But there is a real threat of "a patchwork of state and local immigration policies throughout the country," the feds' complaint states. This is not allowed under the Constitution any more than it would be for individual states to begin signing their own treaties with foreign governments or declaring war.
The possibility of that "patchwork" taking hold is just one reason Judge Bolton needs to enjoin SB 1070 before its enforcement begins on July 29 — kill the baby crocodile in the crib.
Federal Judge Susan R. Bolton, the woman who could stop SB 1070.
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Add to this the irreparable harm that will be done when this law goes live and people are wrongfully arrested or profiled because of the color of their skin. Something we all know is bound to happen.
Chin believes that no matter what Bolton decides, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals will not let the law stand. If she enjoins and the injunction is appealed, Chin anticipates that the 9th Circuit will uphold the injunction, and if she rejects an injunction, the 9th Circuit will overturn the decision.
"High-speed preliminary injunction work is part of the diet of the federal courts," Chin related, meaning the 9th should get to it tout de suite.
So, assuming Bolton rules before July 29, I'm saying the U.S. cavalry charge will stop SB 1070. Still, Bolton should not dither. Too much rides on her acting quickly to enjoin. Otherwise the war over SB 1070 roils on.
GOD'S LEGAL BEAGLE
Some things you just cannot make up. Like a motion from the Almighty filed recently in district court on the U.S. Department of Justice's anti-SB 1070 lawsuit.
And by the Almighty, I mean, the Lord. Yahweh. Big Poppa. Whatever you want to call the guy with the long, white beard wearing sandals and a robe as the dudes with wings minister to him.
Actually, the rambling 63-page court document didn't come via thunderbolt. Rather, it was penned by the Almighty's messenger Divine Queen Mariette Do-Nguyen, proprietress of the Kingdom of Heaven, a.k.a. "The World Divine Government on Earth," which evidently is somewhere in San Diego.
Do-Nguyen introduces herself to the court, this way:
"I, Mariette Do-Nguyen, a legal immigrant from Vietnam during the evacuation of 1975, sponsored by the United States government, became a U.S. citizen in June 1982. I am the Almighty Eternal Creator's Messenger of Covenant, and founder and head of the Kingdom of Heaven in the earthly realm. Obeying the Almighty Eternal Creator's instructions, I act as His representative in the United States Federal Court, fill [sic] this Motion for Filling [sic] Third-Party Complaint, and seeking release." Later, she writes, "The Almighty Eternal Creator communicates directly with my divine soul through my dreams and His words."
She also notes, "I am acting pro se until further notice to the court, until someone on Earth comes forward to accept representation of the Almighty Eternal Creator in my place."
In other words, the Lord needs a lawyer. 'Til one steps up, Do-Nguyen, to borrow a phrase from The Blues Brothers, is on a mission from God.
Do-Nguyen has a Web site for the Kingdom of Heaven, a YouTube page, where she reads sermons in monotone before a camera, and Facebook and MySpace pages. On the latter, we learn that the Divine Queen is single, straight, a Capricorn, and does MySpace for networking and friends, who (for her) include Prince Charles, Sarah Palin, and Pope Benedict XVI.
The "Advocatess" is also the author of several books, including her latest, The Kingdom of Heaven Constitution. A scintillating read. Particularly if you're on Thorazine.
I should point out that Do-Nguyen's motion is in support of SB 1070. Seems she's ticked that she wasn't able to get her sister and her sister's family into the country, so the federal government needs to keep those Latino illegal aliens out. She says they're violating divine law, too.
The "Messenger of Covenant" details how the 9/11 terrorist attacks were revealed to her back in 1996. She says she warned two presidents and both houses of Congress, but no one listened to her. Can't imagine why not.
This Vietnamese Cassandra's motion, listed on the docket for U.S. vs. Arizona, as though it were any other amicus brief, also goes into some deeply strange detail about her supposed contacts with the FBI, the CIA, police from Ghana, and U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-California), among others.
Do-Nguyen alleges she's a victim of President George Walker Bush and his administration, which "illegally handed over nearly a billion dollars to grand robbers and scammers, who are terrorists."
She complains, "These terrorists attempted to murder me, a U.S. citizen who held genuine legal rights to her monies, and try to using [sic] my money to carry out waves of attacks on American soil."
There are also numerous exhibits filed with e-mails that make it seem like she might have fallen for one of those Nigerian bank scams, except this one seemed to be out of Ghana.
I'm just glad she's on the same team as Arizona Governor Jan Brewer, neo-Nazi-hugging state Senator Russell Pearce, and SS-wanna-be J.T. Ready. Do-Nguyen should consider moving to Sand Land from Cali. She'd fit right in.
