SB1070 Goes to U.S. Supreme Court, SB1070 Author to Be Recalled

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dawn-teo/immigration-arizona-_b_859990.html

After drafting Arizona's controversial new immigration law SB1070 last year, Arizona state Senate President Russell Pearce held the spotlight and became the anti-immigration poster boy in Arizona and across the nation. One year later, Pearce is on the verge of being recalled, and his pet legislation, SB1070, has been neutered by a federal court and is on its way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

In April, a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court's injunction against the most controversial parts of SB1070. Monday, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer announced the state of Arizona is appealing directly to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Meanwhile, nonpartisan group Citizens for a Better Arizona, co-chaired by a Republican and a Democrat, say they are on track to meet the May 31st deadline to submit the 7,756 signatures required for a recall election.

Although most of the enthusiasm comes from the Democratic side, many recall supporters are Independents and Republicans. Among them, "Russell Pearce is too extreme," is a common refrain.

when all those old coots like Arpasso, Jan Brewer, and Russell Pearce all die off and join Bob Stump where they belong

I'm really worried about this one - the nut jobs, especially Scalia, Thomas, and Alito - will vote in favor of it. This is scary shit.

At least one of them has GOT to go!

being pushed in other states, and other ALEC members in the Arizona legislature, and corporations behind these bills since they profit from them.

See the long compilation topic on the American Legislative Exchange Council -- replies 17, 50, 73, 79, 106, and 144 there.

Some racist right-wing organization wrote it, he just introduced it.