It cannot be explained

I do not know how five dopes in robes can come up with such a convoluted decision as the one handed down on the AZ immigration law. Essentially a state cannot protect its own border because that is a federal responsibility. If the Feds choose not to do that, so sad too bad. States cannot enact a law that echoes a federal law to do the work the feds refuse to do.  Maybe if AZ had hired illegals to do the enforcement, the P-BO would have let it go.


How does this square? The feds argue that they must husband scarce resources so that they cannot purse every aspect of every immigration law equally. Well, it seems to me that the AZ law was actually mitigating the fed’s problem by throwing state law enforcement assets into the federal fight. But the feds don’t want the help, because they do not want to enforce the law, because illegals are a 98% Demo-Dope voting block.

Then in a true head scratcher, the Supremes let stand the part of the AZ law that allows police to determine if a person in contact with law enforcement is in the US legally. On that basis, AZ Gov Jan Brewer claimed victory. Later in the day the feds announced that they wouldn’t deputize any AZ lawmen to enforce federal law with regard to immigration. That means that AZ must rely on the feds to deal with any illegals apprehended under the provision the Supremes let stand. Only thing is the feds as much as told AZ don’t call us if catch anyone in the country illegally.

So if you’re an drug smuggler, terrorist, human trafficker or anyone trying to get into the country without the hassle of a visa, work permit or green card, AZ is now the place to make your crossing. It’s hard to determine who the greater threat to America is, the flood of unchecked illegal aliens up to who knows what crossing our borders or our own in-justice department.

This is a truck sized opening for Mitt Romney, if he chooses to drive through it. When asked about the ruling, Romney can say:

It wouldn’t happen on my watch, because I’d insist on enforcing the existing laws passed congress with regard to immigration. I wouldn’t have my justice department ignoring laws such as immigration and defense of marriage to pander to a couple of far left interest groups. And I sure wouldn’t be mandating policy rejected by congress from the Oval Office as this president did with his end run around congress on a DREAM Act overwhelmingly rejected by the American people and the Congress of the United States. I will not be picking fights with individual states to pander to the most extreme elements of my party. I plan on being a president for all 50, or is it 57, states.

Then in the most stunning development of all, little Barry and his squirrel brained leader in the senate, Scrawny Harry Reid are demanding that the Republicans come to table and hammer out a comprehensive immigration deal before the election. This issue breaks about 60-40 in favor of the Republicans. They should tell the little Barry, no thanks this is as good an issue as any to base the election on. We’ll see what we can do after Nov.

This doesn’t give me great confidence that the Supremes will strike down Barrycare. You have Roberts and Kennedy defending the indefensible on the AZ case. Anything is possible I suppose. They could come out and say that yes the commerce clause does allow the government to force you buy something you do not want. And conversely they can force you to return something you do want, like that gun in your dresser drawer.