Thread: ACLU threatens to sue Georgia over immigration bills

4:27 p.m. Friday, February 4, 2011 Text size:
Immigration bill's sponsor revising it with eye on courts

By Jeremy Redmon



The author of major legislation targeting illegal immigration in Georgia confirmed Friday that he has already started revising his 17-page bill partly to protect it against potential court challenges.

At a packed hearing in the state Capitol, Rep. Matt Ramsey told the House Judiciary Non-Civil Committee that he was already on a 16th draft of House Bill 87, also called the Illegal Immigration Reform and Enforcement Act.

The draft he presented to the panel Friday, however, didn’t delete the bill’s original key provisions, including one that requires police to investigate the immigration status of certain people they reasonably suspect of being in the country illegally.

Several committee members, meanwhile, raised tough questions about parts of the bill. They asked about one part that would enable state residents to sue local governments for not complying with certain state laws, including one provision aimed at preventing cities and counties from hiring illegal immigrants.

Committee members said they worry people could file frivolous lawsuits against financially struggling governments. They also asked whether there would be any extra state funding available to cover the cost of additional police expenses that could stem from the bill.

So many people showed up for the committee hearing that officials directed some to other hearing rooms where they could watch the proceedings live on television. The committee is scheduled to resume its hearing on the bill at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, when supporters and opponents are scheduled to speak. The sign-up list for speakers grew to three pages Friday.

The hearing for Ramsey’s bill had not even gotten under way Friday morning before the American Civil Liberties Union threatened to challenge the measure in court.

ACLU officials said the bill and a similar bill in the Senate called SB 40 resemble Arizona laws that were halted by a federal judge last year after the Obama administration challenged their constitutionality.

“The proposed bills are unconstitutional and violate core American values,â€

"Is the ACLU federally funded?"

They get lots of money from you and me !!!

Groups like the ACLU and the SPLC having basically accomplished the mission they were formed to do didn't want to disband and lose their power (or source of income). So they looked around and found a new mission. No longer able to advocate for Americans they decided to become advocates for IAs.

"Well looks like there's a lot of fat to cut off, to make a nice lean America!"

"Aqua Buddha Baby!"

this is the kind of letter that ACLU needs to be getting on a daily or weekly basis.

as an AMERICAN CITIZEN, i demand two things of your organization.

1. stop taking federal monies.
2. change the name of your organization because this is one american who is sick and tired of reading that your group is suing city, county, state, or federal elected officials for enforcing certain laws.

In this case, its people in the US Illegally. "The proposed bills are unconstitutional and violate core American values," Debbie Seagraves, executive director of the ACLU of Georgia, said in a prepared statement released early Friday.

This quote does not make sense because people who are here illegally are already violating laws and are not part of american core values.

Not when they steal a persons ID, forges an ID to be able to like on work applications, and federal and state monies like WIC, Food Stamps and other programs.

Not when a person here illegally rapes a child under the age of 5.

Not when a person here illegally gets drunk and kills innocent Americans.

Not when a person here illegally sells drugs to kids.

Not when a person here illegally MURDERS innocent Americans using guns, knives, machete or any other way.

We Americans want our country to be as safe as possible. We have enough criminals in society that are home grown. We Americans do not want our country to become a cesspool of criminal activity from people in any foreign country who is in the US illegally.

I want as many people in this country illegally to get the hell out of my country, and the country that my natural dad, adopted dad and other family members fought for in world war 2, korea, vietnam, the first gulf war and the war on terror.

and by the way, before you forget, being illegal in the country does not mean your of one ethnic background, because while there are millions from Central and South America, there are also those who are from other countries who over stay visas and just blend in to every day America. from Canada, Europe, Asia, Africa and everywhere else.

Your orgainzation is actually violating the civil rights of every american citizen by not standing up and helping to protect innocent americans from being killed by people here illegally.

See Also:

Big Crowd for Georgia Immigration Bill's First Hearing
http://www.alipac.us/ftopicp-1180164.html

[quote]“The ACLU of Georgia will challenge such racial-profiling legislation if passed in Georgia.â€

Write Darrell Issa to begin immediate de-funding of ACLU here:

http://issa.house.gov/index.php?option= ... &Itemid=73

Originally Posted by American-ized

Write Darrell Issa to begin immediate de-funding of ACLU here:

http://issa.house.gov/index.php?option= ... &Itemid=73

The message will be sent.

Thanks for the web link.