Stupid.
That’s the only word to describe President Obama and his Justice Department filing a lawsuit to stop Arizona’s law concerning illegal immigration.
“the Justice Department claims the federal government has “preeminent authority” on immigration enforcement and that the Arizona law “disrupts” that balance. It urges the U.S. District Court in Arizona to “preliminarily and permanently” prohibit the state from enforcing the law, which is scheduled to go into effect at the end of the month. (Fox [1])”
Stupid because legal challenges to this law are already in the queue by the ACLU and others. Now Obama has just made this issue, which has gone nowhere in recent elections, a pre-eminent campaign topic, and Democrats are nervous.
“This is the wrong direction to go,” Rep. Harry Mitchell, D-Ariz., said in a statement, calling on the administration to devote its resources to border security.
Obama’s lawsuit against Arizona is an odd one, suing a state for addressing a problem that Obama won’t fix himself.
Hey, maybe Obama is gonna sue Louisiana next for having a polluted shoreline!