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Littlle Rock, Tuscaloosa...and Phoenix

POSTED: Thursday, September 2, 2010, 3:40 PM

In the 1950s and 1960s, the federal government had to frequently step in and protect the civil rights of Americans -- specifically, people of color -- in what might be best called "rogue states" down South. I thought that era belonged to history.

Welcome to Arizona:

The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday announced it had sued Joe Arpaio, the controversial sheriff of Maricopa County in Arizona, for failing to turn over documents in a probe of whether his aggressive operations against illegal immigrants had violated civil rights.

The litigation came two months after a Justice Department lawsuit halted a tough new Arizona immigration law, which Arpaio strongly supported. The new lawsuit is unrelated to the immigration law and stems from an investigation into the sheriff's immigration enforcement operations. The department said it was the first time in 30 years a police agency had not cooperated in a civil-rights probe.

Tied up with a story for tomorrow's DN that -- even though it was assigned to me -- ties into a lot of this. So it's a talk-amongst-yourselves day.

Will Bunch @ 3:40 PM Permalink | 23 comments

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0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 4:24 PM, 09/02/2010

Remains to seen whether it is a probe or a witch hunt. Obama's justice department doesn't see voter intimidation even when evidence is on tape, so why wouldn't we expect them to find offenses when maybe there are none? This is the same Atty. Gen. who has hired lawyers that defended terrorists. What I really want to know is how you "report" with such obvious bias. Or is the story one you are going to make up like the tea party being totally racist?

— georgel

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 4:32 PM, 09/02/2010

What a bogus comparison, enforcing civil rights in the 60s and refusing to enforce or allow enforcement of immigration laws today.

— pj katauskas

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 4:36 PM, 09/02/2010

Did posters not read the post or not understand it?

— landscape

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0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 4:58 PM, 09/02/2010

"Philadelphia Police are investigating whether a foreign driver's license found near the scene of a Center City sexual assault belongs to the suspect. The Mexican ID belonging to Dario Gomez Lopez was found inside a pair of gray pants left at the scene of the assault at 8th and Race Streets around 9:30 p.m. Sunday, police say. The 22-year-old victim was standing at a SEPTA bus stop when she was grabbed and dragged towards the Ridge Avenue Spur station of the Broad Street Subway, police say. That's less than a block from the Philadelphia Police Headquarters. The woman was then severely choked and raped.......Surveillance video from the scene shows the suspect running from the site of the alleged assault in only boxer shorts, a T-shirt and work boots. Left behind were his pants, wallet and ID. Investigators are not sure if the driver's license actually belongs to the suspect or if it is real, but the photo resembles the description of the man."......This is what puzzles me why can't the Philly PD just ask ICE for Lopez's paperwork from when he entered the country??? That should at least have information on where he is staying in the U.S..........what?? ohhhhhh

— bird11

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 5:49 PM, 09/02/2010

I blame Will Bunch and Al Gore for pushing the eco terrorist over the edge in Maryland yesterday.

— tr88

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0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 6:40 PM, 09/02/2010

If you listen closely you can hear my eyes rolling. Will, it's so obvious that you are envious of the 60s.

— General Turgidson

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 6:42 PM, 09/02/2010

Hey. Bucky's back. Good. Now maybe he can explain how he could be so confused as to post the following comment. --snip-- Perkovic told you nothing, Will. You should correct this because you lifted it from another writer and another interview. --snip-- General Turgidson Posted 07:23 PM, 08/31/2010 ///\\\ Man, that's almost as bad as when that idiot (since banned from Attytood) named bryanc made a complete fool of himself posting about Will misinterpreting a poll when in fact bryanc showed a basic inability at simple math. Almost as bad, but not quite; not even bucky is as much of an idiot as that bryanc. Right bucky? Too funny.

— Talking point sleuth

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 6:55 PM, 09/02/2010

Whose bryanc? What is TPS talking about?

— RG

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0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 7:58 PM, 09/02/2010

Why doesn't Fox "news" report on Colonel Lind getting his "birther defense" thrown our faster than McConnell's Depends. Fair and Balanced.....lol

— The Fundamentals of the Economy are Fine

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0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 8:04 PM, 09/02/2010

Is that photo a proposal for protecting Asian students from their racist classmates at South Philly High? I've been thinking its a job for the National Guard ever since the "leadership" of this city and state demonstrated to the world that the status quo is just fine. Hey, we could call the troops brought into South Philly High the Bonus Army, in honor of Arlene Ackerman's outstanding performance.

— CatoTheElder

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