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Supporting Arizona

By Brian Tannebaum, Esq.

Not a single happening in this country defines our broken political system more than Arizona's new immigration law.Upon it's passage, a huge gasp throughout the nation. All those who had a microphone, ran to speak. This was a "show me your papers," "Nazi Germany," unconstitutional statute that caused even those who see the Constitution as a hindrance to law enforcement to cry foul.Then, a couple weeks later, another story came out - a poll.66% of the country support the law. 70% of Arizona residents are fine with it.Ut oh.One of the dirty little not so secret things a politician needs to to, is get votes. If the majority of people support something, and you want to win, you've got to get a majority vote. There's no better way to get the majority vote, than to pander to the majority...continue to full post

Full post as published by Criminal Defense on May 14, 2010 (boomark / email).