We have warned you here that Republicans in Arizona intend to run for office this fall on demonizing "Mex-cans" and anti-immigrant hysteria to distract your attention from the fact that the GOP Taliban is guilty of legislative malpractice and malfeasance in office. This legislature and governor are the worst failures in the history of Arizona. They are without equal.
Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas and his side-kick Sheriff Joe Arpaio have made Maricopa County the most dysfunctional county government anywhere outside of New Jersey. Everyone is investigating everyone else and suing each other.
Thomas and Arpaio have abused the justice system to bring politically motivated retaliatory legal actions against their political opponents as a Judge recently declared in dismissing one of these lawsuits. A federal grand jury is hearing testimony and the U.S. Justice Department is investigating abuse of the powers of their offices by Thomas and Arpaio. A previous Justice Department and FBI investigation into civil rights violations of Hispanic citizens and immigrants remains open, as I understand it.
There is a very real possibility that a federal grand jury indictment will be issued against Thomas and Arpaio before the primary election on August 24. Thomas' primary opponent, Tom Horne, himself no slouch at demonizing "Mex-cans" and engaging in anti-immigrant hysteria, should make hay of Thomas' legal troubles and his clear abuses of the justice system. http://www.blogforarizona.com/blog/2010/04/chutzpah-andrew-thomas-to-resign-to-run-for-attorney-general.html
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