Judicial Watch Joins AZ Legal Battle! | Judicial Watch

Judicial Watch Joins AZ Legal Battle! | Judicial Watch

I have posted a statement from JW, edited for brevity, on their Motion to intervene(MTI). I was a keen follower and contributor of their organization back in the late 90's when they were acting as watchdog and legal combatant against the corrupt, scandal-tainted Clinton administration. Judicial Watch is one of the best conservative-oriented legal organizations in America, and a precious counterweight to the legions of Dem/leftist activist attorneys in the Obama Administration.

Here is the JW MTI:

"This week, Judicial Watch initiated perhaps the most important piece of litigation in its 16-year history...

"On Thursday, we filed a “Motion to Intervene” on behalf of Arizona State Senator Russell Pearce, author of Arizona’s new illegal immigration law SB 1070, in the Obama Justice Department lawsuit challenging the law, which is set to take effect on July 29.."
"So why is the Obama White House so desperate to kill this law? Because Obama knows if this law is allowed to stand, other states will follow Arizona’s lead. (In fact, a few states have already gotten a head start.) The federal government must then assume its constitutional responsibility to secure the border and enforce the law. And that is something President Obama is loath to do....

"So here we are, alongside Senator Pearce, head to head against the Obama White House in the nation’s most controversial, most heated and most significant legal battle. Here’s an excerpt from our court filing explaining why Judicial Watch is representing Senator Pearce....who was the chief sponsor of SB 1070 and voted in favor of its passage. Senator Pearce’s efforts came to fruition when Governor Brewer signed SB 1070 and HB 2762 into law. As the author and driving force behind the enactment of SB 1070, Senator Pearce has the right to defend it..."

"And here’s a statement from Senator Pearce explaining why he is undertaking this fight with Judicial Watch:

The purpose of SB 1070 is to protect the citizens of Arizona from the devastating and deadly impact of rampant illegal immigration. And it is outrageous that the Obama administration would attack Arizona for simply protecting its own citizens, especially when it has failed so miserably to do its constitutional duty and secure the border. This is a legal battle of epic proportions. As a Senator in a state on the frontlines, I see firsthand the damage being done to our state and our country. What happens here in Arizona will impact every state in the country interested in protecting its citizens by enforcing the rule of law. We are a nation of laws. We must have the courage — the fortitude — to enforce, with compassion but without apology, those laws that protect the integrity of our borders and the rights of our lawful citizens..."

"Look, here’s the bottom line: This is a fight between those who want to enforce the law and those who do not. We are proud to stand with Arizona State Sen. Pearce, Governor Brewer and the citizens of Arizona in support of the rule of law...
Most Americans stand with rule of law on the issue of illegal immigration enforcement..."

"The legal battle is on, and this is a fight we can win."