Brewer condemns report to UN mentioning Ariz. law

[Akoto]

Source: Associated Press

PHOENIX (AP) -- Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer demanded Friday that a reference to the state's controversial immigration law be removed from a State Department report to the United Nations' human rights commissioner.

The U.S. included its legal challenge to the law on a list of ways the federal government is protecting human rights.

In a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Brewer says it is "downright offensive" that a state law would be included in the report, which was drafted as part of a UN review of human rights in all member nations every four years.

"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," Brewer wrote.

Read more: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_BREWER_UN_REPORT?SITE=TXMCA&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

[Downwinder]

1. You tell them, Sarah...Oh,Oh...I mean Jan.

Should be happy they didn't mention Sheriff Joe's compounds.

[Frisbee]

2. Are you ashamed of your own policies, Jan?

but given the rights obsession with the U.N., I bet this has legs come Sunday morning.

[realisticphish]

3. The official State Department Response:

*fart noise* *double birdie*

In my perfect world, at least

[nyy1998]

12. Actually the response I had it mind was

giving them the finger, and then telling Brew to go f*** herself

[mike r]

4. Typical teabagger misrepresentation

The State Dept. is not submitting Arizona's law to anybody for approval. They're just making a reference to it in a report.

In fact, the U.N. has no power to "review" or "approve" any law passed by member states.

[Odin2005]

19. This is typical "UN Black Helicoter" dogwhistle fearmongering.

[niyad]

5. if she is so proud of the law, why should she care who comments on it?

does she have the same reaction when amnesty international comments on sheriff joe?

(note to jan: if you do really evil, hateful, stupid stuff, the whole world DOES get to comment on it. if you find it offensive, stop doing it)

[Posteritatis]

16. Siege mentalities often win votes. (nt)

[frylock]

6. brewer says it is "downright offensive"

that is fucking rich.

[pinboy3niner]

7. Well, she is something of an expert on 'offensive'

Voter suppression, SB 1070, claims of decapitated bodies in the desert...

[Zoeisright]

8. Hey, Brewer - 'duly enacted laws' doesn't mean they aren't racist.

I mean, is she really that stupid? 'Duly enacted' doesn't mean moral or even legal.

[baldguy]

10. Right, everything Hitler did was perfectly legal.

[struggle4progress]

15. Actually, a number of German legal experts at the time disputed that

But they tended to lose their jobs, get the crap kicked out of them, or disappear into camps as "enemies of the state"

So when the Nazis claimed that what they were doing was legal, the public generally didn't hear contrary views

[DeSwiss]

9. K&R n/t

[SILVER__FOX52]

11. The TRUTH is hell.

Fuck that NAZI, Bitch !

[Buenaventura]

14. "fuck that ..."! what a *revolting* thought! yuck! n/t

[SoapBox]

13. Oh BOO-HOO! Gov. Hate, is upset that it mentioned her State of Hate.

[MadMaddie]

17. Yea Jan that short term planning always fucks you up in the

long term. Couldn't see that coming did you? Color me surprised!!

[Odin2005]

18. The BLACK HELICOPTERS are gonna come get yoyu, Jan!

:rofl: