| Jelly Bean Lover |
04-24-2010 01:42 PM |
Re: SB1070 signed into law
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Originally Posted by DA User
(Post 156098)
If they can pass a bill like this they can pass Dream Act at a state level too.
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No, they can't do this. That is the whole point here: this law is unconstitutional. The Federal government is clearly empowered under the constitution to deal with matters that relate to foreign affairs, and the states are clearly not allowed to conduct foreign affairs. They do not have sovereignty at an international level--hence they cannot deal with things like how to treat foreign nationals, who gets to enter the country and not, and who gets to get citizenship and not. Furthermore, citizenship clearly became a federal issue with the 14th Amendment after the Civil War.
It is for this reason that the courts will have to strike the law down as unconstitutional. The good thing is that because of all the lawsuits this will inevitably cause, Arizona--i.e., the politicians and the people who supported the bill in the public--will have to pay money up the ass that they otherwise wouldn't have to waste. It will serve Arizona right. |
