“PAPERS PLEASE”
NOT IN AMERICA, NOT NOW, NOT EVER
The ultra right is very upset that this Arizona law has been compared to something that the Nazi Germans did. But what else could you compare it with? Castro’s Cuba where you have to present your papers when asked, carry them with you at all times?
Isn’t this odious, racist law similar? These conservative wing nuts wanted to prove a point and they got the opposite result and they are now more than pissed. They are complaining that this law is being compared to something a repressive, totalitarian tyranny would do and they never realized that their precious Tea Party has being doing just these COMPARISONS and doing it for a long time. Mind you, they have no reason to call Obama a Nazi, Socialist, Comrade, Communist or any other dehumanizing name because with our President it is just the opposite. But with this Arizona law there is little room for misunderstanding, it is what it is and if it quacks like a duck, it walks like a duck and it looks like a duck it can’t be a chicken.
So, my advice to Republicans is simply this: Denounce it for what it is: a racist, odious and reprehensible attempt by ultra-right wing small time politicians to let the world know they are xenophobes. Denounce it now or you will be paying a very dear price come November.
Make no mistake about it, you may have your freedom of speech and misuse it but when it comes to making unconstitutional laws we, the American people, Democrats, Republican Moderates and Independents will put our efforts into repudiating it. You can’t have this law in America, not now, not ever.
PHOTO SOURCE: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/24/us/politics/24immig.html
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How come an Administrative Offence could become a Crime? Some people have not properly studied their Administrative Law and Criminal Law notebooks!
ReplyDeleteAs far as I'm concerned, Immigration is a matter belonging to the Federal Authorities (They issue the passports for Americans, and Visas for foreigners like me). Thus, a State cannot invade this power.
Anyway, aside from the Legal theory, this is the most racist law I've ever seen. How many of us do carry an ID at all times? Not even I do, when I go jogging (and I'm in Mexico) Perhaps some racist could try to deport me to Spain! Hahaha!! xD
But we speak of Americans in full-right who will be affected because of some stupid law. Obviously, Germans, Frenchmen, Englishmen and Australians (to name some) won't be noticed, haha... But the minorities, like Mexicans! darn...
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