Gays win in California, lose in Arizona

[WillParkinson]

Gays win in California, lose in Arizona

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer is on the war path. In a not-so-subtle way, she is marginalizing and discriminating against nearly every minority group in her state.

To start the week off, Brewer cut domestic partner benefits for state employees and their dependents – on the pretense of saving a few bucks. She saves $3 million by cutting the benefits of roughly 800 affected employees. How much does she spend on benefits for everyone else? About $625 million. Looking at it that way, $3 million is merely a drop in the budgetary bucket.

The Arizona Daily Star reported: “Gov. Jan Brewer said Wednesday that she believes ‘God has placed me in this powerful position as Arizona’s governor’ to help the state weather its troubles.”

Somebody please remind Brewer and her ilk of the phrase “separation of church and state.” It’s in the Constitution.

The move, of course, follows on the footsteps of the legislation she signed on Friday that makes racial profiling legal. If someone is suspected of being illegally in the United States – and a description of that is quite fuzzy – a police officer is legally required to ask for paperwork proving citizenship. The law is not only detestable, it is likely illegal.

San Francisco officials have called for a boycott of Arizona. And flights from Mexico to Phoenix are being canceled by Aeromexico airlines. But that’s just the beginning. If Brewer wants to create her own Aryan-zona, her state will suffer the economic consequences. It’s just a matter of time.

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[Possumpoint]

1. I Don't Know

so I have to ask if the Arizona Constitution provides for separation of Church and State? You cannot ask for the provisions of the Federal Constitution to provide that protection at the state level.

[sinkingfeeling]

2. What? The federal Constitution trumps all state constitutions and laws. It's the supreme law of the

land.

While each of the 50 states has its own constitution, all provisions of state constitutions must comply with the U.S. Constitution.

http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/rightsandfreedoms/a/federalism.htm

[beyurslf]

3. Actually, until the 14th amendment, the bill of rights did not apply directly to the

states. Since its passage, only some parts of the bill of rights have been incorporated. Of course, if some state passed a state religion, it would be ruled unconstitutional on religious freedom grounds.

[beyurslf]

4. The phrase "separation of church and state" actually does not appear in the

Constitution. Oops. :)

[joeybee12]

5. ArynZona...I like that...n/t