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| Arizona Strikes Again |
| 2010-05-18 |
| Arizona Governor Jan Brewer (R) has signed legislation affirming that nothing in state law requires businesses to provide "trained and competent" interpreters when a customer comes in speaking a language other than English. Assistant Attorney General Michael Walker said that has probably always been the law. If it was always the law, why the need for this law? Because of a lawsuit of course. A unilingual Spanish speaking woman in Arizona was treated by a unilingual English speaking optometrist in his Arizona office. The woman's underage 12 year old daughter offered to be the interpreter; fearing legal, insurance and medical problems if the child misunderstood the optometrist refused, asking the mother and child to return with an English speaker over 18 or alternatively, visit some Spanish speaking optometrists. Instead, the Spanish speaker, whether legally in this country or not, understood enough of this country to file a discrimination suit against the English speaking optometrist. Refusing to settle, the optometrist finally won after the Arizona Attorney General took a year to decide no laws had been broken. But the lawsuit and the trouble it caused the optometrist, Dr. Schrolucke, pushed him to reach out to Sen. John Huppenthal, R-Chandler, who agreed to sponsor what he called "clarifying language" to the state's civil rights law. "Nobody should be treated like this," Huppenthal said. "It's a nightmare to go through this. He was drug through the mud by us." Learning other languages, studying other cultures can be valuable, can be interesting but should not be a legal requirement for a person's business. Learning the language, studying the culture of the country of residence for an immigrant should be legally required for such public activities as voting and obtaining such government documents as a driver's license. If the immigrant cannot or will not adapt and prefers to live in an ethnic ghetto that is the immigrant's right. But imposing the alien culture onto this country, expecting the host culture--the US's--to adapt to the immigrant's culture by rule of law and suing to bring it about should be illegal. Step by step Arizona is proving to be the little state that can! |
| Posted by: Anonymoose |
| #15 Versus NEWS KERALA > seems some are arguing that NOT-A-CAPSIZED-PEARL-HARBOR-BATTLESHIP-OR-GUAM MISS OKLAHOMA USA may had lost the prized National Crown because of her overt = on-stage support for Arizona's new immigration law??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-05-18 23:52 |
| #14 Late-breaking news from Tacoma is that a proposed ordinance to boycott AZ is being amended to 'urge' the boycotting. Seems a local tv poll showed a vast majority supported AZ and not the elected moonbats. They are also 'urging' no new contracts w/ AZ, except their red light camera program, of course. quote from the article @ the link: " the red light camera program is an important revenue source for us..." http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/2010/05/18/tacoma-council-members-to-remove-boycott-language-from-tonights-proposal-on-arizona/ |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2010-05-18 23:46 |
| #13 Gee, thx Don |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-05-18 23:12 |
| #12 John Q, your welcome at my house any time, the missus too! I will show you a great time in Arizona. My plan still stands. We take allthe rounded up illegals and put them on busses to San Diego, LA, San Fran, and Seattle. Let them deal with it. Don't forget the drinking water for LA comes through here as well. |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2010-05-18 22:58 |
| #11 I went through that scenario the other day with my brothers. Lakers forfeit 3 in Phoenix, Suns win 1 in LA to take the series. Celtics beat Orlando. Since Phoenix has best record and home court, and Boston is also (surprise surprise) boycotting Arizona, Celtics forfeit the 4 in Phoenix. Los Suns, 2010 NBA Champs! |
| Posted by: tu3031 2010-05-18 22:50 |
| #10 FYI - the pols that are grandstanding on this don't amount to shit. The vast majority of Californians (yeah, born and raised here in San Diego) support LEGAL immigration and oppose ILLEGAL immigration. The lying f*cking press and activists try and obscure that distinction, and the lying pols are playing along. I expect that will carry over to their surprise and consternation how it didn't worked out as planned when they get ejected from their offices by "racist knee-jerk" MAJORITIES |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-05-18 22:30 |
| #9 So does the boycott mean the Lakers will forfeit games in Phoenix? |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2010-05-18 20:49 |
| #8 Seattle has now announced their intent to boycott Arizona. All the known losers are predictably lining up to make asses of themselves. |
| Posted by: Jefferson 2010-05-18 19:28 |
| #7 Does this mean Arizona has vaccinated itself from being swarmed over by escapee's from Southern California? With all the talks in the MSM of boycotts... I wonder how many people are thinking to move there.... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2010-05-18 18:12 |
| #6 Screw 'em. Accidently (of course)trip a couple of transformers, open a couple of transmission line switches and fail to reclose them in a timely manner, or just place an embargo in place on any day where the temp exceeds 85 deg in LA and see if any of those ingrates figure it out...... Who run "Bartertown"? |
| Posted by: Everyday a Wildcat(KSU) 2010-05-18 16:46 |
| #5 I think it will soon be hot enough in California that Arizona will unexpectedly find the need to take some of their power plants offline for a little preventive maintenance. Enron did it. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2010-05-18 15:58 |
| #4 Pity that he didn't include a little math. That is, if Arizona was to cut off the power to those California cities that are boycotting Arizona, how much more would electricity cost per megawatt? Just to let California consumers know that this summer, in the heat of summer, if say they are paying $300 a month on their electricity bill, that because of their city council, they will have to pay $500. And that power companies don't take IOUs. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2010-05-18 15:50 |
| #3 Maybe me and the missus will vacation in Arizona this year. Sounds like they are striking a blow for sanity out there. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2010-05-18 15:44 |
| #2 This is starting to get interesting: From Hot Air Arizonia corporate commission replies to L.A. The Los Angeles City Council voted to boycott the state of Arizona over its new immigration-enforcement law, and now the Arizona Corporation Commission has responded. Gary Pierce, one of the commissioners chosen in state-wide elections to the utility regulation panel, notes that Los Angeles gets about 25% of its power from Arizona producers. If the City of Angels really wants a boycott, Pierce offers his services to help, as he explains in a letter to Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and copied to Hot Air: Dear Mayor Villaraigosa, I was dismayed to learn that the Los Angeles City Council voted to boycott Arizona and Arizona-based companies — a vote you strongly supported — to show opposition to SB 1070 (Support our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act). You explained your support of the boycott as follows: “While we recognize that as neighbors, we share resources and ties with the State of Arizona that may be difficult to sever, our goal is not to hurt the local economy of Los Angeles, but to impact the economy of Arizona. Our intent is to use our dollars — or the withholding of our dollars — to send a message.” (emphasis added) I received your message; please receive mine. As a state-wide elected member of the Arizona Corporation Commission overseeing Arizona’s electric and water utilities, I too am keenly aware of the “resources and ties” we share with the City of Los Angeles. In fact, approximately twenty-five percent of the electricity consumed in Los Angeles is generated by power plants in Arizona. If an economic boycott is truly what you desire, I will be happy to encourage Arizona utilities to renegotiate your power agreements so Los Angeles no longer receives any power from Arizona-based generation. I am confident that Arizona’s utilities would be happy to take those electrons off your hands. If, however, you find that the City Council lacks the strength of its convictions to turn off the lights in Los Angeles and boycott Arizona power, please reconsider the wisdom of attempting to harm Arizona’s economy. People of goodwill can disagree over the merits of SB 1070. A state-wide economic boycott of Arizona is not a message sent in goodwill. Sincerely, Commissioner Gary Pierce A scan of the letter can be downloaded here. I wonder what Commissioner Pierce has to say about Councilman Ed Reyes’ lack of understanding of California’s own penal code? Maybe the AZCC could buy a copy for Reyes, although it might be difficult to read during the blackout in Los Angeles. |
| Posted by: bman 2010-05-18 15:31 |
| #1 Step by step Arizona is proving to be the little state that can! And screw all ye that boycott her..... |
| Posted by: armyguy 2010-05-18 15:13 |