Fmr. Arizona Sen. Russell Pearce: ‘9/11 Would‘ve Been Averted’ if Federal Government Enforced Immigration Law
- Posted on June 26, 2012 at 6:04pm by
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Former Arizona State Senator Russell Pearce, who was instrumental in getting Arizona’s controversial immigration law passed, appeared on CNN’s “Starting Point” on Tuesday and told Soledad O’Brien that “9/11 would’ve been averted” if the federal government had enforced immigration law.
Pearce was reacting to the Supreme Court’s ruling on SB-1070, which resulted in three out of four provisions being declared unconstitutional but left one key component in place, the so-called “show me your papers” provision. He said he is “disappointed” the Court did not uphold all of the immigration law but reaffirmed that Arizona will continue enforcing section 2b, which allows police officers with “reasonable suspicion” to check on a person’s immigration status.
(Related: SCOTUS Upholds Most Controversial Part of AZ Immigration Law)
Condescendingly, O’Brien asked Pearce how police in Arizona would implement the remaining portion of the bill. “How is it going to be enforced? How’s it going to work? What does it look like? Someone’s driving in a car and they are stopped with a broken taillight – what happens?”
“Well, nothing if everything’s OK,” Pearce replied. “It’s like any other stop. An officer is trained to pay attention to things that don’t fit.”
Pearce went on to argue that two out of three Americans “agree with what Arizona is doing” and called SB-1070 a “reasonable law” that only “codifies” federal law.
“There’s never been a preemption against the states enforcing the law, never,” he said. ”But apparently to the cheap labor, the cheap vote crowd, it’s OK. The deaths and costs in billions of dollars is OK for them. It’s outrageous.”
“Do you know had the immigration laws been enforced… 9/11 would’ve been averted?” he asked O’Brien. “Four out of the five main hijackers were stopped by law enforcement and let go and were in the country illegally… But apparently that’s OK to the Left.”
(Related: Obama Admin Ends Immigration Enforcement Program Following High Court Ruling)
The host interrupted and told Pearce he was “articulating the frustration” of the people in Arizona. She then quickly shifted the conversation from the failure of the federal government in enforcing immigration law to racial profiling. She asked him how he could ensure racial profiling didn’t occur while immigration law is being enforced.
“First of all, that’s demeaning to law enforcement to even assume that,” Pearce replied. He added there have been no legitimate cases of racial profiling resulting from SB-1070 confirmed in Arizona and Chief Justice John Roberts made that very clear in the beginning of oral arguments of the Supreme Court case.
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Comments (85)
Carefreeflyer
Posted on June 26, 2012 at 10:05pmRussell Pearce exposed radical Soledad O’Brien for the idiot she really is.
Report Post »cristo52
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 12:02amSoledad O’Brien is a big part of why CNN’s ratings are in the tank. She doesn’t report news, she tells everyone what she thinks and expects them to agree with her. She ought to move over to The Prison Channel and share a seat next to Sharpston.
Report Post »GroundZero is Nuclear Demolition x3
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 8:56am@nighttrain “thermite theory” is a disinformation campaign created to play down Dimitri Khalezov, when he published. Look at the chemical composition of GRANITE, and you will find the same components of thermite aluminum oxide and iron oxide. This is how Steven Jones was able to continue the HOAX. The real mass spec signature is the alumino silicate, which comprised more of the dust than anything. When Jones is asked about this “I don’t know where this came from“ or ”must be contamination”. Completely ignoring that silicone oxide(72% of granite) and aluminum oxide(15%) form alumino silicate (zeolite)when heated to fission temps.
The “truth movement” is there to control the dialog, preventing people from realizing IT’S NOT POSSIBLE FOR A 200TON AIRLINER TO DISAPPEAR. (Alex Jones claim to planes, Jesse V. “black boxes were found” all disinformation)
Want to know how the “jumpers” landed 60′ away from the base of the tower? Watch the video: http://youtu.be/l8oXH9TdDuc
@RJ Hydrocarbon fires do not get hot enough to effect steel w/o forced induction, and even then it has to be an optimum fuel mixture. Blacksmiths invented the bellows b/c their coal fires (which burn much hotter than jet fuel) were not hot enough to weaken steel to the point they could work it w/ a hammer. If you want to know how the HOAX was pulled off watch this video on VIDEO EDITING and collect the $100,000 prize for finding an AUTHENTIC 1st hand video: http://youtu.be/uT1q0j5Pzr0
Report Post »riseandshine
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 11:36am@Groundzero……..I see.
Report Post »dmerwin
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 11:43amI have to agree with his logic.
Report Post »nighttrainno9
Posted on June 26, 2012 at 9:48pmSorry pearce, you would be right if 9/11 hadn’t been an inside job.
Report Post »Buildings don’t fall into their own footprint unless controlled
demolition is involved. Jet fuel doesn’t burn anywhere near hot enough
to affect steel. But thermate does, the chemical make-up left
behind at the scene identified the explosives used in taking down
the buildings. Building 7 was never in any danger, but they demolished it
to get rid of the evidence on the top floor. Does a missing 2 trillion
dollars ring a bell???
RJJinGadsden
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 2:58amYou must be using that new heavy duty Reynolds Wrap for you foil hats. The towers were the first major construction jobs to have a newer insulation applied the red iron skeleton instead of asbestos. In fact, the change occurred after asbestos was applied to the very first few floors of the first tower. The celluloid insulation was still in it’s infancy. This will not stop the heat damage anyway, it is applied to slow the damage hopefully long enough for the occupants to escape. The JP8 or JP10 was not the fuel that caused the damage, but was more the match that got it started. Ask some firemen who work around tall buildings and ask them what kind of potential ‘fuel’ can be found inside a building that will burn hot enough to cause this damage. The beams do not melt by the way. The heat will get hot enough to cause expansion at the joints enough to snap rivets and crack concrete.
Report Post »It is not as simple as you make it seem. Another thing, just how long was Bush in office when Rumsfeld pointed out that the Pentagon was missing the 2.3 trillion? Just under nine months wasn’t it? Bush having taken office 20 January had not done a budget yet. Well, should have been working on one since it would be due to go into use 1 October 2001. The budget that was in use was Clinton’s. Before I retired from the Army in ‘97 we already knew that Clinton was filter massive amounts of funds through the military. So, pull that hat down tight over your ears.
G-WHIZ
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 11:28amNotice, that the “new” towers have the beams covered with a huge-cover of reinforced concrete, and the walls of the emergency-stairs are feet-thick, not just drywall and cement-block.
Report Post »riseandshine
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 11:37amRJJ……I was thinking the same thing……………………………………………………………..lol.
Report Post »confederacyofdunces
Posted on June 26, 2012 at 8:38pmWe need to hold a new constitutional convention to determine if we are going to continue in this way. If not a new set of articles of confederation or dissolution of the union may be in order. Let the leftist states go, set a clear constitution (i thought the 2nd A was pretty clear but look what happened.) Actually PUT IT TO THE LEFTIST STATES THAT IF THEY DONT WANT TO KNUCKLE UNDER Then they can go.Why did I say all this? It’s clear to me that the system is broken, If w don’t get it on track this election than we are finished..
Report Post »G-WHIZ
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 11:45amYeah, right!! and the MuslimBrotherhood and other radical-groups who are now infesting our government and millitary will “jump-into-action” and make the changes only they want. Don’t forget…durring a “constitutional-convention”, the old-one is susspended and a new-one is formed, then voted-on by all participating-states…could take years!! Meanwhile, our infested-millitary will grab power, and … … …. , Sharia-Law??…One-World-Government-takeover?? Don’t tell me:“You didn”t know?”.
Report Post »klatoo
Posted on June 26, 2012 at 8:24pm0bama is a rogue. I am tired of conservative talk show hosts offering this tyrant cover. I can’t stand it when they provide him with excuses that he is in over his head. That he is surrounded by people that are incompetent. That could not be farther from the truth and conservatives need to stop this. The democrats need a hard landing in 12. I know it, you know it and the American people know it. 0bama understands exactly what he is doing and it doesn’t have anything to do with preserving your liberty or turning our economy around. He hates the constitution. He hates America. Arrogant and unwilling he uses those who have suffered the most as ignorant tools of the state against you, against this great country.
Report Post »barber2
Posted on June 26, 2012 at 8:24pmNow why would an American want to have a secure southern border when the drug cartels are killing thousands of people and , just yesterday, police officers in the airport in Mexico City ? Now isn’t that just “ absurd” as the White House said today about the Fast and Furious contempt charges for Holder ? This is the most incompetent and irresponsible administration in American history : suing states for trying to protect their citizens when the federal government has failed to meet their constitutional duty to do so ? Absurd for sure. The Absurd Obama Administration. No Bama 2012. No Democrats 2012.
Report Post »kenboo1
Posted on June 26, 2012 at 8:08pmWe have two houses of representatives. Both the House of Representatives and the Senate are elected by vote of the people thanks to the 17th Amendment. Therefore the 10th Amendment has not teeth. The way our founders set up the government was to have the Senate elected by the state governments therefore the Senate would represent the state’s interest and the House of Representatives would naturally continue to be elected by popular vote of the people…
Senator Russell Pearce is right on the money. If the Federal Government doesn’t control our border there is going to be hell to pay…
President Eisenhower was able to correct the problem for 10 years… If we have the will to do so, we can solve this problem… Since the Mexicans have done such a bang up great job with their country to the south of us, what makes anyone think they have anything to offer the United States??? What it may take is a boycott of farm produce (or any product: chicken – tyson foods, etc…) where illegals are employed. With social media so prevalent today, holding the employers of illegals responsible may be as easy as a website or as complicated as the federal government… OK its corny but “YES WE CAN!!!”
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on June 26, 2012 at 8:21pmIf the Woodrow Wilson, 17th Admendment did not exist, the Senate would have never passed ObamaCare… for States would have opposed it. In fact, the States are no longer represented in the Federal Government… whereas the Federalist Papers & AntiFederalist Paper cite the importance of Senators representing the States in the Constitution.
Report Post »usedCZARsalesman
Posted on June 26, 2012 at 9:13pmLUKE…That’s our BIGGEST problem, giving the states their power back. I do FINALLY (after 10 years of not really feeling any “hope” for this country to “change”) feel like we could get the kind of majorities x public support x political POWER in the hands of WE THE PEOPLE (the overall level of conservative activism in the country right now is AMAZING, I don’t care what anyone thinks) x upcoming (in the next 8 years of president Romney) SCOTUS appointments to = BIG steps back to what the Founders had in mind…we play our cards right and conservative will have super majorities in both houses with 3-4x as many tea party/constitutional conservatives, a 6-3 or even 7-2 adv in the court AND the presidency moving into 2020…thats when a big time constitutionalist steps in and by 2028 we are back to the promised land!
Report Post »Grace1798
Posted on June 26, 2012 at 7:59pmWe are getting out of USA while we still can.
Report Post »kenboo1
Posted on June 26, 2012 at 8:09pmYou can’t leave we just started to have fun…
Report Post »barber2
Posted on June 26, 2012 at 8:57pmKEN: aren’t why missing you at some OWS or anarchy gathering ?
Report Post »techengineer11
Posted on June 26, 2012 at 9:38pmI said the same tonight at the dinner table.. When almost half of the people of this country still consider Marxist Obama legitimate then there are big problems…
About 5 years ago I considered Russia but began to consider that by and large they are mostly a lawless people and they’d hate me bacause I was an American.. I don’t know.. Don‘t have the answers but things are moving fast and I don’t like what I see.. I know that there‘s a resistance movement already established in the NW and that’s where my wife is from..
Who would have ever dreamed we’d be at this poit in America?? Sure many saw it coming but I was such a believer for so long I still find it hard to believe..
Finally the Gentelman is correct about the entire War on Terrror.. The way to handle is through enforcing tight immigration standards not going over sees looking for enemies killing women and children and occupying other’s lands.. I know you knuckle heads hate to hear the truth but there it is!
Report Post »Meyvn
Posted on June 26, 2012 at 7:39pmI am coming to the conclusion that the DHS is not interested in the well being of the United States and it legal citizens as a sovereign entity. It wreaks with criminal intent. I don‘t believe it’s incompetence.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/06/26/business-as-usual-for-homeland-security-after-supreme-court-ruling-in-arizona/
It may be high time to dismantle the DHS along with the Obama Admin.
Report Post »MBA
Posted on June 26, 2012 at 7:55pmYep, the politicians are not interested in fixing anything in this country–of course, they created this mess. Everything is about them, about their career, their bank account. What a disgrace. Meanwhile, Rome [sic--USA] burns and the criminals wallow in their depravity.
Report Post »mkw22
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 1:19pmI agree, esp. since Janet Nap. is from Az (as am I, native for almost 45 yrs), she has NO desire to take control of our borders. I really don’t think people in the US who do not live in AZ (and even a lot of those who do) understand what the Mexican Cartels and Mexican Mafia are doing here. And the more illegals that come here, the easier it will be when they try to really take back Az. DHS does not want our border closed, and I really don’t understand why. IT DOESN’T MAKE SENSE!!!
Report Post »drenfroe
Posted on June 26, 2012 at 7:36pmWallSTDailey.com ran The Framers’Secret resolution. Worth reading. It’s time to replace a sick congress and sick political machine. Framers of the constitution set up a way to take care of a failing government. All sides of our government are failing to uphold our constitution or to do anything about the injustices going on around our country and have ignored the people for too long. It is time to do it ourselves since congress won’t do their job.
Report Post »G-WHIZ
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 11:23amIf WE THE COMPLACENT PEOPLE had actually been doeing our “job” nothing of this last 100years, would have bein “needed toget rid of”.
Report Post »kiwi1
Posted on June 26, 2012 at 7:35pmI wish we had some statistics on the number of people that would be alive today if our immigration laws had been enforced. How much Blood do these Cowards have on their hands.
Report Post »Capt. Ron
Posted on June 26, 2012 at 7:29pmWhy aren‘t more people enraged about this I can’t believe it.
Report Post »HorseCrazy
Posted on June 26, 2012 at 8:02pmron because most people are idiots that is how we got into this mess in the first place. take the percentage that voted for obama proof right there of the amount of idiots roaming around us. safety of borders? nope never that would be racist
Report Post »AmazingGrace8
Posted on June 26, 2012 at 11:34pmWho knows how people’s comfort zone reacts to what is currently happening. There is one big guarantee, the rest of the world is watching & waiting & plotting. Gives true meaning to the phrase: “we are sitting ducks”.
Report Post »I don’t understand WHY more people in Congress are not demanding this administration protect Americans from “clear & present danger?”
G-WHIZ
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 11:36amThe progressive pubic, non-schools have erased all facts from our lives. I was in a few in the late-50′s to early-60′s. Seiously…history was 100% about “Dates”-in-history, with almost no info about what happened-durring.
Report Post »ORACLE12389
Posted on June 26, 2012 at 7:27pmIt’s about time somebody has the balls to say what needs to be said. I’m tired of civility I want a fight, and if the left wants to lie, and challenge the truth with their spin then shove it right back in their faces. We can be civil after we’ve beaten them.
Report Post »G-WHIZ
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 11:51amTalk is still worth…[$00.00]. Oh well he said “that” real-well! then just go on goeing-on, as if something actually was “done”. Progressive-Think/only.
Report Post »marcus_arealius
Posted on June 26, 2012 at 7:18pmGo review this one low life Clintonista rat – Jamie S. Gorelick
And what the hell is a CNNHero? Someone who can take an entire unopened box of Oreos without gagging ?
Report Post »Walkabout
Posted on June 26, 2012 at 6:46pm“Do you know had the immigration laws been enforced… 9/11 would’ve been averted?” he asked O’Brien. “Four out of the five main hijackers were stopped by law enforcement and let go and were in the country illegally… But apparently that’s OK to the Left.” – Pearce
“The host interrupted and told Pearce he was “articulating the frustration” of the people in Arizona. She then quickly shifted the conversation from the failure of the federal government in enforcing immigration law to racial profiling” – Soledad
It is easy to see who is demented & delusional. Sometimes eye candy just is more hassle than it is worth. Too bad Soldedad didn’t ask God for Brains & Beauty in equal measures.
Report Post »RAGEAGAINSTTHEMACHINE
Posted on June 26, 2012 at 6:39pmGod bless Senator Kyle and he’s absolutely right! The feel good lunch bunch needs to check back into reality and those in our govmt. Conspiring against the will of The People should be prosecuted to the fullest extent!
Report Post »RAGEAGAINSTTHEMACHINE
Posted on June 26, 2012 at 6:48pmOops, Senator Pearce :). I always get those two mixed up!
Report Post »jonboy1903
Posted on June 26, 2012 at 6:37pmThe truth hurts. 9/11 could have been prevented had the necessary agencies paid attention to the hijackers wanting to learn how to fly, but not to land, giant aircraft. As Pearce has said, at least 15 of 19 hijackers had overstayed legal visas in order to commit the terrorism. Do you as an American get to ignore laws and regulations that you don’t like? As Obama does?
Report Post »chips1
Posted on June 26, 2012 at 6:59pmWe do now.
Report Post »jhrusky
Posted on June 26, 2012 at 7:00pmAnd as Bush did during 9/11.
Report Post »As much as I do not like Obama, we can’t forget whose administration passed the Patriot Act AND did nothing much to stop illegal immigration.
wianno94
Posted on June 26, 2012 at 6:34pm“RIIIINNNNNGGGG”
Report Post »“Hello?”
“Yes, is this DHS/ICE?”
“Yes maam.”
“Well, this is Governor Jan Brewer from Arizona and I’m calling to let you know one of our sheriffs stopped a car for speeding and discovered that there were four middle-eastern looking men inside that had no identification. The sheriff found a suitcase nuclear bomb in the trunk of the car.”
“Sorry maam, we no longer handle illegal people from Arizona. Sounds like you’re profiling. Let them go before we haul your ass into court.”.
AmazingGrace8
Posted on June 26, 2012 at 11:24pmor….Sorry Maam..Sounds like you are profiling and these 4 men were probably just out & about and going for ice cream cones.
Report Post »Mrs. Bowers
Posted on June 26, 2012 at 6:32pmI’m amazed at how quiet the left is on this matter. I was expecting a major house cleaning here in America after the attacks. What did we get? Nothing, and worse legal protection for these illegals. It boggles the mind.
Report Post »REPUB1
Posted on June 26, 2012 at 6:31pmDuh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »TombstoneJim
Posted on June 26, 2012 at 6:28pm911 and Fort Hood, the Marine Barrack bombing, The Munich Massacre…..so many things could be avoided if the idiots following Islam where treated as what they are – the followers of an absolutely violent and unreasoned belief pattern.
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on June 26, 2012 at 6:48pmIf ICE isn‘t going to do their job shouldn’t the Dept. shut down? What are we paying them for?
Report Post »chips1
Posted on June 26, 2012 at 7:05pmThey could open up a snowcone stand. Providing they pay for the proper licenses and permits.
Report Post »DeOppressoLiber
Posted on June 26, 2012 at 6:23pmI would have to agree with him. Immigration laws are natural Population Resource Control measures to fight a unconventional war. Check out this video now they will not answer the phone. I would call and tell ICE that Mullah Omar was stopped but the Feds did not answer so we let him go. Obama just took full responsibility if anything comes across the AZ border and turns bad.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbeyHmWbQjs
Report Post »slvrserfr
Posted on June 26, 2012 at 6:23pmNice try with the liberal bias, but 9/11 would have been averted if Clinton didn’t cut military spending.
Report Post »G-WHIZ
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 11:56amKill-ton also closed many of our millitary bases, and deleated many of our weppons, and GAVE guidence-technollogy to CHINA!!
Report Post »Meyvn
Posted on June 26, 2012 at 6:11pmIf it’s the Federal Governments job, then they need to do it. They are a complete failure. By design, I believe.
Report Post »DRSAVAGE24
Posted on June 26, 2012 at 6:16pmIf the federal government didn’t violate our 2nd amendment rights to keep and bear arms 9/11 would have been averted. In fact, it would never have been attempted as it happened. Imagine 20 good guys on each of those planes carrying firearms. The terrorists would have been shot to death long before they crashed into those buildings. Knowing this, the terrorists likely would not have even tried. Why again do we have to disarm ourselves just to fly on an airplane?
Report Post »CatB
Posted on June 26, 2012 at 6:19pmIt is one of the FEW things that the Federal government is supposed to do … and it is what they refuse to do .. time to put people into power who will.
As for Arizona .. they should ignore Obama .. profile EVERYONE WHO COMES INTO CONTACT WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT and ship all the illegals they are holding now to the White House.
Report Post »ALL4FREEDOM
Posted on June 26, 2012 at 6:24pmI believe you are correct. Do ‘subversion’ and willfully violating the oath of office fit into the category of ‘high crimes and misdemeanors’? I believe they do. Now, let’s see if if anyone in the House can be prodded into action.
Report Post »piper60
Posted on June 26, 2012 at 6:24pmI believe you have hit the nail on the head.
Report Post »Walkabout
Posted on June 26, 2012 at 6:33pmDRSAVAGE24
Yes 20 holes in fuselage in a pressurized cabin at high altitude. On second thought no.
Granted 1/2 to 90% of the shots will hit the hijackers.
The 2nd amendment is more than just about guns. It is a mind set. It is different than progressive mind set where they said it was better to go along with hijackers demands & sit quietly than to confront them. Well, the left is sick.
Report Post »chips1
Posted on June 26, 2012 at 7:10pmCATB:
Report Post »I agree. We could use the U.S. Postal service. “If it fits, it ships”.
Meyvn
Posted on June 26, 2012 at 7:40pm@DRSAVAGE24: Strongly agree.
Report Post »Meyvn
Posted on June 26, 2012 at 7:45pmTurn the weapon over to an officer at the plane door. Store the weapon locked in the cockpit. The owner gets the weapon back when leaving the plane and can lock and load before exiting the craft. If they did that I might fly again.
Report Post »Meyvn
Posted on June 26, 2012 at 7:58pmOr just let us carry the whole time. Even better.
Report Post »barber2
Posted on June 26, 2012 at 8:54pmME: Agree. By design. Capitalism versus anti-capitalism.
Report Post »wzanesdad
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 1:24amCATB,
Report Post »I agree…as a native Arizonan, I am shocked by what this president is doing. The sheriff down in cochise county. said he is going to take all the illegals he arrests (on state charges) and drop them off at i.c.e. offices and let them figure out what to do with them. I think most law enforcement is taking the same attitude. I hope they do.
Tri-ox
Posted on June 26, 2012 at 6:10pmSoledad O’Brien is a grotesque obamaslut.
Report Post »salvawhoray
Posted on June 26, 2012 at 6:24pmYes, she just has that look that you know she’s one sided, and thats left.
Report Post »NHwinter
Posted on June 26, 2012 at 6:34pmShe badgers any Conservative and grins and acts like a silly high schooler when a Progressive is on. She is a total Obama sheepel. Worthless as a host, and an angry host at that.
Report Post »Walkabout
Posted on June 26, 2012 at 6:36pmHer ignorance or bias does detract from her looks by at least 10 points on a 10 point scale.
Report Post »Meyvn
Posted on June 26, 2012 at 6:07pmI believe this man is 100% correct. So are we ready for 9/11 part two?
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