From: council.district.6@phoenix.gov <council.district.6@phoenix.gov>
Subject: Message from Councilman Sal DiCiccio: City Attorney Rules Against Mayor Gordon
To:
Date: Monday, May 3, 2010, 5:04 PM
Dear Friends,
I have some important information from Phoenix City Attorney Gary Verburg to share with you.
As you all know, Mayor Phil Gordon believed he had the ability to press a lawsuit against the state of Arizona to halt the implementation of SB-1070. I, and a clear majority of the council, let the mayor know that he could not take such action without the consent of the City Council.
Attached is the letter from the city attorney outlining the fact that Mayor Gordon cannot take such action without the approval of the council.
Your voice was definitely heard by me and my colleagues.
Like you, I feel that SB-1070 will make all Arizonans more safe and secure. Since 1999, eight Phoenix police officers have been murdered or seriously injured by illegal immigrants. I feel this is unacceptable.
I admire the courage of the Arizona State Legislature and Governor Jan Brewer in passing and signing this bill into law; a law which an overwhelming majority of Arizonans support.
Thank you again for all of your support,
Sal DiCiccio
Phoenix City Councilman
602-262-7491
200 W. Washington St., 11th Floor
Phoenix, AZ 85003
council.district.6@phoenix.gov
P.S: I encourage you to please pass this information along to anyone you feel would be interested in it.
View the letter here [PDF]
Reconquista revolution without borders! (Photo credit: El Marco, Denver)
They came, they saw, they threatened or committed violence in the name of open borders and workers’ rights. But alas, Frank Rich and Paul Krugman’s columns decrying the insane rage and hate of the May Day angry mob got lost in the mail.
In Santa Cruz, they carried torches and vandalized at least 18 businesses:
Downtown business owners spent Sunday repairing shattered windows and doors after a May Day rally Saturday night turned into a riot with approximately 250 people marching along Pacific Avenue, some carrying makeshift torches, throwing large rocks and paint bombs, and spray-painting walls with graffiti.
At least 18 businesses suffered damage during the rally in honor of international workers that began at 9 p.m. and escalated into mayhem around 10:30 p.m., police said. Investigators estimated damage at $100,000, though some business owners said it could be more. No injuries were reported.
On Sunday, sea green-colored glass littered sidewalks where windows and glass doors had been smashed. Maintenance workers, many getting called in the middle of the night, boarded up windows with plywood until new sheets of glass could be installed.
The vandalized businesses included Urban Outfitters, Peet’s Coffee, Noah’s Bagels, Jamba Juice, Velvet Underground and Dell Williams Jewelers. The unoccupied Rittenhouse building also was damaged. A police car was vandalized with rocks and paint, department spokesman Zach Friend said.
In San Francisco, anti-illegal immigration activists were attacked by the May Day marchers:
Is the Immigration Bill Unconstitutional?
Many “progressive” opponents of the Arizona immigration law are arguing that the law is unconstitutional because foreign affairs is exclusively the province of the federal government.
That foreign affairs is exclusively the province of the federal government is commonly asserted. But it is a myth – at least if one respects the Constitution’s text and original understanding.
Before explaining why, I have to say that a claim that the Constitution reserves powers exclusively for one level of government is an unusual argument for “progressives” to make. In general, of course, the most vocal “progressives” could care less about what responsibilities the Constitution assigns to what levels of government.
It’s not just that they favor the federal government invading the sphere that the Constitution reserves to the states. It’s also that they have repeatedly urged state and local governments to invade the supposedly exclusive sphere of the federal government. Remember all those campaigns for state and local governments to adopt nuclear-freeze resolutions, South Africa boycotts, and nuclear-free zones?
