Bishops Criticize Tough Alabama Immigration Law

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CULLMAN, Ala. — On a sofa in the hallway of his office here, Mitchell Williams, the pastor of First United Methodist Church, announced that he was going to break the law. He is not the only church leader making such a declaration these days.

Since June, when Gov. Robert Bentley, a Republican, signed an immigration enforcement law called the toughest in the country by critics and supporters alike, the opposition has been vocal and unceasing.

Thousands of protesters have marched. Anxious farmers and contractors have personally confronted their lawmakers. The American Civil Liberties Union and other civil rights groups have sued, and have been backed by a list of groups including teachers’ unions and 16 foreign countries. Several county sheriffs, who will have to enforce parts of the new law, have filed affidavits supporting the legal challenges.

On Aug. 1, the Justice Department joined the fray, contending, as in a similar suit in Arizona, that the state law pre-empts federal authority to administer and enforce immigration laws.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/14/us/14immig.html?_r=1&hp

[LeftishBrit]

1. Glad to hear that.

Such laws need resisting.

[laconicsax]

2. Good on them. n/t

[humblebum]

3. I cannot see how such a law is constitutional. The 14th Amendment

(The Equal Protection Claus)states that "no state shall ... deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws".

[laconicsax]

4. That hasn't stopped things like DOMA from being on the books, so why would it stop this?

[humblebum]

5. Probably because same-sex marriage is still the law in most places,

and everyone including aliens are covered by it.

[darkstar3]

6. LOL, WUT?

[humblebum]

7. That should have read "still NOT the law in most places"

Sorry.

[tortoise1956]

8. What exactly is the point of this post?

If you are trying to show that religion, or the lack of it, doesn't prevent a person from following a moral code of ethics, then I agree.

[rug]

10. Do you object to their action?

[cleanhippie]

9. I'd prefer if they criticized the child-rape instead.

But I guess its a start.

[rug]

11. If the Last Supper was posted in full color, you'd mention child rape.

[cleanhippie]

12. Someone has to, since the Catholic church and its adherents are ignoring it.

But I guess thats the way you want it, huh, rug? For that little problem to just be ignored?

Well too fucking bad. Institutionalized child-rape SHOULD be enough to make ANYONE associated with that institution condemn it in the strongest possible way and anyone that knows about it to scream it from the rooftops. But no, loyalty to the church is MUCH more important than what happens to a child, right, rug?


:puke:

[rug]

13. Here's your chance.

[cleanhippie]

14. You should be more worried about YOUR missed chance.

You had so many opportunities, and you blew it. BLEW it!


:puke:

[rug]

15. Let's try another.

[cleanhippie]

16. You can have as many chances as you like. How about starting right now.

Or is that loyalty just too strong?

[rug]

17. What does this one suggest to you?

[cleanhippie]

18. It suggests that you are unable to go against your loyalty to your church, no matter what.

But we already knew that.

[rug]

19. And this?

Any child rape going on in there?

Don't disapponit me. I'm testing a hypothesis.

[cleanhippie]

20. And this?

[laconicsax]

21. Why would it be posted in B&W?

It's a painting, not an old photograph. I don't think I've even seen printed it in black-and-white.