Blogmocracy in Action
Guest Blogger: Kirly
Last Friday, April 23, 2010, Arizona Governor Brewer signed into law SB 1070 (pdf) which exactly mirrors United States Federal Law regarding the presence of illegal aliens in the United States. Essentially, SB 1070 made it illegal for a person to be in Arizona if that person is illegally in the United States of America. There is also a Fact Sheet.
In spite of the fact that the new law explicitly and deliberately states that racial profiling is not allowed, racists, liars, and ideologues all across the country are denigrating Arizona as racist and hate filled. These same racists, liars, and ideologues have started a boycott of The Grand Canyon State. I doubt that will be successful. This is a beautiful state. Call the Arizona Department of Tourism and let them know you support us.
The real victims of racism (up to and including the murder of a rancher near the border) in this situation are the citizens of the State of Arizona. Refried beans were smeared on the doors our our State House of Representatives and our State Senate. “BURN THIS RACIST STATE”, a clear call to violence and destruction, was painted on the sidewalk near our State Capital.
The pictures included here are all downloaded from the azcentral.com website. I use them to prove that many of the activists were bused in from Los Angeles. I show you the masks (think who else wears masks) and the raised fists (remember who did that?) and the hateful signs. I also show you pictures of the crowds (hundreds, not thousands).
I have preserved the picture number from azcentral in the name of each photo in the event you wish to find the original.
