ACLU-AZ: SB1070 and the fight over Section 2B

No one will comply...

Independence Day, 2012 

Central Phoenix, Arizona 

-----from the ACLU of Arizona------

Damaging Provision of SB 1070 Could Take Effect in a Few Days Without Court Action 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 17, 2012

CONTACT:

Alessandra Soler, ACLU of Arizona, (602) 773-6006 (office) or (602) 301-3705 (cell)
Adela de la Torre, NILC: 213-674-2832; delatorre@nilc.org
Steven Gosset, ACLU: 212-549-2666;  media@aclu.org
Laura Rodriguez, MALDEF: 310-956-2425; lrodriguez@rabengroup.com

PHOENIX — A coalition of civil rights organizations today asked a federal district court to block implementation of the “show me your papers” provision of SB 1070, Arizona’s racial profiling law, until the court has had time to consider additional legal claims that the law is unconstitutional.

The civil rights organizations’ lawsuit includes evidence and claims that are not present in the federal government’s separate challenge to SB 1070, on which the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision last month. In its decision, the Supreme Court struck down three other provisions of SB 1070. The Court noted potential constitutional problems with section 2(B), the “show me your papers” provision, but did not strike it down based on the evidence and claims that the federal government brought in its case. The Court noted, however, that other challenges could be brought against the section.

In their motion today, the civil rights groups contend that section 2(B) unlawfully discriminates against Latinos and individuals of Mexican origin. The groups present evidence that legislators who supported the law routinely used false “facts” and discriminatory language and that they intended section 2(B) to impose statewide the racial profiling tactics used by Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County. The groups also introduced new evidence demonstrating that, if it is allowed to go into effect, section 2(B) will violate the U.S. Constitution’s Fourth Amendment and the well established principle, which the Supreme Court reaffirmed in last month’s decision, that federal immigration law preempts state immigration enforcement laws. Finally, the groups ask the district court to block a separate provision of SB 1070 that creates a state crime for “harboring” undocumented individuals, which the Supreme Court’s recent decision makes clear is unconstitutional.

“Assertions from politicians and law enforcement officials in Arizona that nothing will change once section 2(b) goes into effect are simply false,” said Alessandra Soler, executive director of the ACLU of Arizona.  “‘This provision requires that local agencies shift priorities to aggressively seek federal immigration violators, sending a clear message to Latinos that they are not welcome in Arizona. “ 

The request was made on behalf of plaintiffs in Valle del Sol v. Whiting, et al. (formerly known as Friendly House v. Whiting, et al.), a class action lawsuit challenging SB 1070, which was filed in May 2010.

“Our Constitution protects us from state laws that intend to discriminate based on on the color of a person’s skin or her or his nationality,” said Karen Tumlin, managing attorney with the National Immigration Law Center. “The district court should block this hateful provision that threatens countless Arizonans’ basic right to live free from fear of harassment or prolonged detention.”

Police chiefs across the country have long concluded that section 2B could not be implemented in a race-neutral manner. Immigration experts agree that there is no way to determine immigration status based on external or physical characteristics and that police will end up using race and ethnicity to decide who could be in the country without authorization.

“In a state that’s more than 30 percent Latino, requiring police to act as immigration agents is an invitation to racial profiling on a massive scale” said Omar Jadwat, a senior staff attorney with the ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project. “Police chiefs and communities know these laws don’t work, and we hope that the courts will continue to block them from going forward.”

“The ‘papers provision’ is unconstitutional and the people of Arizona should not be subject to this law for even a single day,” said Victor Viramontes, MALDEF National Senior Counsel. “This law would result in Latinos being illegally arrested and detained across Arizona.”

The coalition includes NILC, ACLU, MALDEF, the National Day Laborer Organizing Network, the ACLU of Arizona, the Asian Pacific American Legal Center and the Asian American Justice Center, both members of the Asian American Center for Advancing Justice, as well as the NAACP. The law firms of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, Altshuler Berzon LLP, and Roush, McCracken, Guerrero, Miller & Ortega are also acting as co-counsel in the case.

Read the Proposed Motion for Preliminary Injunction

Read the Motion for Temporary Restraining Order

Resisting SB1070, Tent City, and White History's Lies

 

Excellent reflection below by the director of Puente Arizona on the immigrant rights movement this eve of the decision about SB 1070 from the US Supreme Court. 

Signs of resistance by Peggy Plews. 

Please come out to this weekend's:

  Rally and Vigil to Shut Down Tent City 

Saturday, April 23, 2012 at 8pm. 

2939 W. Durango Street

"Imagine no prisons..."

maricopa county jail: tent city

phoenix AZ april 2011

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Arizona, Arpaio and SB1070 Spur Crusade for Immigrant Rights

BY CARLOS GARCIA

The migrant rights movement in this country is about to enter a new phase and every person, no matter their position, will have to decide how they will relate to it.

While many are waiting to see the decision of the Supreme Court related to the Department of Justice’s SB1070 case, a human rights crisis of epic proportions is already roiling in Arizona.

The status quo we face now and the results of even the best possible decision from the Supreme Court still represent a steady march toward anti-immigrant attrition that the state has constructed over years. First we faced efforts to restrict our ability to function in society: drivers’ license bans, denial of social services, and English only rules. Then they built ways to humiliate and dehumanize us through Sheriff Arpaio’s outdoor jails and Florence’s expanding penal colonies.

From 2007 to 2010, even before SB1070 was introduced, our community faced checkpoints, bore witness to women forced to give birth in shackles, and traveled to work and school on a daily basis already wondering if we would reunite with our families and loved ones at the end of each day. In 2010, Arizona sought to erase us from history with a ban on ethnic studies and remove us altogether through SB1070.

In what amounts to a state of war by attrition on our community, it could get worse this summer as we expect that the injunction will be lifted on some of the remaining portions of SB1070. Further criminalization and tools demanding all law enforcement to investigate and deport in massive numbers is set to become law.

But that will not be our future. We are on the move, and we’re not going anywhere. We’re not running away as the authors of SB1070 had hoped, we’re moving our communities forward, and we will not let the last violent gasps of a dying generation’s prejudice stop us.

This struggle has both destroyed parts of our community and made us stronger. In the past years, we have learned important lessons and developed new ways to fight. The name ‘Arizona’ currently is a mark of embarrassment that makes people think of bigotry. But in the not too distant future, people will think of the birthplace of a new human rights movement when they hear talk about the state.

For more than a decade, we petitioned Congress for immigration reform only to be kicked around as a political football by both parties. We hoped things would change with President Obama but instead of feeling our pain, he caused more of it. Instead of executive action to grant us relief, he gave us record deportations and unprecedented quotas. When all else failed, we looked at the courts but even they seem ready to deny us our humanity.

Since Governor Brewer signed the bill meant to send us running, migrant communities have responded by losing our fear and peacefully defending ourselves. By learning our rights and more importantly, how to defend them when law enforcement tries to ignore them, we have created networks of protection that are prepared for the raids and the wrongful arrests. We have deepened our culture and celebrated our vision for a world without hate. People who before hid in our homes for fear of being picked up by police now are leading marches and supporting neighbors in efforts to keep our families together.

If Arpaio wants to find us, we will instead find him because we have learned that we are safer coming out of the shadows than living in them. When undocumented people confront the system, it crumbles and it becomes clear that they are more afraid of us than we are of them.

If undocumented people are willing to risk everything by confronting Sheriff Joe Arpaio, what are other supporters, allies, and family members willing to do?

As more of SB1070 is poised to go into effect and federal policies spread the same nation-wide, what will you do as we learn to defend our neighborhoods?

We have declared that we will not comply with hate. Every single person and institution must make the same evaluation. Will the federal government willingly deport Sheriff Arpaio’s victims when he hands over those caught in his raids? Will school districts agree to ask kindergarteners for the documents? Will neighbors draw the shades when checkpoints go up on their block?

Or will we refuse to comply and as a result prevent SB1070’s strategy from working?

 

 

In Solidarity with Tucson's Ethnic Studies students and teachers

Arizona's Centennial Day (February 14, 2012)

Attorney General Horne's Office

If they are coming for us now, they will be coming for you next. Immigrants are today’s scapegoats but there will be someone next to blame and fill the private prisons.

As undocumented people fill the vacuum of leadership on these issues and demonstrate real courage, all of us are called to follow their example.

The truth is that the suffering in Arizona isn’t caused by the cold hearts and bigoted minds of our adversaries. It is the apathetic souls of those who look upon Arizona and stand idly by. Perhaps people hear ‘immigrant’ and believe it does not apply to them or that we somehow deserve the treatment we receive.

White fear of the re-browning of this continent and general worry over unemployment and economic security has turned many against migrants as an easy scapegoat. But if we look deeply enough, we see that we hold in common both the cause of our troubles and the solution to our suffering. Around the world, people are toppling those who have ruled by broken promises and brutal policies. Arizona and the US will be no exception.

Change has always come when people challenged and broke unjust laws. Nonviolent civil disobedience has been used to historically to challenge racism and inequality from factory floors to lunch counters and buses.

And so, this is a call to action whether you are a community member directly affected, consider yourself an ally, or someone who up until now has been a bystander in the immigration battles. The undocumented youth movement has set an example of what it is to be unafraid, and the bravery they display far outweighs the courage elected officials lack. They have proven that the safest place for anyone targeted by these laws is out, proud, and part of an organized community.

As the migrant rights movement steps into this new phase, we do not do it alone. Allies can harbor anyone targeted, hire anyone fired, and refuse to allow Arizona or Arpaio to become the new normal. At the end of June, we will rally together in Phoenix at Sheriff Arpaio’s self-described ‘concentration camp,’ tent city and begin a summer of resistance in the state and across the country where these laws and their champions are calling for a challenge.

The present may feel heavy but the future is bright. Because love always overcomes hate. Our numbers are on our side. The truth is on our side. With or without those in power, history is on our side. We just have to put our shoulders to the gears of history and push.

Carlos Garcia is the director of Puente Arizona, a Phoenix-based human rights organization dedicated to empowering migrant communities.

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Freewayblogging the SB1070 Resistance

Phoenix, AZ (July 28, 2010)

Arizona's tax base eroded by anti-immigrant legislation.

Even the cookie monster says: "STOP SB1070"
Resistance Alley, Phoenix (June 4, 2011)

Apparently, America's undocumented immigrants paid $11 billion in taxes last year, while the multinational GE paid NOTHING. No wonder Arizona's economy is still in the gutter - we chased away all the honest, hard-working taxpayers, while cutting extra breaks to freeloading, exploitative corporations...So, thanks a lot SB1070, ALEC, Russ Pearce, and Jan Brewer - and all the idiots who voted for the right wing last election thinking they were protecting their own interests. You screwed us all.

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Unauthorized Immigrants pay taxes too.

Immigration Policy Center

April 18, 2011

Estimates of the State and Local Taxes Paid by Unauthorized Immigrant Households

Tax Day is an appropriate time to underscore the often-overlooked fact that unauthorized immigrants pay taxes. The unauthorized, like everyone else in the United States, pay sales taxes. They also pay property taxes—even if they rent. At least half of unauthorized immigrants pay income taxes. Add this all up and it amounts to billions in revenue to state and local governments. The Institute for Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) has estimated the state and local taxes paid in 2010 by households that are headed by unauthorized immigrants.

These households may include members who are U.S. citizens or legal immigrants. Collectively, these households paid $11.2 billion in state and local taxes. That included $1.2 billion in personal income taxes, $1.6 billion in property taxes, and $8.4 billion in sales taxes. The states receiving the most tax revenue from households headed by unauthorized immigrants were California ($2.7 billion), Texas ($1.6 billion), Florida ($806.8 million), New York ($662.4 million), and Illinois ($499.2 million) {See Figure 1 and Table 1}. These figures should be kept in mind as politicians and commentators continue with the seemingly endless debate over what to do with unauthorized immigrants already living in the United States. In spite of the fact that they lack legal status, these immigrants—and their family members—are adding value to the U.S. economy; not only as taxpayers, but as workers, consumers, and entrepreneurs as well.

Signs of Resistance at TUSD: VIVA LA RAZA!!!

The post is from the Tucson Citizen Three Sonorans Blog, written, I believe, by David Abie Morales.


The photos are mine, from the TUSD HQ protest yesterday afternoon. What an amazing crowd was there - hundreds and hundreds of young people, old people, hippies, queers, Brown Berets (in uniform)...and over 100 cops.




This is a good account of the public highlights...I'm just too exhausted to write my own right now.

-----------The Tucson Citizen: Three Sonorans Blog---------

What happened Tuesday at the TUSD meeting?

May 4, 2011
David Abie Morales

To begin with, my phone battery died at around 5:30, as the meeting was starting.

No email/text/facebook until now, 8 hours later. 60 text messages and 66 facebook alerts. So to all my friends, no I was not arrested, and yes I’m alright.

I was inside the TUSD board room capturing video and didn’t know what was going on outside until I was debriefed afterwards. Well, I knew a little bit from those around me who still had juice on their phones. In addition, I went through two camcorder batteries.

Why does the Southern Arizona Leadership Council have leaders that compromise on justice and racist attacks on Mexican-Americans in Tucson?

Preliminary thoughts: John Pedicone royally messed up tonight. There was about a hundred cops there, all armed, some in riot gear, and one would think they were at a G8 meeting, not a local school board meeting.

Not even top elected officials like Richard Elias could get inside. Full pat-downs, metal detectors, and cops after cops after cops.

There was cops in the back board room, a wall of cops of about 5 in front of the board, another wall of cops at the back, more cops in the lobby, and more cops outside to get in, and several dozen outside protecting a barricade of the building.

Helicopters, riot gear, and police everywhere you looked.


This is what a leader from Oro Valley, where John Pedicone lives, thinks of Tucsonans. All a bunch of thugs and criminals. The cops were not there to protect and serve us the community, they were there to arrest us the community.

There were arrests, there was police brutality, and there were other extreme violations of rights.

All of this I will cover more in depth tomorrow. It is still surreal to me. John Pedicone actually ordered the arrest of Lupe Castillo, one of our most loved professors, elderly and disabled. The cops brought her to the ground. Her crime?

Free speech.

This is an example of how Pedicone and Stegeman do not understand the community. Treating her like they did was like beating up our abuelita, our loved grandmother.

Pedicone crossed the line tonight. Lots of veteranos were there tonight that were involved in the student walkouts in the 1960s. They said this is the worse they have ever seen it, even worse that the civil rights movement of the 60s.

And all of this conflict of Ethnic Studies is created by Mark Stegeman and John Pedicone.

It is a crisis that need not exist, but exists solely through the stubbornness of Mark Stegeman and the racially insensitive (or just flat out racist) leadership of the Vice President of the Southern Arizona Leadership Council. For myself, SALC’s reputation has been forever tarnished, and I want nothing at all to do with anything they do. From urban renewal and destroying La Calle, to destroying Mexican-American Studies today, this is not the kind of “leadership” I want leading us.

I have many thoughts, and I will explore them in more detail tomorrow, but I will leave this with one final thought for tonight.

John Pedicone needs to resign.

--------------finally,from Panleft's youtube channel, the Tucson PD at it's best--------

Stop the HATE! Spring Break at AZ State Capitol!

Phoenix student walk-out, Arizona State Legislature. March 4, 2011.

Spring Break at the Arizona State Capitol begins Monday

MARCH 14, 2011

11:30am AZ State Capitol
1700 W. Washington St.
Phoenix, AZ 85007

Tucson Citizen
by Three Sonorans
on Mar. 10, 2011

As college students prepare for Spring Break next week, and as colleges face 20% budget cuts next year, Arizonans from around the state will be at the State Capitol from Monday to Friday of next week.

The state legislators have not done their most important job, and that is to balance the budget.

Instead they have been distracting the citizens of this great state with all these bogus and unconstitutional bills, everything from having guns in public buildings and universities, to forming the Arizona Rangers, a secret police force for Jan Brewer, a state border wall to be built with detained immigrants, huge 9 digit corporate tax cuts, anti-union bills, and of course the regular slew of anti-immigrant bills.

Arizona have had enough and say YA BASTA!

Caravans will be converging on the state capitol at noon on Monday.

In Tucson we will be meeting at Rudy Garcia Park, on Irvington and 6th Ave, at 8:30am and leaving promptly at 9pm. On Sunday evening from 5-7pm we will be having a sign-making party for our vehicles and person once we get to the capitol at Fortin de las Flores, on the Southeast corner of 31st and 6th Ave.

Russell Pearce first banned Latino activists, then the public, then the media from the senate building. He also took out the concrete/stone benches at the state senate building to tell Arizonans “you are not welcome here, you do not have a voice in your democracy.”

As a special bonus, former President George W. Bush will be visiting the area on Wednesday.

Come join the rest of the people that have had enough, and let your voice be heard!

Many people in Phoenix are opening up their homes for those who need a place to sleep or shower as protesters keep a 24 hour presence to tell Russell Pearce and the nation to stop the hate, fix the state, and BALANCE THE BUDGET!

Our jobs, schools, healthcare, and future depend on it!

For the latest info you can join the Facebook event page in English here, or in Spanish here. Anyone Tweeting from the Capitol will be using the hashtag #AZM14 and #AltoArizona for the Spring Break at the Capitol weeklong event.

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posted by activistausa

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Photos below are from the March 4, 2011 Phoenix student walk-out, where several hundred youth converged on the Capitol protesting the recent anti-immigration laws...

Stay tuned for a week long demonstration at the legislature now. :)

If you can't get to the capitol for any of the demonstrations there this week, try a little anarchy and autonomous action- it only takes one person to make resistance visible, and you can orchestrate something from wherever you are: put a sign on your car, or street corner, or chalk the sidewalks in choice places in your own town (or all of the above, so they think there's more than just one of you out nuts there). It's the conversations with ordinary people walking by that you have and generate about politics in the grocery store parking lot that will in time make a difference.



Better yet, find a place where you're likely to be seen by undocumented youth, and make sure they see your signs of solidarity. Your message will inspire and encourage them at a time when the state is legislating hate in their direction. I run into one of the McCain DREAM Fasters, Carlos, at these demonstrations and still get a big hug every time.

I kind of like the"Phoenix Point of Pride" signs with the image of the Arizona flag on it, like this one at Wes Bolin up at the Capitol. Just make sure to stay on the public sidewalks, keep it relatively clean for the kids there (their teachers will use your action as a chance to discuss the 1st Amendment, if they're any good), and don't deface any memorials, or you'll make us all pay for it.

"The rope that lynches" in the Deep Southwest.

Happy Martin Luther King Day, Arizona!

To the rest of America:
Please boycott this racist state before our fear and hate kill anyone else.

Tucson School Board meeting, January 2011.






Visit http://www.youtube.com/user/WhatABCs for more on the state's continuing efforts to "stop La Raza...", and the lame new state Superintendent of Education leading it. The old superintendent behind HB 2281 is our new Attorney General. See, you just can't get into state executive office here without exploiting fear, racism, and hate - then you can help outlaw your opposition, and insure that your offspring inherit the state.

Anyway, as I said, Happy Martin Luther King Day. Youth like Westli are our greatest hope.

Candidates to Vote Down: The Pearce Endorsements

Pulling this post up from an August email I received from Russ Pearce, announcing his favorite primary candidates. I think I got dropped off his mailing list after this, since I didn't get any updates. Anyway, if you love liberty and justice, don't vote for any of his recommended people. And don't vote for him!

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August 2, 2010

Here's the latest from the Russell Pearce Campaign. Anyone who embraces that man's endorsements right now should be considered by the People to be armed and dangerous and not to be trusted with our tax dollars, much less our laws, lives and liberties. Those who voted for SB 1070 despite not supporting it fully are just as bad, if not worse. They voted from a place of fear, rather than their value base. That means they can't be trusted even if they sound like they might be enlightened.

Note how many of the candidates he endorses have issues with their "constitutionals". That should tell us something. Also note the line of BS he spews about lefty "special interests" (like the poor, the hungry, undocumented immigrants, and peace activists, I suppose?) having "deeper pockets" than his crowd. He feeds that to his own people, you know. They have no idea what the truth is anymore. Perhaps they don't really care.

We've seen your money, Pearce, and we know that your strategy has always been to win by having the biggest bankroll and excluding your opposition from running or even voting in the primaries - it has certainly not been by building a constituency that's authentically dedicated to true democracy. Real Republicans like my grandfather would be ashamed to be seen in the same party with the likes of you - too bad so many of the brave ones are now dead, and the cowards are in hiding, fearing for their political lives.

The typos are all his, as usual. He writes most of his own stuff.

------------------from senatorpearce@russellpearce.com -----------------------

Friends,

Many of you have asked me who I support and have endorsed for the upcoming republican Primaries.

Further below is a list of candidates and incumbents that I support and ask you to support also. However, before I share those with you I want you to know that there are several Republican incumbents who worked against the passage of SB1070. If you go to www.azleg.govhttp://www.azleg.gov/> and watch the archived video a nd listen to the vote in both the House and Senate you will hear some very telling things about certain Republicans who did not support the passage of SB1070 but voted for it only because they knew if they didn’t you would have voted them out of office. Now those same members are campaigning saying that they were a sponsor of the bill and they were a supporter of SB1070 all through the bill’s legislative process. So with that said, if you don’t see a Republican incumbent’s name on this list then you may want to do a little research of your own.

See the links below for the video of the House and Senate vote on SB1070. Pay special attention to when someone says “I would like to explain my vote”. House of Representatives Caucus of the Whole video. This vote occurs before the final vote and is very telling. http://azleg.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=13&clip_id=7467http://azleg.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=13&clip_id=7467>

House of Representatives 3rd and final vote. Again, very telling of who are true conservatives are and are not. This video has 2 other bills being voted on before the vote on SB1070. The vote for SB1070 starts 7 minutes into the video so you will have to fast forward 7 minutes. http://azleg.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=13&clip_id=7469 http://azleg.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=13&clip_id=7469< /span>>

Senate Final vote. Again, this vote is telling of who our true constitutional leaders really are. The Bill vote does not start until 19 min and 20 seconds into the video so fast forward. http://azleg.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=13&clip_id=7519 http://azleg.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=13&clip_id=7519>
Please cut and paste the following and send to your lists. - Russell

Candidates Senator Russell Pearce supports:

Governor:
Jan Brewer
US Senate.
JD Hayworth
US Congress:
Rusty Bowers CD1
Trent Franks CD2
Sam Crump and Pamela Gorman CD3 (Senator Pearce supports both equally)
Janet Contreas CD4
David Schweikert CD5
Jeff Smith CD6
Robert Wilson CD7
Jesse Kelly & Jonathon Paton CD8 (Senator Pearce supports both equally)
State Treasurer
Thayer Verschoor
State Attorney General
Andrew Thomas
State School Superintendent
John Huppenthal
Corporation Commission
Brenda Burns
Gary Pierce
Maricopa County Attorney
Bill Montgomery


STATE SENATE

LD1: Steve Pierce - a solid fiscal and social conservative. Senate Majority Whip “A good friend” – Senator Pearce.

LD2: Sylvia Laughter - ( A Conservative Democrat that votes with us on 90% of the issues, pro life, pro 2nd Amendment, pro SB1070) This is an unusually endorsement

LD3: Ron Gould - a Constitutional Conservative

LD4: Scott Bundgaard - Former conservative legislator running against Tony Bouie. Enough said. Don’t know why? Google Tony Bouie. Bundgaard for Senate - 21424 N 78th Dr, Peoria AZ 85382 - www.ScottBundgaard.com

LD5: Sen. Sylvia Allen - Current Champion of the Taxpayer being challenged by Rep. Bill Konopnicki, the most liberal House Republican in the Legislature. Allen is endorsed by Arpaio, Pearce, Bowers, and others. Konopnicki was one of the Republicans helping to raise money for Democrat candidates. Committee to Elect Sylvia T Allen 2010 - PO Box 952, Snowflake AZ 85937 - No Website Found

LD6: Lori Klein - Longtime conservative activist. Klein has been endorsed by Sheriff Arpaio among others. Klein for Senate - 3637 W Medinah Ct, Anthem AZ 85086 - www.KleinforSenate.nethttp://www.KleinforSenate.net>

LD7: Ray Barnes - a strong supporter for SB1070 and enforcement of all of our laws.

LD8: Michele Reagan - Supported SB1070 and a strong supporter of small business

LD9: Rick Murphy - A good Conservative and supporter of SB1070 and for lower taxes and less regulation on business

LD10: Linda Gray – “A good Conservative and friend” – Senator Pearce

LD11: Rich Davis - Being challenged by Rep. Adam Driggs. Driggs is one of the “Sanctuary Six” and HELPED to raise money for Democrat candidates running against conservative Republicans. Davis is endorsed by Arpaio, Pearce, etc. Rich Davis for Arizona - PO Box 44045, Phoenix AZ 85064 - www.RichDavisForArizona.comhttp://www.RichDavisForArizona.com>

LD15: Bob Thomas - A Conservative in strong support of SB1070, endorsed by Phoenix Law Enforcement Association, Sheriff Joe, Senator Russell Pearce and others.

LD17: Wendy Rogers - Retired Air Force Pilot and great American. Good choice to take back LD17.

LD18: Senator Russell Pearce – a Consistent Constitutional Conservative, Author of SB1070, SB1108 (Freedom Carry Act), Prop 200, Employer Sanctions for hiring illegal aliens, Taxpayer Bill of Rights, etc.

LD22: Andy Biggs - A Constitutional Conservative and fiscal, social conservative. Senator Russell Pearce calls him “A great friend”.

LD23: Steve Smith, a solid Constitutional Republican. A chance to remove Rebecca Rios who is a tax and spend liberal, who opposed ever single effort to secure our borders and enforce our laws, including a no vote on SB1070.

LD24: Don Shooter - a strong Tea Party Candidate from Yuma. Former Farmer and a Constitutional Republican. Running against Amanda Aguirre who opposed SB1070 and worked hard against a balanced budget and fiscally sound policies.

LD25: Gail Griffin - A real chance to take back this district with a common sense conservative.

LD26: Al Melvin - Retired military, a great Patriot and solid conservative on fiscal and social issues. A border Hawk!!

LD28: Greg Krino - for Senate against liberal, liberal Sen. Aboud. Sen. Aboud has fought us on every effort to secure our borders, balance our budget, control spending and fought hard to kill SB1070.

LD30: Sen. Frank Antenori - Facing a primary challenge from former RINO legislator Marian McClure. McClure’s record was weak on virtually every core issue while Antenori is one of the most conservative in the Senate. Antenori for Arizona - 10595 East Ravenswood Street, Tucson, AZ 85747 - www.VoteForFrank.comhttp://www.VoteForFrank.com>

STATE HOUSE

LD1: Andy Tobin - Strong pro business, 2nd Amendment, fiscal and social conservative.

LD3: Nancy Mclain & Doris Goodale

LD4: Judy Burges & Jack Harper - Two great Constitutional conservatives

LD5: Chester Crandell & Brenda Burton - Both fiscal and social conservatives - Great Americans

LD6: Carl Seel & David Fitzgerald III - Both Constitutional conservatives and strong pro-business and fiscal and social conservatives. One of their opponents was Amanda Reeve, one of the Republicans helping to raise money for the Democrats.

LD7: David Smith & Howard Sprague - Both Constitutional conservatives

LD8: Michelle Ugenti & Rep. John Kavanagh - both great Americans and Constitutional conservatives

LD9: Diane Douglas & Debbie Lesko - both strong Conservatives, both fiscal and social conservatives

LD10: Kimberly Yee & Jim Weiers - Running as a team against school board member Bill Adams. Kimberly Yee 2010 - PO Box 83561, Phoenix AZ 85071 – www.kimberlyyee.com

LD11: Shawnna Bolick - Constitutional Conservative & great American

LD12: Steve Montenegro & Jerry Weiers – “Both strong Conservatives and good friends” – Senator Pearce

LD15: Paul Yoder & Caroline Condit

LD18: Cecil Ash & Steve Court

LD19: Justin Olson & Kirk Adams - fiscal and social conservatives (Justin is endorsed by Sheriff Arpaio also)

LD20: Bob Robson & Jeff Dial - A chance to add a strong voice to the House on border security and enforcement.

LD21: Tom Forese and J.D. Mesnard - Both have been endorsed by outgoing Reps Yarbrough and Nichols. Third candidate is educrat Vanessa Whitener, a Rich Crandall Republican. What more needs to be said? Vote Forese -6836 S Birdie Way, Gilbert AZ 85298 - www.TomForese.com and Elect J.D. Mesnard - 1427 W Homestead Ct, Chandler AZ 85286 - JDMesnard.com

LD22: Eddie Farnsworth & Laurin Hendrix – “Eddie is probably the most Constitutional qualified candidate I have ever worked with” – Senator Pearce. (endorsed by Sheriff Joe and Law Enforcement)

LD23: John Fillmore and Frank Pratt - both strong fiscal and social conservatives

LD25: David Stevens & Peggy Judd - great “Americans who we desperately need in the House” – Senator Pearce.

LD26: Terri Proud - In a three-way primary for two spots with Rep. Vic Williams and Wade McLean. Terri is the only conservative in the race and certainly needs the financial help to compete. Vote4Proud - PO Box 90004, Tucson AZ 85752 - www.Vote4Proud.comhttp://www.Vote4Proud.comLD30>

LD30: Rep. Ted Vogt & David Gowan - Solid conservatives running against Doug Sposito, an open-borders RINO who was one of the Republicans helping to raise money for Democrat candidates. Vogt For Arizona - 10031 E Falcon Point Dr, Tucson AZ 85730 - www.Vogt4Arizona.com

A Conservative Call To Arms!
Our State Legislative Races

Every two years, self-described moderates, open-border groups, and liberal big-spending interest groups join together to raise a lot of money to support center-left candidates for legislative office. Recently, one big fundraising event raised a reported $275,000 for a group of 12 Republican and Democrat candidates. The fact that these Republicans and Democrats were similar enough in their ideology and records that they were willing to campaign together, or that donors found them all equally attractive, is a serious warning about how far left they will go if elected or re-elected. So this handy list has been prepared to help conservatives all over Arizona learn about conservatives running in key races. We have also included their mailing addresses and committee names so that you can make your own contributions. While our pockets are not as deep as the special interests we are up against, we have the advantage of numbers. Get involved, as donors or volunteers, and let’s keep our Arizona State Legislature conservative!

NOTE: These are just primary contests. We can help out our general election races later in the year!

To help candidates identify our contributions, add one penny to your amount, so if you were going to give $25, give $25.01 instead!

Candidates to Vote Down: The Pearce Endorsements

Here's the latest from the Russell Pearce Campaign. Anyone who embraces that man's endorsements right now should be considered by the People to be armed and dangerous and not to be trusted with our tax dollars, much less our laws, lives and liberties. Those who voted for SB 1070 despite not supporting it fully are just as bad, if not worse. They voted from a place of fear, rather than their value base. That means they can't be trusted even if they sound like they might be enlightened.

Note how many of the candidates he endorses have issues with their "constitutionals". That should tell us something. Also note the line of BS he spews about lefty "special interests" (like the poor, the hungry, undocumented immigrants, and peace activists, I suppose?) having "deeper pockets" than his crowd. He feeds that to his own people, you know. They have no idea what the truth is anymore. Perhaps they don't really care.

We've seen your money, Pearce, and we know that your strategy has always been to win by having the biggest bankroll and excluding your opposition from running or even voting in the primaries - it has certainly not been by building a constituency that's authentically dedicated to true democracy. Real Republicans like my grandfather would be ashamed to be seen in the same party with the likes of you - too bad so many of the brave ones are now dead, and the cowards are in hiding, fearing for their political lives.

The typos are all his, as usual. He writes most of his own stuff.

------------------from senatorpearce@russellpearce.com -----------------------

Friends,

Many of you have asked me who I support and have endorsed for the upcoming republican Primaries.

Further below is a list of candidates and incumbents that I support and ask you to support also. However, before I share those with you I want you to know that there are several Republican incumbents who worked against the passage of SB1070. If you go to www.azleg.govhttp://www.azleg.gov/> and watch the archived video a nd listen to the vote in both the House and Senate you will hear some very telling things about certain Republicans who did not support the passage of SB1070 but voted for it only because they knew if they didn’t you would have voted them out of office. Now those same members are campaigning saying that they were a sponsor of the bill and they were a supporter of SB1070 all through the bill’s legislative process. So with that said, if you don’t see a Republican incumbent’s name on this list then you may want to do a little research of your own.

See the links below for the video of the House and Senate vote on SB1070. Pay special attention to when someone says “I would like to explain my vote”. House of Representatives Caucus of the Whole video. This vote occurs before the final vote and is very telling. http://azleg.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=13&clip_id=7467http://azleg.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=13&clip_id=7467>

House of Representatives 3rd and final vote. Again, very telling of who are true conservatives are and are not. This video has 2 other bills being voted on before the vote on SB1070. The vote for SB1070 starts 7 minutes into the video so you will have to fast forward 7 minutes. http://azleg.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=13&clip_id=7469 http://azleg.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=13&clip_id=7469< /span>>

Senate Final vote. Again, this vote is telling of who our true constitutional leaders really are. The Bill vote does not start until 19 min and 20 seconds into the video so fast forward. http://azleg.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=13&clip_id=7519 http://azleg.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=13&clip_id=7519>
Please cut and paste the following and send to your lists. - Russell

Candidates Senator Russell Pearce supports:

Governor:
Jan Brewer
US Senate.
JD Hayworth
US Congress:
Rusty Bowers CD1
Trent Franks CD2
Sam Crump and Pamela Gorman CD3 (Senator Pearce supports both equally)
Janet Contreas CD4
David Schweikert CD5
Jeff Smith CD6
Robert Wilson CD7
Jesse Kelly & Jonathon Paton CD8 (Senator Pearce supports both equally)
State Treasurer
Thayer Verschoor
State Attorney General
Andrew Thomas
State School Superintendent
John Huppenthal
Corporation Commission
Brenda Burns
Gary Pierce
Maricopa County Attorney
Bill Montgomery


STATE SENATE

LD1: Steve Pierce - a solid fiscal and social conservative. Senate Majority Whip “A good friend” – Senator Pearce.

LD2: Sylvia Laughter - ( A Conservative Democrat that votes with us on 90% of the issues, pro life, pro 2nd Amendment, pro SB1070) This is an unusually endorsement

LD3: Ron Gould - a Constitutional Conservative

LD4: Scott Bundgaard - Former conservative legislator running against Tony Bouie. Enough said. Don’t know why? Google Tony Bouie. Bundgaard for Senate - 21424 N 78th Dr, Peoria AZ 85382 - www.ScottBundgaard.com

LD5: Sen. Sylvia Allen - Current Champion of the Taxpayer being challenged by Rep. Bill Konopnicki, the most liberal House Republican in the Legislature. Allen is endorsed by Arpaio, Pearce, Bowers, and others. Konopnicki was one of the Republicans helping to raise money for Democrat candidates. Committee to Elect Sylvia T Allen 2010 - PO Box 952, Snowflake AZ 85937 - No Website Found

LD6: Lori Klein - Longtime conservative activist. Klein has been endorsed by Sheriff Arpaio among others. Klein for Senate - 3637 W Medinah Ct, Anthem AZ 85086 - www.KleinforSenate.nethttp://www.KleinforSenate.net>

LD7: Ray Barnes - a strong supporter for SB1070 and enforcement of all of our laws.

LD8: Michele Reagan - Supported SB1070 and a strong supporter of small business

LD9: Rick Murphy - A good Conservative and supporter of SB1070 and for lower taxes and less regulation on business

LD10: Linda Gray – “A good Conservative and friend” – Senator Pearce

LD11: Rich Davis - Being challenged by Rep. Adam Driggs. Driggs is one of the “Sanctuary Six” and HELPED to raise money for Democrat candidates running against conservative Republicans. Davis is endorsed by Arpaio, Pearce, etc. Rich Davis for Arizona - PO Box 44045, Phoenix AZ 85064 - www.RichDavisForArizona.comhttp://www.RichDavisForArizona.com>

LD15: Bob Thomas - A Conservative in strong support of SB1070, endorsed by Phoenix Law Enforcement Association, Sheriff Joe, Senator Russell Pearce and others.

LD17: Wendy Rogers - Retired Air Force Pilot and great American. Good choice to take back LD17.

LD18: Senator Russell Pearce – a Consistent Constitutional Conservative, Author of SB1070, SB1108 (Freedom Carry Act), Prop 200, Employer Sanctions for hiring illegal aliens, Taxpayer Bill of Rights, etc.

LD22: Andy Biggs - A Constitutional Conservative and fiscal, social conservative. Senator Russell Pearce calls him “A great friend”.

LD23: Steve Smith, a solid Constitutional Republican. A chance to remove Rebecca Rios who is a tax and spend liberal, who opposed ever single effort to secure our borders and enforce our laws, including a no vote on SB1070.

LD24: Don Shooter - a strong Tea Party Candidate from Yuma. Former Farmer and a Constitutional Republican. Running against Amanda Aguirre who opposed SB1070 and worked hard against a balanced budget and fiscally sound policies.

LD25: Gail Griffin - A real chance to take back this district with a common sense conservative.

LD26: Al Melvin - Retired military, a great Patriot and solid conservative on fiscal and social issues. A border Hawk!!

LD28: Greg Krino - for Senate against liberal, liberal Sen. Aboud. Sen. Aboud has fought us on every effort to secure our borders, balance our budget, control spending and fought hard to kill SB1070.

LD30: Sen. Frank Antenori - Facing a primary challenge from former RINO legislator Marian McClure. McClure’s record was weak on virtually every core issue while Antenori is one of the most conservative in the Senate. Antenori for Arizona - 10595 East Ravenswood Street, Tucson, AZ 85747 - www.VoteForFrank.comhttp://www.VoteForFrank.com>

STATE HOUSE

LD1: Andy Tobin - Strong pro business, 2nd Amendment, fiscal and social conservative.

LD3: Nancy Mclain & Doris Goodale

LD4: Judy Burges & Jack Harper - Two great Constitutional conservatives

LD5: Chester Crandell & Brenda Burton - Both fiscal and social conservatives - Great Americans

LD6: Carl Seel & David Fitzgerald III - Both Constitutional conservatives and strong pro-business and fiscal and social conservatives. One of their opponents was Amanda Reeve, one of the Republicans helping to raise money for the Democrats.

LD7: David Smith & Howard Sprague - Both Constitutional conservatives

LD8: Michelle Ugenti & Rep. John Kavanagh - both great Americans and Constitutional conservatives

LD9: Diane Douglas & Debbie Lesko - both strong Conservatives, both fiscal and social conservatives

LD10: Kimberly Yee & Jim Weiers - Running as a team against school board member Bill Adams. Kimberly Yee 2010 - PO Box 83561, Phoenix AZ 85071 – www.kimberlyyee.com

LD11: Shawnna Bolick - Constitutional Conservative & great American

LD12: Steve Montenegro & Jerry Weiers – “Both strong Conservatives and good friends” – Senator Pearce

LD15: Paul Yoder & Caroline Condit

LD18: Cecil Ash & Steve Court

LD19: Justin Olson & Kirk Adams - fiscal and social conservatives (Justin is endorsed by Sheriff Arpaio also)

LD20: Bob Robson & Jeff Dial - A chance to add a strong voice to the House on border security and enforcement.

LD21: Tom Forese and J.D. Mesnard - Both have been endorsed by outgoing Reps Yarbrough and Nichols. Third candidate is educrat Vanessa Whitener, a Rich Crandall Republican. What more needs to be said? Vote Forese -6836 S Birdie Way, Gilbert AZ 85298 - www.TomForese.com and Elect J.D. Mesnard - 1427 W Homestead Ct, Chandler AZ 85286 - JDMesnard.com

LD22: Eddie Farnsworth & Laurin Hendrix – “Eddie is probably the most Constitutional qualified candidate I have ever worked with” – Senator Pearce. (endorsed by Sheriff Joe and Law Enforcement)

LD23: John Fillmore and Frank Pratt - both strong fiscal and social conservatives

LD25: David Stevens & Peggy Judd - great “Americans who we desperately need in the House” – Senator Pearce.

LD26: Terri Proud - In a three-way primary for two spots with Rep. Vic Williams and Wade McLean. Terri is the only conservative in the race and certainly needs the financial help to compete. Vote4Proud - PO Box 90004, Tucson AZ 85752 - www.Vote4Proud.comhttp://www.Vote4Proud.comLD30>

LD30: Rep. Ted Vogt & David Gowan - Solid conservatives running against Doug Sposito, an open-borders RINO who was one of the Republicans helping to raise money for Democrat candidates. Vogt For Arizona - 10031 E Falcon Point Dr, Tucson AZ 85730 - www.Vogt4Arizona.com

A Conservative Call To Arms!
Our State Legislative Races

Every two years, self-described moderates, open-border groups, and liberal big-spending interest groups join together to raise a lot of money to support center-left candidates for legislative office. Recently, one big fundraising event raised a reported $275,000 for a group of 12 Republican and Democrat candidates. The fact that these Republicans and Democrats were similar enough in their ideology and records that they were willing to campaign together, or that donors found them all equally attractive, is a serious warning about how far left they will go if elected or re-elected. So this handy list has been prepared to help conservatives all over Arizona learn about conservatives running in key races. We have also included their mailing addresses and committee names so that you can make your own contributions. While our pockets are not as deep as the special interests we are up against, we have the advantage of numbers. Get involved, as donors or volunteers, and let’s keep our Arizona State Legislature conservative!

NOTE: These are just primary contests. We can help out our general election races later in the year!

To help candidates identify our contributions, add one penny to your amount, so if you were going to give $25, give $25.01 instead!