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Newsjock

(11,733 posts)
Fri Apr 20, 2012, 09:19 AM Apr 2012

Arizona House acts to thwart US law on terrorism

Source: Arizona Daily Star

State legislators have all but finalized a law making it a crime for any state official or employee to assist in the enforcement of a federal anti-terrorism law.

SB 1182 would block state employees from enforcing two sections of the new National Defense Authorization Act dealing with when the federal government can detain people - including U.S. citizens - suspected of involvement in terrorism.

The proposed state legislation, which passed the House Thursday on a 34-24 vote, would make helping the feds with that a misdemeanor. That even includes state and local police. A nearly identical version already has been approved by the Senate, which now needs to sign off on the House changes.

... On a separate voice vote, the House gave preliminary approval to legislation demanding the U.S. government give up title to all of its public lands in Arizona and give them to the state.

Read more: http://azstarnet.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/state-acts-to-thwart-us-law-on-terrorism/article_f7abfb50-52cf-5935-9016-90ea95ccacf2.html

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Arizona House acts to thwart US law on terrorism (Original Post) Newsjock Apr 2012 OP
They should just secede and get it over with. Arizona wants no part of civil society blm Apr 2012 #1
Now a county needs to void the Arizona state law, and a city needs to void the county law. saras Apr 2012 #2

blm

(113,059 posts)
1. They should just secede and get it over with. Arizona wants no part of civil society
Fri Apr 20, 2012, 09:27 AM
Apr 2012

when the President of the US is a Democrat, let alone a black Democrat.

 

saras

(6,670 posts)
2. Now a county needs to void the Arizona state law, and a city needs to void the county law.
Fri Apr 20, 2012, 11:43 AM
Apr 2012

I'd love to see the US give all the public lands to Arizona - under some conditions.

1 - Zero damage. Ever. Your job is to protect them. For 10,000 years at least. It is an expensive job.
2 - Damages are paid in triplicate. With land. Only. Within one year of their occurrence.

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