The court struck down major parts of Arizona's tough immigration law, but it unanimously upheld the most controversial requirement – that police making arrests or traffic stops check the immigration status of anyone suspected of being here illegally. NBC's Pete Williams reports.
The Supreme Court guts Arizona's "papers please" immigration law, but Gov. Jan Brewer still thinks she won and Mitt Romney only offers another wishy-washy statement.
Tonight, Ed will have reaction and analysis with Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ).
The Supreme Court also doubles down on one of the most destructive rulings ever, Citizens United, and strikes down a century-old Montana law preventing corruption.
Did we lose a little of America today with that ruling? Ed will ask Gov. Brian Schweitzer (D-MT) and E.J. Dionne, a Senior Fellow at The Brookings Institution and Washington Post columnist.
Ed will extend analysis of both Supreme Court decisions with tonight’s panel, including Catherine Crier, attorney and best-selling author ("Patriot Acts: What Americans Must do to Save the Republic"), Joan Walsh, Salon’s Editor at Large and Michael Medved, nationally syndicated talk show host.
And speaking of the Supreme Court, the justices are set to rule on "Obamacare" on Thursday. What if the individual mandate dies and the rest of the Affordable Care Act lives?
Ed will go through the possible outcomes with Wendell Potter, News Analyst with the Center for Public Integrity, former Communications Director and Vice President of CIGNA, and author (“Deadly Spin”).
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jan brewer == how Ignorant - I still cannot believe that SS did Not Slam her onto the Tarmac Face First When She Stuck her fuzzy/Slimey finger into Our Presidents Face !!!!! What-a-Phsyco-B !!! Typical gop !!
well md you hit that one out of the ballpark.
Thank you Billie ---- After-all we used to have Institutions for people like her- many moons ago - perhaps they need to re-erected and re-opened !!! We do still have those Fine white Tight-Fitting Jackets !!!
Jan Brewer is an alcoholic.
Bohner is an alcoholic.
And so on.
Republicans screwed up so bad in the last 10 years that no sane person could say the things they do without medication.
I Bet that she has a Brain tumor that takes up 3/4 of her cranial capacity !!!! I mean -- There IS Something Wrong with Her !!! Perhaps ALL of the gop party has this Disease - hey !!!! just wondering !!!! Something Is Certainly Infesting that party = OH - Thats Rite - its = $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ !!!
MD/MI and Billie, I agree with your post. As long as i live the picture of her shaking her finger in Obama face is disrespectful. I agree where was SS? I am glad Supreme court struck most of it down. But Papers please is wrong.
On another ruling , there is so much coruption being alowed by the Supreme court in giving corporations and those who can afford there own personal politician . Its like running a corrupt Casino where all the cards are stacked in there favor.
cont. from #1.4 ========= its $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ on the Brain - It Creates Toooo Much Pressure and They Cannot Handle Their Own Corruption !!!!!!
Why don't you go illegally to another country and see what happens there. Other countries enforce immigration laws.
Remember this?
September 3, 2010
During her opening statement in a televised debate Wednesday, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer stumbled and stammered, and even paused for about nine seconds. Then she bolted after the debate when reporters asked her about a statement she made about headless bodies supposedly found in the Arizona desert.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129635634
This is what happens when Humanoids try to live where most plants can't survive!
This whack job should be thanked. If this doesn't wake the sleeping Americans up to the agenda, nothing will. I will say I NEVER thought people didn't realize this type of thing happened elsewhere...where are your papers and the outcome wasn't pretty.
You can easily recognize every undocumented immigrant in California.
They are the ones that know the the traffic laws better than the police.
And they obey them.
Including driving 5MPH under the speed limit at all times.
CA - Very Good Point - and Rite-on the Mark !!!!!
Great, so that's one law they obey....yipppee!
One thing,in this immigration subject,why are we picking on the Latinos.What about the thousands of illegal people of Arab decent that have long since over stayed their so-called visas & work passes.You like to eat healthy salads,tasty fruits,that stuffed potato,guess who made that possible? Your right! It wasn't that guy behind the counter at the 7-11,it was more than 90% likely it was a worker of Latin decent. I remember 9-11 all to clearly and for the life of me I don't recall a single Mexican who hijacked any of those planes on that terrible day. Get our priorities straight,Latins have been a great part of building an protecting this great America an will continue to fight for the freedoms an rights this country brings to all. Don't be blinded by hate for people you may know nothing about an get to the real enemy. Those who are here not only illegally but morally would not defend or pledge allegiance to our Untied States. There here folks so think about that as you pay for your Slurpee an gas an by the way....enjoy that salad at dinner,let's hope you don't have to go out an pick it for yourself soon.
Citizens want strong borders and they want the President to enforce the laws. President Obama took an oath to uphold the laws of the land - that meant all the laws not just the ones he chooses. OBama has violated his oath and added to his massive failures.
Maybe he's trying to catch up to Bush.
It's not easy.
"Citizens" MIGHT...but Korporations don't---they want cheap labor that they don't have to spend any money on for 'trivial' things like health insurance. And they have the "Republicorp" to do their bidding....Just sayin'~
One thing,in this immigration subject,why are we picking on the Latinos.What about the thousands of illegal people of Arab decent that have long since over stayed their so-called visas & work passes.You like to eat healthy salads,tasty fruits,that stuffed potato,guess who made that possible? Your right! It wasn't that guy behind the counter at the 7-11,it was more than 90% likely it was a worker of Latin decent. I remember 9-11 all to clearly and for the life of me I don't recall a single Mexican who hijacked any of those planes on that terrible day. Get our priorities straight,Latins have been a great part of building an protecting this great America an will continue to fight for the freedoms an rights this country brings to all. Don't be blinded by hate for people you may know nothing about an get to the real enemy. Those who are here not only illegally but morally would not defend or pledge allegiance to our Untied States. There here folks so think about that as you pay for your Slurpee an gas an by the way....enjoy that salad at dinner,let's hope you don't have to go out an pick it for yourself soon.
[Sorry - this will be rather long. I added the bold to highlight key words]
Here is a thing I ran across on www.Foxnews.com today:
States face uphill climb on immigration enforcement after court ruling, DHS shift
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www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/06/25/feds-suspend-immigration-enforcement-program-after-arizona-court-ruling
"States seeking to take immigration enforcement into their own hands are facing an uphill climb, after the Supreme Court reined in Arizona's disputed law and the Obama administration followed by rescinding a key partnership allowing local police to enforce federal immigration rules."
"By Monday afternoon, the Department of Homeland Security had pulled back on a program known as 287(g), which allows the feds to deputize local officials to make immigration-based arrests. According to a Homeland Security official, the administration has determined those agreements are "not useful" now in states that have Arizona-style laws. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has since rescinded that agreement in Arizona -- with the state itself, and with three local law enforcement agencies."
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WOW - that was fast work by that dastardly President! Wait - is there more to this story ??? Let's find out!!
{{Google 287(g)}}
Joe Arpaio Dropped from 287(g)
nysiaf.org/2011/12/15/joe-arpaio-dropped-from-287g
December 15,2011
"Janet Napolitano just announced that because of a finding by the Justice Department that Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s department has engaged in systematic civil rights abuses, the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office is being suspended from participation in ICE’s 287(g) program.
Suspension means that Arpaio’s will no longer be authorized to enforce immigration laws."
{{Interesting}} More??
Immigration enforcement program to be shut down.
www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-02-17/immigration-enforcement-program/53134284/1
February 17,2012
"The program, known as 287(g), reached its peak under President George W. Bush, when 60 local agencies signed contracts with ICE to implement it. But that trend slowed significantly under President Obama— only eight agencies have signed up since he took office, and none has done so since August 2010."
{{Interesting}} More??
Obama Will Cut 287(g) to Expand Secure Communities in 2013
colorlines.com/archives/2012/02/287g.html
February 13, 2012
"In light of the nationwide activation of the Secure Communities program, the Budget reduces the 287(g) program by $17 million. The Secure Communities screening process is more consistent, efficient and cost effective in identifying and removing criminal and other priority aliens. To implement this reduction in 2013, ICE will begin by discontinuing the least productive 287(g) task force agreements in those jurisdictions where Secure Communities is already in place and will also suspend consideration of any requests for new 287(g) task forces."
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Summary - this is not something that the Obama administration did in response to the Supreme Court decision today!!!!!
Yeah. We knew that. So did the righties. But they'll pretend it was.
Unless the gop once again tamper with the elections, I believe immigration will be a negative factor for the gop in our election.
Unless? Come on. They've been doing it for years. Why stop now?
Won't make that much of an impact, with Registered Latino Voters, immigration is about 4th on their list of concerns.
Big head Ed is pretty worked up tonight...
I love it when things don't go the Libs way....
Just wait until Thursday and see how liberals try to spin their loss.
Obama is a....
You're clueless....see survey out today showing upper 70 and 80 % of self-identified Republicorps that support MANY individual aspects of The Affordable Health Care Act. "You" only hate it when it's called "Obamacare," cause you're nothing but a bunch of ignorant bigots.
So now the states are not required to enforce Federal law. Let's go rob a bank, and since local law can not enforce Federal law we have a good chance to the border (and we can make a racist comment).
@Greg29
Could you clarify how you came to that conclusion?
I watch enough cop shows on TV to know that there is always DRAMA between FBI and local police over jurisdiction.
Local law cannot enforce Federal laws!!! Let's go do some hard drug, rob a bank, and use racial slurs, who is with me?
Sorry not interested - don't want to get in trouble with the FBI (robbing a bank is a federal crime, right?). Beer and wine is as wild as I get. And I try to talk nice.
But, with the FBI's focus on preventing terrorism and the states unable to enforce, it will take the FBI a long time to arrest a small time bank robber.
Go ahead, you stand alone!
AZ should prohibit all Federal Law enforcement from using any and all State services including Jails, Court Houses and especially back up support.
Tell them to Dial 1-800- BHO-POTUS for help
Once again you show you are clueless as to how law enforcement and the prison system works. Here is a clue federal tax dollars are spent on local jails so are states willing to give up those federal dollars. It is the federal government that decides how local jails treat their prisoners, many of whom are poor and unable to post bail, which is why Joe found himself in trouble with his tent jails, just because police arrest you it is not proof you are guilty nor is it the polices job to punish you that is why we have courts. Also the federal government pays local jails to hold illegals until they can be transferred to a deportation center, I wonder if states are willing to give up those tax dollars. Like I said conservative black/white thinking that has them clueless on understanding how complex everything is.
SCOTUS ruling today told AZ that the state can not enforce Federal immigration laws. Then taking the next step would be all Federal laws.
Can SCOTUS Antonin Scalia be removed? If so, how? Impeachment?
The American people should be alarmed and up in arms about these obviously corrupt conservative activist republican hacks also known as, SCOTUS!
These baboons gave us George W. Bush, remember?
Hey Roman, such language. Libs are like babies, all they can do is yell and name call..You libs remember the racist comment by Henandez..I wonder what racist name we should call him
DON'T KILL THE MESSENGER! There's only one way to save the Republic ya bunch of cowards... lol
“Mafia hit list to save the USA!”
by Charlie Stunats
"1)The Republican Corporate Ho Party who’ve done MORE damage to the USA than any Middle Eastern terrorist or Mob street criminal.
As far as I’m concerned, after the Bush/Cheney disaster, the Republican Party is dead to me. The results of Bush/Cheney and the Republican controlled Congress (1994-2006) speak for themselves. Waste, fraud, abuse of power, scandal, corruption, media consolidation, sexual deviancy, welfare for the rich, soldiers getting electrocuted in showers due to shoddy contractor work, job off-shoring, arms dealing, obstructionism, environmental deregulation, war profiteering, Constitutional violations and a corporate crime wave of epic proportions. The greatest looting of a nation’s wealth & resources in the history of mankind… Yet these shameless hypocrites have the audacity to act they’re the responsible adults at the table, when they can’t even take responsibility for their own failures, incompetence and low grade thought processes. BULLS***!
2) The fake mainstream news media that tries to convince the American PEOPLE that crazy Republicans are still relevant after the Bush/Cheney catastrophe. That this isn’t a real fight, Progressives must remain non-violent allow the Conservative wackos the right to destroy the USA!
WHY ARE YOU SO-CALLED JOURNALISTS WASTING PRECIOUS BROADCAST TIME ON ALL THE PITIFUL BS? Those are PUBLIC broadcast airwaves that you’re corrupting.
3) those ignorant, racist, inbred deadneck, numbskulls who keep voting for the insanity Republicans have offered over & over & over &…
I’m convinced Republican voters are suffering from some propaganda induced madness. Severe superiority complexes, odd paranoia, racial hatred, religious delusions and all the pharmaceuticals Conservatives are ingesting have them making the same mistakes, over & over & over, expecting a different result… (insanity). QUIT GETTING DUMBED DOWN BY FOX NEWS OR am radio LIMBAUGHs, ya freaks!
4) Those rich, well-connected @!$%#s like the Koch Bros, Bob Perry Diane Hendricks, Sheldon Adelson, Rich Devas, Foster Friess, Louie Moore, Trevor Rees-Jones and those greed stricken, power mad idiots who make up the Council for National Policy.
5) All those Sexual Deviates and Cougars at FOX News sexually abusing young impressionable interns. These predators use their power to use the lure of an exciting, well-paid job at FOX to satisfy their twisted sexual desires. Bill O’Reilly being the best example, passed on his evil legacy to those who came after him. The new generation of deviates includes Steve Doocy’s gay son who organized the so-called Millennials for guest appearances and scandalous after-hour orgies not seen since Nero’s Rome."
See consciousmc.blogspot.com for the rest of the story
Perfect!
How shameless the left is, a piece described as a "Hit List" on the MSNBC site, and another calling it "Perfect". Didn't BO call for civility in the discussion? Did you forget Giffords? Idiot!
What is worse...the elected (new) GOP...or the idiots that vote them in? Seems we need to be more concerened about the growing number idiots in this country vs. illegal immigrants.
I hate to ask an irrelavant question But I have to, In regards to the Funding of the Aff. Health Care Act, IS there any Provision in the Act that say's a 1% fee will be charged to Banking Transaction's ? I have looked around and I see nothing, Also can someone Explain the $95 dollar/1% of income penalty? Got to put my duck's in a row Before I question what I heard People Talking about!!!! Thank's