Arizona voters to decide on terror organization designation for cartels

[RandySF]

Arizona voters will decide next November whether to designate drug cartels operating across the southern border as terrorist organizations after the initiative cleared the state’s Senate Friday.

An effort to put the initiative on the ballot last year stalled in the state’s Senate last year due to a slim Republican majority.

“Arizona is on the frontlines of a war that Washington ignored until President Trump took action. This resolution gives the Trump Administration another tool to defend our state, uphold the rule of law, and protect innocent lives,” said state Rep. Steve Montenegro (R) in a press release.

It was not immediately clear what new resources or funding a terrorist designation from the state would unlock. The federal government already maintains a separate list of foreign terrorist organizations, including eight drug cartels that were added this year as part of a Trump executive order.




https://thehill.com/homenews/5377371-arizona-drug-cartels-ballot-initiative/

[DBoon]

1. "uphold the rule of law"?

[Attilatheblond]

2. Fear the Trojan Horse potential of ANY GOP favored bill

From link in OP:

“Arizona is on the front lines of a war that Washington ignored until President Trump took action. This resolution gives the Trump Administration another tool to defend our state, uphold the rule of law, and protect innocent lives,” said state Rep. Steve Montenegro (R) in a press release.

I live in southern AZ. I can see Mexico! During the Biden years, border security was beefed up with more CBP personnel, newer facilities and equipment. The surveillance towers CBP asked for back in Trump 1.0 got installed under Biden. CPB picked up a lot more criminals, 'load cars' driven by US citizens, mostly young teens recruited by people in Maricopa (Phoenix, where most wealthy and powerful Arizonians live). The border WAS being protected as well as possible. It was working. Illegal crossings went down. Drug runners were being busted, but most drugs come in thru other means/routes, often via boats and planes.

Now, with Trump 2.0? Yeah, we have the US Army driving military combat vehicles back and forth along 'the wall' but very few actual apprehensions. We have US ARMY units sent here to actively enforce law on public and private lands. Prelude to things that will come? Military law enforcement? There is no 'invasion' and no insurrection. But we are expected to accept/get used to the US Military doing law enforcement? We are being conditioned to accept the unconstitutional!

Fascism has its ugly foot planted firmly in the doorway of our democracy and it's going to get worse.

[Kali]

3. dumfuck repuke masterbaiting