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Title: Letter to Secretary Clinton from Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer
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Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer
URL Source: http://janbrewer.com/uploads/08-27- ... 20to%20Secretary%20Clinton.pdf
Published: Sep 1, 2010
Author: Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer
Post Date: 2010-09-01 19:11:25 by HAPPY2BME-4UM
Keywords: SB1070
Views: 156
Comments: 11
JANICE K. BREWER GOVERNOR STATE OF ARIZONA August 27, 2010 EXECUTIVE OFFICE The Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State United States Department of State 2201 C Street NW Washington, DC 20520 Re: Protest of State Department Report to United Nations Human Rights Council Dear Madame Secretary: The purpose of this letter is express my concern and indignation to you about the "Universal Periodic Review" report ("Report") submitted on August 20, 2010, by the United States Department of State to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. The State Department describes the Report as a "partial snapshot of the current human rights situation in the United States, including some of the areas where problems persist in our society." In particular, I am protesting the inclusion of Paragraph 95 of the Report that highlights Arizona's recently enacted immigration laws and asking that you amend the Report to remove it. Simply put, it is downright offensive that the U.S. State Department included the State of Arizona and S.B. 1070 in a report to the United Nations Council on Human Rights , whose members include such renowned human rights "champions" as Cuba and Libya. Apparently, the federal government is trying to make an international human rights case out of S.B. 1070 on the heels of already filing a federal court case against the State of Arizona. The idea of our own American government submitting the duly enacted laws of a State of the United States to "review" by the United Nations is internationalism run amok and unconstitutional. Human rights as guaranteed by the United States and Arizona Constitutions are expressly protected in S.B. 1070 and defended vigorously by my Administration. In fact, the Department of Justice has correctly not included these so-called "human rights" issues in the current litigation against the State of Arizona. Furthermore, it is hypocritical for the State Department to include S.B. 1070 in the Report, while taking credit for the "sophistication and breadth of [the United States'] anti-trafficking efforts" in Paragraph 99 of the Report. The federal government's failure to secure the entire border has resulted in life-and-death consequences. The flow of illegal immigrant trafficking to a large degree across the harsh Arizona desert is a result of the federal policy to secure the border in San Diego and El Paso and leave the Tucson (Arizona) Sector less secured. For example, this federal policy has resulted in the deaths of untold numbers of illegal immigrants—170 bodies found in the desert so far this year according to the Pima County (Arizona) Medical Examiner. And this does not include the kidnappings and other acts of violence many times associated with illegal immigrant trafficking. Moreover, the Obama Administration has stated that its official policy is to not enforce major portions of our federal immigration laws, which encourages only more illegal immigration. If the federal government secured the entire border and enforced our immigration laws, these human rights problems would not be occurring for citizens, legal residents and illegal immigrants. I understand that the next step is for the Report to be reviewed by some members of the United Nations Human Rights Council later this year. I again respectfully request that you amend the Report to remove Paragraph 95 relating to the State of Arizona and S.B. 1070. If you choose not to do so, the State of Arizona will monitor the proceedings and assert any rights it has in this process. Be assured that the State of Arizona will fight any attempt by the U.S. Department of State and the United Nations to interfere with the duly enacted laws of the State of Arizona in accordance with the U.S. Constitution. In closing, I encourage the State Department to compare the immigration laws and records of any United Nations Human Rights Council member commenting on S.B. 1070 in this process to those of the United States and then publish that comparison. I am confident that the generous immigration tradition of the United States and Arizona will win in any such comparison. Janice K. Brewer Governor cc: Members of the Arizona Congressional Delegation The Honorable Robert "Bob" Burns, President of the Arizona Senate The Honorable Kirk Adams, Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives "95. A recent Arizona law, S.B. 1070, has generated significant attention and debate at home and around the world. The issue is being addressed in a court action that argues that the federal government has the authority to set and enforce immigration law. That action is ongoing; parts of the law are currently enjoined." Letter to Secretary Clinton from Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer
UN Watch, a United Nations-accredited international non-governmental organization dedicated to promoting human rights, has described the Council's activities as follows: "The Council's first few years have gone from bad to worse, showing even more selectivity and politicization than that which marred the Commission. The Council on Human Rights has condemned Israel in 80% of its country censures, in 20 of 25 resolutions. The other 5 texts criticized North Korea once, and Myanmar four times. The Council has ignored the UN's other 189 countries, including the world's worst abusers. While Darfur was addressed several times, these resolutions were non-condemnatory, often praising Sudan for 'cooperation. http://www.azgovernor.gov/dms/upload/PR_082710_LetterSecretaryClinton.pdf
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#1. To: All (#0)
It's wonderful that Hillary Clinton, Attorney General Eric Holder, and others in the Obama Administration are making Arizona GOvernor Jan Brewer mad. Brewer was a bit shaky on immigration until the Arizona immigration law was passed and overwhelming public support pushed her to sign it. The ongoing brouhaha is forcing her into taking one firm stand after another. Like other Arizonans, she says to an overweening federal government, "Bring it on."
U.S. Constitution - Article IV, Section 4: NO BORDERS + NO LAWS = NO COUNTRY
She started out wrong on this one.
U.S. Constitution - Article IV, Section 4: NO BORDERS + NO LAWS = NO COUNTRY
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The relationship between morality and liberty is a directly proportional one.
WTF was that?
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The relationship between morality and liberty is a directly proportional one.
LOL, that's hilarious.
Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end. He (Gordon Duff) also implies that forcibly removing Obama, a Constitution-hating, on-the-down-low, crackhead Communist, is an attack on America, Mom, and apple pie. I swear these military people are worse than useless. Just look around at the condition of the country and tell me if they have fulfilled their oaths to protect the nation from all enemies foreign and domestic. deleted
The relationship between morality and liberty is a directly proportional one.
The way the FedGov treats the People and the States is an outrage. The more I perused Gov. Brewer's letter, the angrier I got realizing what deaf ears it was addressed to and what intransigent and mulish minds are on the receiving end of this missive. That whole rat's nest inn D.C. needs cleaned out.
I would like to direct this to the distinguished members of the panel: You lousy cork-soakers. You have violated my farging rights. Dis somanumbatching country was founded so that the liberties of common patriotic citizens like me could not be taken away by a bunch of fargin iceholes... like yourselves. - Roman Moroni
We can all agree that deecee needs a big flush, followed by Lysol bowl cleaner.
It will take nothing less than complete rebellion against FedGov and all FedGov agency's and employees in the border states to get Congress and POTUS to act, and then, they'll just grind their boot-heel down on the people to show them who's really in charge.
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The Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton
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Lord Acton
OsamaBinGoldstein posted on 2010-05-25 9:39:59 ET (2 images) Reply Trace
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The more I perused Gov. Brewer's letter, the angrier I got realizing what deaf ears it was addressed to and what intransigent and mulish minds are on the receiving end of this missive.
"This man is Jesus,” shouted one man, spilling his Guinness as Barack Obama began his inaugural address. “When will he come to Kenya to save us?"
-Schweizerische Schuetzenzeitung (Swiss Shooting Federation) April, 1941
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