A clash over
immigration law will go before the U.S. Supreme Court this week, pitting
the state of Arizona against President Barack Obama in a case with
election-year political ramifications for him and Republican rival Mitt
Romney.
In its second-biggest case this
term, the court - fresh from hearing the Obama healthcare overhaul case
- will consider on Wednesday whether a tough Arizona immigration
crackdown strayed too far into the federal government's powers.
A
pro-Arizona decision would be a legal and political setback for Obama,
who has criticized the state's law and vowed to push for immigration
legislation if re-elected on November 6.
A decision against Arizona would deal a blow to Romney, who has said the government should drop its challenge to the law.
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The question should not be whether Arizona strayed too far into the federal government's powers, but whether the federal government has strayed too far into the state's powers. Every state in the union should be suing the federal government on these grounds.
ReplyDeleteAgreed! And every state needs to sue to deport the Illegal Immigrant In Chief as well!
ReplyDeleteI would expect the Supreme Court to acknowledge the poor effort done by the Feds to prevent criminal border crossing and give the states every bit of leeway they want.
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