zer0netgain wrote:
Master_Pedant wrote:
Furthermore, opponents of this draconian law are already
petitioning.
There is nothing draconian about it.
The AZ law is a word-for-word duplication of the existing federal law which is deliberately not being enforced.
First, it is NOT a word-for-word copy. Several passages were altered and expanded, with several struck before passage.
Second, national citizenship is a matter of federal jurisdiction and not state law; if it dealt with state residents instead, then at least the scope would be appropriate.
Third, a law which is inherently discriminatory and flawed cannot be fairly enforced, and there is no way to define what law enforcement is supposed to look for without using terms or criteria which is race-based in nature.
If these are the laws you want, find a way to write them w/o breaking existing laws and the values on which this nation was founded - personal selfishness not being one of those characteristics.
M.
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