2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumArizona: Joe Arpaio just lost the election
Not even 24 hours before early voting begins, the U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday announced that it will pursue criminal charges against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio for ignoring a federal judges orders to stop immigration patrols that led to racial profiling of Latinos.
Put another way, Arpaio just lost his bid for re-election.
Expect any minute now to hear Arpaio announce that the fix is in, that the Obama administration is conspiring to ensure that he doesnt get an unprecedented seventh term.
UPDATE: Arpaio has issued a statement announcing that the fix is in by the Obama administration.
"It is clear that the corrupt Obama Justice Department is trying to influence my re-election as sheriff of Maricopa County. It is no coincidence that this annoucement comes 28 days before the election and the day before early voting starts. It is a blatant abuse of power and the people of Maricopa County should be as outraged as I am."
In fact, it was Arpaio who killed his re-election chances.
http://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/laurieroberts/2016/10/11/roberts-joe-arpaio-just-lost-election/91915016/
lillypaddle
(9,580 posts)Can't stand that fucker. Burn, baby, burn!
niyad
(113,284 posts)sarae
(3,284 posts)meow2u3
(24,761 posts)in 110 degree heat!
alfredo
(60,071 posts)Massacure
(7,521 posts)Since these charges are being brought by the federal government, he would end up in Club Fed and not a county jail.
joshdawg
(2,648 posts)the guards wear Levi's and the inmates wear Jordache.
GWC58
(2,678 posts)Hortensis
(58,785 posts)trueblue2007
(17,217 posts)What that means is that Arpaio probably committed perjury as well as obstruction of justice because he is an elected official. He could face serious jail time although due to his age, 84 years old, he would only be in prison for six months; if he is only convicted of misdemeanor contempt of court. A court date for his case is set for December 6.
http://www.politicususa.com/2016/10/13/trump-ally-sheriff-joe-arpaio-facing-federal-criminal-contempt-charges.html
jmowreader
(50,557 posts)TheDebbieDee
(11,119 posts)Maru Kitteh
(28,340 posts)Response to RandySF (Original post)
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writes3000
(4,734 posts)awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)he has energized the Latino vote. That won't bode well for a lot of the GOP.
Raster
(20,998 posts)Arpaio is a disgrace to the Badge and a blight on the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office. Arpaio HAS ALREADY COST the citizens of Maricopa County OVER $140,000,000... that's one hundred, forty million dollars -- AND COUNTING!
Laffy Kat
(16,377 posts)barbtries
(28,789 posts)never, ever, admitting that they did something wrong. aargh
Coyotl
(15,262 posts)Fast Walker 52
(7,723 posts)next up-- Trump!
monmouth4
(9,694 posts)mountain grammy
(26,620 posts)This just made my day!
Portland_Anni
(164 posts)his idiot never should of been a sheriff in the first place.
Gothmog
(145,176 posts)CrispyQ
(36,461 posts)Good riddance you hate-filled human shithole.
Me.
(35,454 posts)Dunder headed people will still vote for him...felons have been voted in before and... his trial won't be until after the election.
writes3000
(4,734 posts)Me.
(35,454 posts)mike_c
(36,281 posts)...who will be very happy to be rid of him.
vercetti2021
(10,156 posts)Oh the fix is in! No it's called, you break the law, you go to jail asshole. Welcome to the American justice system. You're not untouchable.
mysuzuki2
(3,521 posts)Wolf Frankula
(3,600 posts)I have a BADGE! I'm the SHERIFF of County County!
Wolf
MsMAC
(91 posts)lame54
(35,287 posts)Is like The Purge
Nothing is illegal for a candidate
BobTheSubgenius
(11,563 posts)He's Donald Trump, writ small. Probably more prone to personal violence, but cut from the same cloth.