Thread: email from Phx City Councilman

I just received this email from Phoenix City Councilman, Sal DiCiccio

Last Friday, Governor Jan Brewer took decisive action combating illegal immigration in our state and signed Senate Bill 1070. I applaud her for her courage.

Unfortunately, Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon is asking the City of Phoenix to file a legal challenge to fight this new law. Instead of filing frivolous lawsuits against our state and finding ways to avoid the law, we should be developing an implementation plan that ensures we comply with the law. Government creates the law and we should expect government to abide by the law.

SB 1070 will soon become law and we need to uphold the rule of law in Arizona. We should not be filing frivolous lawsuits that will waste taxpayer’s dollars, as Mayor Phil Gordon wants to do.

That is why I am emailing you today. I need your help.

On Tuesday, Mayor Phil Gordon is trying to push the Phoenix City Council to spend taxpayer dollars to bring a lawsuit to block SB 1070.

Its absurd for him to be spending your tax dollars on his own political agenda and that of President Obama, Al Sharpton and the east coast press.

Please contact the Mayor and other members of the Phoenix City Council and tell them you do not want them to use taxpayer money to fight SB 1070. Or, please come to tomorrow’s city council hearing and voice your opinion. The meeting starts at 2:00 and is held at the Phoenix City Council Chamber – 200 West Jefferson Street in Phoenix.

Thank you and I would be grateful to hear your thoughts on this important issue via email at council.district.6@phoenix.gov.

To contact Mayor Phil Gordon, please use the information below:



Mayor Phil Gordon
602-262-7111
mayor.gordon@phoenix.gov


To contact other City Council Members, please use the information below:

Claude Mattox: council.district.5@phoenix.gov or (602) 262-7446

Michael Nowakowski: council.district.7@phoenix.gov or (602) 262-7492

Tom Simplot: council.district.4@phoenix.gov or (602) 262-744



Thelda Williams: council.district.1@phoenix.gov or (602) 262-7444



Peggy Neely: council.district.2@phoenix.gov or (602) 262-7445



Bill Gates: council.district.3@phoenix.gov or (602) 262-7441



Michael Johnson: council.district.8@phoenix.gov or (602) 262-7447

Sal DiCiccio you have my help. The email is off right now.

Just sent:

Dear Sal;
I just read a copy of an E-mail you sent to a member of a forum I use. In it you asked for responses from readers and I am glad to comply. I stand with you my friend against the BS that Mayor Gordon is trying to pull to avoid enforcing the new immigration law AZ just passed. As I live in Brooklyn NY I seem to have no voice speaking for me in regards to Illegal Aliens but applaud those who do even when they may be thousands of miles away.

Looks like the other members if the Phoenix City Counsel are on the same page:




I will oppose any effort on the part of the Phoenix City Council to direct City staff to litigate SB 1070.

It would be irresponsible to launch a taxpayer-funded court fight over an issue that already is the subject of a Justice Department review. At a time when we face limited resources, we must focus on using funds to deliver necessary city services and not on unnecessary legal battles.

Furthermore, I have faith in our Governor’s position that the state’s police officers will be thoroughly trained as they go forward enforcing a law that strives to address a crisis we did not create but one the federal government continues to ignore.

Sincerely,

Peggy Neely
Councilwoman
Council District 2