Obama, On a Roll, Opposes GOP Racism

Following quickly on the heels of Obama’s $20 billion victory, we learn that he has instructed the DOJ to file suit in opposition to the Arizona GOP’s racist profiling statute.

The Obama administration has decided to file suit to strike down an Arizona law aimed at deporting illegal immigrants, thrusting itself into the debate over how the United States should enforce immigration policies.

The federal government only occasionally intervenes forcefully in a state’s affairs, and such action carries significant political risks.

With immigration continuing to be a hot-button issue in political campaigns, the Arizona law, which grants local police greater authority to check the legal status of people they stop, has become a rallying cry for the tea-party followers and other conservative groups.

The lawsuit, though widely anticipated, was confirmed by an unexpected source: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, who answered a question about it from an Ecuadorean TV journalist in an interview June 8 that went all but unnoticed until this week.

Noting that President Obama had publicly objected to the law, Clinton said, "The Justice Department, under his direction, will be bringing a lawsuit against the act."

A spokesman for the Justice Department said the matter was under review, but other senior administration officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said a decision had been made and only the details of the legal filing were being worked out.

These officials said several government agencies were being consulted over the best approach to block the statute, which, barring any successful legal challenges, is scheduled to take effect July 29. At least five lawsuits have been filed in federal court, and civil-rights groups have asked a federal judge to issue an injunction while the cases are heard… [emphasis added]

Inserted from <Seattle Times>

Way to go, Barack!  Don’t give Republican racists rest until they take their sheets and hoods and go home.