Thread: GOP senators float amendment to stop Arizona lawsuit

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GOP senators float amendment to stop Arizona lawsuit
By Jordan Fabian - 07/14/10 01:26 PM ET

Two Republican senators announced Wednesday they will attempt to amend legislation to prevent the Obama administration from suing Arizona over its controversial immigration law.

Sens. Jim DeMint (S.C.) and David Vitter (La.) said they would try to attach the language to small-business legislation set to be debated on the Senate floor next week.

The two Republicans have been some of the most outspoken members of their conference against the lawsuit, which argues that the law violates the Constitution and threatens to create a patchwork of incongruent immigration standards through the country.

“States like Arizona shouldn’t be prosecuted for protecting their citizens when the federal government fails to do so,â€

DIRTY and Dingy Harry Reid will make sure it never sees the light of day

yep..you are right about that. That is why we need to get both Pelosi and Reid out of congress ASAP. I hope and pray that Reid loses this election.

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July 14, 2010

DeMint-Vitter Amendment Would Stop Obama Administration Attempts to Sue Arizona Over Immigration Law

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Today, U.S. Senators Jim DeMint (R-South Carolina), chairman of the U.S. Senate Steering Committee, and David Vitter (R-Louisiana), chairman of the U.S. Senate Border Security Caucus, announced the introduction of an amendment that would prohibit President Obama’s administration, including the Department of Justice and other agencies, from participating in lawsuits seeking to invalidate the recently enacted Arizona immigration law. The DeMint-Vitter amendment (#4464) could be voted on next week as part of the debate on the small business bill on the Senate floor.

“States like Arizona shouldn't be prosecuted for protecting their citizens when the federal government fails to do so,â€

I called my Senators to ask for support for Arizona in whatever manner that presents itself, and to stop the federal government in its attempts to go after states that are suffering due to illegal immigration.

Psalm 139:14

Reid is toast in Nov

Of that there is no doubt

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Reid is a chump to Nevada and the American people as a whole