>
> On Jul 1, 2010, at 9:10 PM, Alan Rudy wrote:
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> > It is interesting. As interesting is, as you parenthetically point to,
> are
> > all the (ecological, health, safety, educational, infrastructural,
> > occupational, equity, domestic violence, etc.) laws legislators don't
> pass
> > that give people power to compel police action.
> >
> > On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 9:04 PM, martin <mschiller at pobox.com> wrote:
> >
> >> I was thinking about a criticism of the arizona 'immigration' law that
> I've
> >> heard a couple of times. The law gives people power over the police
> >> compelling them to enforce (this particular?) law.
>
> Perhaps if the law holds it will provide an effective argument for broader
> citizen power.
>
> martin
>
Perhaps, but, somehow, I don't think it will.