Thread: Pearce Calls Governor's Veto 'Slap in the Face of Voters'

Pearce Calls Governor's Veto 'Slap in the Face of Voters'
May 9th, 2007 @ 8:03am by Doug Ramsey/KTAR

Governor Napolitano has vetoed a bill which would have stopped government from accepting Mexican consular IDs.

Lawmaker Russell Pearce says he's disappointed, but not surprised.

"Well, she certainly hasn't changed her colors. This governor is consistenting vetoing any bill of any substance to combat illegal aliens in the state of Arizona," says Pearce.

He says the governor is defying the will of the voters. "When they passed Prop. 200, when they passed Prop. 300 they said no free stuff to people in this country illegally. That card facilitates that. It's a direct slap in the face of the voters of the state of Arizona."

In her veto letter, Napolitano says the cards may be the only way to identify foreigners stopped by law enforcement.

Pearce says the cards are not reliable. "If you're in the country legally, you get an Arizona drivers license, an Arizona ID card, you have a Visa. You have legitimate paperwork. The only purpose for a matricula, a consular card, is to benefit illegal aliens. It's tantamount to amnesty."

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Governor Napolitano has vetoed a bill which would have stopped government from accepting Mexican consular IDs.

I can't figure this gal out. She appears to be pro-illegal immigrant if you study her record the past few years.

Napolitano is a real work of art!
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Governor Explains Veto on Consular ID Ban
May 11th, 2007 @ 7:15am by Doug Ramsey/KTAR

Governor Napolitano says she vetoed a ban on consular cards because often that's the only ID carried by immigrants who are stopped by police.

She disagrees with prohibiting acceptance because the cards are easy to forge.

"The notion that these were uniquely forgeable doesn't square with the facts," says Napolitano.

The vetoed bill would have banned state and local governments from accepting the consulate-issued cards as valid ID. "While it is positioned by the bills sponsor as a quote - anti-illegal immigration measure - it's an anti-law enforcement measure," she says.

Napolitano says that's because the consular cards may be the only way police can identify an immigrant they stop.

She says if immigrants can't use consular cards, they're likely to seek forgeries of drivers' licenses and social security cards.

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I think Arizona will be better off if Napolitano leaves office. I get the impression that she is a total OBL. Could be wrong, but thats what I think.