This'n'That-EXTRA; May fourteenth[Smerlas;Holder]

Now, He Has But To Accept!
[This was reported in the local rag by Alan Morrell, Staff Writer, which I have edited for space:]As Usual, Fascists Can't OR Won't READ!
   Despite repeatedly voicing concerns about Arizona's new immigration enforcement law in recent weeks and threatening to challenge it, Attorney General Eric Holder said Thursday he has not yet read the law -- which is only 10 pages long.

"I have not had a chance to -- I've glanced at it," Holder said at a House Judiciary Committee hearing when asked by Rep.Ted Poe, R-Texas whether Holder has read the state law cracking down on illegal immigrants.
"I'll give you my copy of it if you would like," Poe responded.

   The Arizona law requires local and state law enforcement to question people about their immigration status if there's reason to suspect they're in the country illegally, [BUT ONLY after a 'stop for cause'] and makes it a state crime to be in the United States illegally.
The law has sparked protests across the country, including a City Council-approved boycott of Arizona businesses by Los Angeles.   But proponents deny that the law encourages racial profiling, with some saying the local controversy is a symptom of a broken federal immigration system.

When asked by Poe how he could have constitutional concerns about a law he has not read, Holder said: "Well, what I've said is that I've not made up my mind. I've only made the comments that I've made on the basis of things that I've been able to glean by reading newspaper accounts, obviously, television, talking to people who are on the review panel...looking at the law."

Til Nex'Time.....




   On Sunday, Holder said he does not think Arizona's law is racially motivated but voiced concern that its enforcement could lead to racial profiling.  Holder said he understands the frustration behind the Arizona law, but he warned during an appearance on ABC's "This Week" that "we could potentially get on a slippery slope where people will be picked on because of how they look as opposed to what they have done."   Holder told reporters last month that he fears the new law is subject to abuse and that the Justice Department and the Homeland Security Department are in the midst of conducting a review.

   Monroe County Republicans nominated former Buffalo Bills player Fred Smerlas, former county legislator Sean Hanna and Corning Mayor Tom Reed as candidates for the November elections during a convention Thursday night.

   Smerlas, who lives in Massachusetts, was nominated to run in the 28th Congressional District against incumbent Louise Slaughter, D-Fairport. Smerlas was not at Thursday's meeting at the Radisson Hotel Riverside in downtown Rochester, and has not decided whether he will accept the nomination, said county GOP Chairman Bill Reilich.
   "He's focusing on his family, and is concerned about the move (to this area) and how it would affect them," Reilich said. "But he wants to do it, and is excited about the opportunity."