Thread: Sheriff Arpaio takes heat from media

Sheriff Arpaio takes heat from media
Chad Groening - OneNewsNow - 6/10/2009 6:20:00 AM

A border enforcement activist is defending a controversial law enforcement official he believes is being harassed by the Obama administration because of his tough policies dealing with illegal aliens.


The Washington Post has reported that lawyers representing controversial Maricopa County, Arizona, Sheriff Joseph Arpaio recently accused officials in the Justice and Homeland Security Departments of political motivations in pursuing probes against their client, who is under investigation for his handling of illegal aliens. Arpaio and his office have drawn widespread attention for an unorthodox approach to crime and punishment, and are now the focus of three federal investigations into whether they violated federal rules or civil rights laws in pursuing illegal immigrants.

The Post also reported that Arpaio's attorneys recently wrote to Obama administration officials, questioning whether investigators followed ethics rules in launching the probes this year. Al Garza, vice president of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps, says open-borders advocates clearly want to get rid of Arpaio.

"The man is doing what he is supposed to be doing. He was elected to do specifically what all sheriffs are supposed to do, and that is to enforce laws. And the ones who are really upset about this are obviously the open-border-policy advocates and, of course, congressmen and senators," he contends. "So it's quite obvious to me that they're not going to entertain anything other than open-border policy -- and they certainly want to get rid of anybody like Joe Arpaio."

The civil rights probe of the Arpaio operation began in early March, just weeks after four influential Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee called for an investigation into alleged discrimination and possible constitutional violations in arrests and in police searches and seizures.

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Sheriff Joe represents the American people. The media represents the illegals population!

The Washington Post has reported that lawyers representing controversial Maricopa County, Arizona, Sheriff Joseph Arpaio recently accused officials in the Justice and Homeland Security Departments of political motivations in pursuing probes against their client, who is under investigation for his handling of illegal aliens.

From what we've seen and heard so far, it would seem that the lawyers are correct in their assessment. It definitely looks like witch hunt to me.

They are upset becasue they tried to get him voted out of office, with a smear campaign but the voters put him back in so they are trying the next level of attack.

Dixie

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I believe that the liberals on the Judiciary Committee should back off and leave it to Sheriff Arpaio to do what he was elected to do. And that is to enforce the laws against illegal immigration. I have read a lot about the Sheriff in recent years and while he is controversial to some, I agree that he is upholding the law and doing what is right.

The Judiciary, and most others in Congress who are pro-Amnesty are anti-American and should be investigated themselves for the crimes they have commited against the citizens of the U.S. and sticking their noses into places they have no business being in. Such as wiretapping and wanting to put into law that the Feds don't need a warrant to search your home. It really makes my blood boil when the Feds start meddling into States' (and OUR) personal business.

Whew, glad I got that off my chest.

The Washington Post has reported that lawyers representing controversial Maricopa County, Arizona, Sheriff Joseph Arpaio

The only reason Sheriff Joe is controversial is because he is doing his job, representing American citizens!!! All the anti-American Globalists and traitors don't like that.

Welcome MsTweetie! Glad to have you join us here.

I have been furious about what is being done to Sheriff Joe for months now. He has been targeted by the Obama adminstration, that is the only way to put it. I am soooo sick and tired of all these "Hispanic advocacy groups." They are deliberately trying to infiltrate and destroy our country with ignorant third worlders who will vote DEMOCRAT???

I am so tired of Sheriff Joe being demonized. THE PEOPLE voted for him. GET OVER IT!! Joe for president 2012!!