For Standing Up to Death Threats from Right-Wing Seditionists in Arizona, Rep. Raul Grijalva Wins .

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http://blog.buzzflash.com/honors/315


For Standing Up to Death Threats from Right-Wing Seditionists in Arizona, Rep. Raul Grijalva Wins BF Wings of Justice Award


DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSMAN AND PROGRESSIVE CO-CHAIR RAUL GRIJALVA

Raul Grijalva is Co-Chair of the Democratic Progressive Caucus. He is also the most recent recipient hate from the ominous emerging Republican and right-wing media violent sedition movement:

Grijalva's spokesman, Adam Sarvana said the office received "some pretty scary calls," including two from the same person, "who threatened to go down there and blow everyone's brains out then go to the border to shoot Mexicans."

In response to the Draconian and unconstitutional Arizona law targeting anyone who might even look like an illegal immigrant, Grijalva, who is a U.S. Representative from Arizona (AZ-7), called for a boycott of his own state:

Not only did Grijalva continue to call for a boycott of convention business for the state, but he sent a letter to President Obama asking him to limit federal cooperation with Arizona officials.

Grijalva called on Obama to reject the bill and predicted it would not hold up to legal scrutiny. "This law will put every policeman in the state on notice that their main duty from now on is to question Hispanics about their citizenship," Grijalva said in a statement. "This is a discriminatory policy that cannot be enforced without committing grave breaches of due process and equal protection."
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thank you Raul

[Arkana]

1. The President already has the Justice Dept crawling around in AZ

over this law, doesn't he?

I expect this law will buckle the first time it's challenged in high court.

[havocmom]

2. Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio under fed investigation BEFORE this law

He has a history of 'investigating' his critics. Most other lawmen in AZ hate the bill, but it suits Joe to a tea. Maybe he thinks it will protect him from his past civil rights violations, I dunno, but it seems custom made to protect him and him alone.

One wonders what sort of leverage his 'investigations' of lawmakers might have handed him ;)

[Bobbieo]

3. I was a tad upset that Grijalva was passed over for Interior Sec'y -

Boy, was I wrong on that one - turns out Grijalva is exactly where he is supppsed to be and doing one hellva job!

[Cha]

4. Damn Straight, Rep Raul

Grijalva WINS!

He has the Courage and the rw idiots are cowards. Courage wins everytime!