicans joining the minority Democrats, lawmakers refused to approve bills which, taken together, were designed to challenge the notion that someone born in the United States is automatically considered a citizen.

They also voted down measures to:

- require hospitals to make an effort to determine if the people they are treating are in this country legally

More: http://thepoliticalcarnival.net/

Color me gobsmacked too!

[Cha]

That was quite the big fat scary package the gops had there. Thankfully common sense prevailed. One can imagine how those people must have felt who were the object of their "crack down"!

[Cha]

Here's some more on Russel Pierce from your article..

"The votes are a major setback for Senate President Russell Pearce, R-Mesa, who wrote or backed each of the five bills.

He has been at the forefront of Arizona's fight to enact new state laws aimed at illegal immigrants and crafted last year's legislation to give police more power to detain illegal immigrants. Until now, most GOP lawmakers have been willing to go along with anything Pearce wanted.

Pearce was visibly unhappy about that, lashing out at those who voted against the bills and other foes.

"The only impediment to enforcing our laws is the lack of political courage on the part of our elected and appointed officials," Pearce said. "You bear the burden and responsibility for the costs and the maimings and the deaths."

Those rejected bills on what have been called "birthright citizenship" proved the most controversial, with several Republicans unwilling to go along with Pearce and the rest of Senate leadership."

Seems the repubs who didn't vote for this crack down had a letter from business people who didn't want the Bill either because of "Boycotts".

"Thursday's votes also came following a plea earlier this week by dozens of business owners to put a halt to further immigration bills.

In a letter to lawmakers, they said Arizona suffered boycotts in the wake of last year's approval of SB 1070 which is designed to give police more power to detain illegal immigrants. They argued that new moves in this direction would throw new barriers in the path of economic development.

BOYCOTTS WORKED!

[SeattleGirl]

(03-17-2011 10:57 PM)Cha Wrote:  Here's some more on Russel Pierce from your article..

"The votes are a major setback for Senate President Russell Pearce, R-Mesa, who wrote or backed each of the five bills.

He has been at the forefront of Arizona's fight to enact new state laws aimed at illegal immigrants and crafted last year's legislation to give police more power to detain illegal immigrants. Until now, most GOP lawmakers have been willing to go along with anything Pearce wanted.

Pearce was visibly unhappy about that, lashing out at those who voted against the bills and other foes.

"The only impediment to enforcing our laws is the lack of political courage on the part of our elected and appointed officials," Pearce said. "You bear the burden and responsibility for the costs and the maimings and the deaths."

Those rejected bills on what have been called "birthright citizenship" proved the most controversial, with several Republicans unwilling to go along with Pearce and the rest of Senate leadership."

Seems the repubs who didn't vote for this crack down had a letter from business people who didn't want the Bill either because of "Boycotts".

"Thursday's votes also came following a plea earlier this week by dozens of business owners to put a halt to further immigration bills.

In a letter to lawmakers, they said Arizona suffered boycotts in the wake of last year's approval of SB 1070 which is designed to give police more power to detain illegal immigrants. They argued that new moves in this direction would throw new barriers in the path of economic development.

BOYCOTTS WORKED!

Thanks for the additional info, Cha!

[nofurylike]

http://azstarnet.com/news/local/govt-and...002e0.html

thank you for adding more from it, Cha!
it is great news!!

[nofurylike]

Arizona Senate rejects immigration bills
By Howard Fischer
March 17, 2011

http://azstarnet.com/news/local/govt-and...002e0.html

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thank you for posting that, Punky. it is great news!!

[sandnsea]

Nice to see a little sanity somewhere in that party.

[azmouse]

Protests were happening on a daily basis at the Capitol. I think that all had some effect too.
I couldn't stop laughing with joy when I heard the bills were voted down and that some of Pearce's minions turned against him in the vote.

[TheNewMe]

I am also happy that people are protesting everywhere. There is momentum building.

[RoyGBiv]

(03-19-2011 12:12 PM)TheNewMe Wrote:  

I am also happy that people are protesting everywhere. There is momentum building.

Teabaggers are being schooled on what the "tea party" was really about.

Populism is a dangerous weapon to wield. Republicans don't know how to do it and are about to have it turn on them in a very big way.

[KonaKane]

"My hypocrisy goes only so far."

- Doc Holladay (Val Kilmer) "Tombstone"