Thread: Governor vetoes bill to aid her in sending troops to the bor

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PHOENIX Governor Janet Napolitano vetoed a proposal today that provided 10 (m) million dollars for her plan to send National Guard troops to the Arizona-Mexico border to help federal authorities confront illegal immigration.
Her rejection of the bill came a day after the governor signed an order that expanded the National Guard's presence at the porous border yet held off on increasing the number of troops there until funding is set aside.

Napolitano objected to the bill's requirement that she send troops to the border.

In a letter to lawmakers, Napolitano says the mandate was an unconstitutional infringement of her powers to command the National Guard.

The National Guard has assisted in anti-drug and other law enforcement efforts at the Arizona border since 1988.

The governor wants to add more troops at the border to perform support duties in an effort to give federal agents more time to catch people crossing illegally into Arizona, the nation's busiest illegal entry point.

I knew it was just an election year stunt on her part. She was never really serious about border security.

Arizonians: Remember in November!