Ironic Poetic Justice

[rushmc 23]

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/05/21/arizona-boycotts-hit-hispanic-hospitality-workers/

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The raft of boycotts being imposed on Arizona over its immigration law could up end hitting Hispanic workers as hard as anyone.

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[Gawain 0]

What's screwed up more than anything is that the Arizona law is actually stronger than the Federal precedent. The Supreme Court ruled 9-0 in Muehler v. Mena. http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2004/2004_03_1423

Under federal law, a federal officer can request validation of immigration status without any reason at all. Green Card holders are required to have their Green Card at all times and are required to produce it on demand from the authorities.

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The officers did not need to have reasonable suspicion to question Mena. Moreover, the Court had held repeatedly that mere police questioning did not constitute a seizure.

The Arizona authorities do not have such leeway in their assessment.

So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh
Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright
'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life
Make light!