Show support for Arizona's SB1070
April 17, 2012
(Received via e-mail)
All,
Senate Bill
1070 passed by the Arizona legislature on April 23, 2010 has been
attacked and challenged in the courts by the open borders community
since its inception. After several conflicting opinions rendered at
the appellate court level regarding the constitutionality of SB
1070, the Supreme Court of the United States agreed to review the
Arizona law on April 25. This is an extremely important case from
several perspectives. At the most fundamental level, this case
involves a serious challenge of states’ inherent authority under the
10th Amendment to:
1. Make
immigration arrests so long as such arrests are consistent with
federal immigration laws and there is no specific preemption under
federal law from doing so.
2. Protect
themselves from the unaffordable fiscal, economic, educational,
social, criminal, and welfare costs imposed by massive illegal
immigration that the federal government refuses to end.
3. Protect its
workers from unfair competition from illegal workers that results in
the loss of employment and lower wages for legal residents in spite
of the fact that we are in the midst of the worst economic downturn
since the Great Depression.
4. Protect the
general welfare of its citizens and legal permanent residents by
employing the concept of “attrition through enforcement,” which has
been proven effective in both encouraging those who reside illegally
in a state to leave and deterring those who might be contemplating
illegal entry.
Given the
fundamental importance of this Supreme Court hearing, we believe it
is incumbent on those of us who believe in the RULE OF LAW and
understand that a successful challenge of SB 1070 by the "Open
Borders" community would render a serious blow to this foundational
principle of our great republic, to rally in support of Arizona and
other courageous states that have followed its legislative lead to
restore the RULE OF LAW in their jurisdictions.
With this
objective in mind, a coalition of Tea Party and Immigration Reform
groups are organizing a STAND WITH ARIZONA rally on the grand
sidewalk in front of the Supreme Court at 9:30 on Wednesday, April
25, 2012. The rally is being coordinated by the Greater Phoenix Tea
Party (GPTP) and the American Council for Immigration Reform (ANCIR.)
We will
provide separately a program of events and welcome the participation
of representatives from various groups to speak at the rally.
Please email me if you wish to speak for about 5-10 minutes at our
event in support of SB 1070. There will be sound equipment and a
podium. We will also have a table to distribute written materials.
Participants
who attend the rally and carry signs with supportive language should
ensure that they comport themselves commensurate with the dignity of
the Supreme Court. We have received information that there will be
opposition groups present as well including the New York Immigrant
Coalition, the New Sanctuary Coalition of NYC, and Casa de
Maryland. And we anticipate extensive media coverage.
We need a
large presence at the rally to represent the majority of the
American people who stand with Arizona and support SB 1070. We
can't allow a vocal minority to undermine the RULE
OF LAW and the
enforcement of our immigration laws at all levels of government. If
you and/or your organization can attend, please let us know via
email to me of your participation. This email should be shared
widely within your organization and among friends. We will be
sending additional information about the event in the run up to the
rally.
Now is the
time for us to come together and show our support for the RULE
OF LAW. We cannot cede
the field to those who flaunt our laws and sovereignty. And just as
importantly, we cannot countenance the federal government suing
states for enforcing federal immigration laws and casting a blind
eye to those states and localities that violate federal law by
allowing sanctuaries for lawbreakers.
At GPTP’s
request, ANCIR will be the on-site coordinator of GPTP’s plan for
conducting the rally. Both GPTP and ANCIR coordinators have reviewed
and will abide by the Supreme Court’s rules for rallies outlined in Regulation
Six published on the
SCOTUS website and reproduced below for your information. We have
also attached a copy of FAIR's excellent analysis of SB 1070.
Excelsior!!!
The Planning
Committee
Logistical
Questions should be directed to Mike McLaughlin or Bob Shoemaker at
addresses below:
Contact
Information:
Greater
Phoenix Tea Party:
Kelly Townsend:
Chris Rossiter:
American Council for Immigration Reform:
Michael McLaughlin:
Robert Shoemaker:
Regulation
Six
This
regulation is issued under authority of 40 U.S.C. �6102
to protect the Supreme Court Building and grounds, and persons and
property thereon, and to maintain suitable order and decorum within
the Supreme Court Building and grounds. Any person who fails to
comply with this Regulation may be subject to a fine and/or
imprisonment pursuant to 40 U.S.C. �6137.
The use of
signs on the perimeter sidewalks on the Supreme Court grounds is
regulated as follows:
1. No signs
shall be allowed except those made of cardboard, poster board, or
cloth.
2. Supports
for signs must be entirely made of wood, have dull ends, may not be
hollow, and may not exceed 1 inch at their largest point. There
shall be no nails, screws, or bolt-type fastening devices protruding
from the wooden supports.
3.
Hand-carried signs are allowed regardless of size.
4. Signs that
are not hand-carried are allowed only if they are
a. no larger
than 4 feet in length, 4 feet in width, and 1/4 inch in thickness
(exclusive of braces that are reasonably required to meet support
and safety requirements, as set forth in section 2 above), and not
elevated so as to exceed a height of 6 feet above the ground at
their highest point;
b. not used so
as to form an enclosure of two or more sides;
c. attended at
all times (attended means that an individual must remain within 3
feet of each sign); and
d. not
arranged in such manner as to create a single sign that exceeds the
size limitations in subsection (a).
5. No
individual may have more than two non-hand-carried signs at any one
time.
Notwithstanding the above, no person shall carry or place any sign
in such a manner as to impede pedestrian traffic, access to and from
the Supreme Court Plaza or Building, or to cause any safety or
security hazard to any person.
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