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October 31, 2011
Resolution of the Executive Committee of the Arizona State Republican Party State of Arizona Strongly Condemning the Actions of the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission (AIRC)
WHEREAS, the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission has knowingly violated its responsibilities for redistricting under Federal and Arizona law including, but
not limited to, the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the United States
Constitution, the Voting Rights Act, 42 U.S.C.A. 1973, et seq.; and Article 4
of the Arizona Constitution; and
WHEREAS, the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission has failed to demonstrate a sincere commitment to performing its responsibilities in an honest, independent and impartial fashion and to upholding public confidence in the integrity of the redistricting process; and
WHEREAS, the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission has knowingly violated its responsibilities for conducting open meetings to the public under Arizona law
including, but not limited to, Title 38 of the Arizona Revised Statutes; and
WHEREAS, the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission has knowingly violated itsprocurement responsibilities to the public under Arizona law including, but not
limited to, Title 41 of the Arizona Revised Statutes.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Executive Committee of the Arizona State Republican Party, State of Arizona, strongly condemns the partisan actions of the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission and recommends the following:
1. That Governor Jan Brewer, State of Arizona, remove the five members of the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission in accordance with Article 4 of the Arizona Constitution;
2. That Attorney General Tom Horne, State of Arizona, aggressively continue his criminalinvestigation and civil litigation against the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission;
3. That the Majority Leadership of the Senate and House of Representatives, State of Arizona, make written redistricting recommendations to the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission in accordance with Article 4 of the Arizona Constitution that are in the best interest of the State of Arizona, not the Commission’s favored special interest groups. Recommendations that eliminate the wholesale gerrymandering of Arizona and hijacking of the voters’ constitutional and democratic rights guaranteed under both the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment and the Voting Rights Act.
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The federal government filed a lawsuit Monday seeking to stop implementation of South Carolina’s tough new immigration law, arguing that the legislation that requires law officers to check suspects’ immigration status is unconstitutional.
Federal officials and state officials had met to discuss the issue a week ago.
The government wants a judge to stop enforcement of the legislation, which requires that officers call federal immigration officials if they suspect someone is in the country illegally following a stop for something else, U.S. Attorney Bill Nettles told The Associated Press.
“The Department of Justice has many important tasks,” Nettles said. “Two of those important tasks are the defense of the constitution and ensuring equality is afforded to all.”
The lawsuit filed in federal court names Gov. Nikki Haley as a defendant. A spokesman for the Republican, the daughter of immigrants from India, said the state was forced to pass its own law because there is no strong federal immigration law.
If you are looking for a lobbyist here in Arizona, you can check the yellow pages or the Arizona Capital Times directories. Or you can check out whose backing Senate President Russell Pearce, R-Mesa, in his efforts to fight off a recall election next month.
Top business lobbyists are prevalent on the campaign finance report of the group backing Pearce against his recall challenge from Jerry Lewis.
The list of Pearce backers includes top business lobbyists:
Chuck Coughlin (HighGround Inc), Stan Barnes and Ian Calkins (Copper State Consulting), Robert Dalager (Gallagher & Kennedy PA), Jake Logan (United HealthCare), John Kaites (Public Policy Partners and a Phoenix Coyotes bidder), Tom Dorn (Dorn Policy), Barry Aarons (Aarons Co.), Wendy Briggs, Gibson McKay and Jay Kaprosy (Veridus LLC), Jim Norton and Marcus Osborn (R&R Partners), Gretchen Kitchell (APS, Pinnacle West Capital Corp. Pinnacle West Capital Corp. Latest from The Business Journals Pinnacle West recognized for sustainable leadershipNew joint downtown venture proposedBrownstein Hyatt moves to permanent Phoenix office Follow this company ), Gretchen Jacobs (Arizona Governmental Affairs), Tim Lawless (NAIOP), Farrell Quinlan (NFIB) and Paul Senseman (Policy Development Group).
