Is Arizona allowed to defend itself against Hezbullah?
Last week, I reported that Hezbullah is operating on the United States' border with Mexico.As those of you in the US know - and maybe many of you outside the US know - Arizona has recently passed a law to attempt to fight illegal immigration into the State. The US Attorney General has sued the State of Arizona, claiming its newly enacted law violates the 10th amendment of the US constitution.
All of which raises the question: Is Arizona allowed to try to stop Hezbullah operatives from entering its borders? Andy McCarthy asks:
As I've indicated (see, e.g., here), I don't think the Justice Department's lawsuit against Arizona passes the laugh test. More gravely, it would be a dangerous rupture in the social contract on which our republic is based to tell a sovereign state that (a) the federal government will not act to defend it from a foreign threat such as rampant illegal immigration, and yet (b) that the state, by having joined the union, has forfeited its own natural right of self-defense — such that it must passively allow itself to be overrun (and to pay for the privilege).Indeed. But then, what do I know? I was the only one in my law school class who deigned to argue with my Leftist Constitutional Law professor. Regularly.
But even if you bought the Obama Justice Department's ludicrous premises regarding routine Mexican illegal-immigration, would anyone seriously suggest that a sovereign state cannot protect itself from the threat of international terrorism by a jihadist organization that (1) is formally designated as a foreign terrorist organization under federal law, (2) has killed hundreds of Americans, (3) is the forward militia of Iran, an enemy whose national motto is "Death to America," and (4) is setting up shop on the southern states' doorstep?
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posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 6:19 PM
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Israel doesn't get to, so I don't see why AZ, NM, etc. should be able to. And BTW, our freeway sound barriers are bigger than your little fence!!! :)
Also, if they shut out the Hezzies, they'd also be shutting out the tons of drugs that Obama is counting on to keep huge swaths of urban Americans pacified, compliant, and violent toward each other. What do you think would happen if the drugs were blocked cold turkey? Because, we all know, the barriers work pretty darn well:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separation_barrier
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