Two of our recently elected officials, Laura Bradford and Ray Scott, recently took a trip to Arizona. (Actually there are conflicting reports about who actually took the trip—A Denver Post article says seven GOP lawmakers went, the Fox News Report puts the count at 11. Bradford is not included in the Denver Post article, but is mentioned in the Fox News report.) According to the Denver Post article, they paid their own way to attend a meeting sponsored by the Republican Study Committee of Colorado. They went to learn from Arizona legislators how to get a bill passed in Colorado that looks like the bill passed in Arizona.
My question is this: Why are we in such an all fired hurry to pass a look-alike bill that has already had portions blocked by an Arizona judge? Why would we pass a look-alike bill that is already being challenged by the U.S. Justice Department? Why would we use scarce Colorado budget money to join Arizona in a law suit? If we passed a look-alike bill, it is a sure fired bet that we would be spending money on lawyers to defend that bill all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. Why not just hold our breath, let the issue get before the U.S. Supreme Court, and let the justices tell us if it is constitutional for 50 separate states to have 50 separate foreign policies? Let Arizona pay the bill to find out.
And my final question is this: Why would our local lawmakers waste their own money and time on a bill that will never make it out of committee in Denver?
Colorado already has laws prohibiting illegal aliens from accessing any state services. At the time they were passed they were touted as the toughest in the nation. And no U.S. Justice Department has challenged them. (See link below.)
Is illegal immigration really our biggest problem? How about continued state-wide unemployment of 8%? How about small businesses unable to access capital? How about schools facing more budget cuts after years of budget cuts? How about some common sense for a change?
Homework
GOP Lawmakers in Arizona
Fox News Report
Fox News Report about 2006 Colorado anti-immigration laws
Republican Study Committee of Colorado
Find Law Search re: Arizona Law
My question is this: Why are we in such an all fired hurry to pass a look-alike bill that has already had portions blocked by an Arizona judge? Why would we pass a look-alike bill that is already being challenged by the U.S. Justice Department? Why would we use scarce Colorado budget money to join Arizona in a law suit? If we passed a look-alike bill, it is a sure fired bet that we would be spending money on lawyers to defend that bill all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. Why not just hold our breath, let the issue get before the U.S. Supreme Court, and let the justices tell us if it is constitutional for 50 separate states to have 50 separate foreign policies? Let Arizona pay the bill to find out.
And my final question is this: Why would our local lawmakers waste their own money and time on a bill that will never make it out of committee in Denver?
Colorado already has laws prohibiting illegal aliens from accessing any state services. At the time they were passed they were touted as the toughest in the nation. And no U.S. Justice Department has challenged them. (See link below.)
Is illegal immigration really our biggest problem? How about continued state-wide unemployment of 8%? How about small businesses unable to access capital? How about schools facing more budget cuts after years of budget cuts? How about some common sense for a change?
Homework
GOP Lawmakers in Arizona
Fox News Report
Fox News Report about 2006 Colorado anti-immigration laws
Republican Study Committee of Colorado
Find Law Search re: Arizona Law
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