And while I'm thinking about it...

...I thought I'd bring up another topic that I find rather unpleasant--one that had been kinda' pushed out of the spotlight by Revolution Muslim and their stupid zealotry. (Or was that zealous stupidity? I think it works either way.)

Longtime readers will know what I'm talking about, folks. (Okay...I'm just saying that. They don't really know:P)

I'm talking about Arizona's new Immigration Law, SB1070; the one that requires police to confirm immigration status if they suspect someone is in the country illegally. Critics immediately raised an outcry, rightly denouncing the law as racist. Arizona's Governor Brewer claims this is false, and that great pains will be made to discourage racial profiling.

I call bullshit.

I did some digging around, and FINALLY came up with the actual text of the bill. The most relevant--and by that I mean egregious--sections are quoted below:

FOR ANY LAWFUL CONTACT MADE BY A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL OR AGENCY OF THIS STATE OR A COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THIS STATE WHERE REASONABLE SUSPICION EXISTS THAT THE PERSON IS AN ALIEN WHO IS UNLAWFULLY PRESENT IN THE UNITED STATES, A REASONABLE ATTEMPT SHALL BE MADE, WHEN PRACTICABLE, TO DETERMINE THE IMMIGRATION STATUS OF THE PERSON.

This is the section that gives police officers the responsibility to check up on someone's immigration status if the hideously vague standard of "reasonable suspicion" is met. Now comes iBear's question: what exactly is a Arizona's police officer's "reasonable suspicion" going to be based on, if not racial profiling?

A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, WITHOUT A WARRANT, MAY ARREST A PERSON IF THE OFFICER HAS PROBABLE CAUSE TO BELIEVE THAT THE PERSON HAS COMMITTED ANY PUBLIC OFFENSE THAT MAKES THE PERSON REMOVABLE FROM THE UNITED STATES.

This section simply adds teeth to the first, ensuring that police officers don't need a warrant to make an arrest if they think a person looks like an illegal immigrant and he/she can't provide paperwork to the contrary.

NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW, A PEACE OFFICER MAY LAWFULLY STOP ANY PERSON WHO IS OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE IF THE OFFICER HAS REASONABLE SUSPICION TO BELIEVE THE PERSON IS IN VIOLATION OF ANY CIVIL TRAFFIC LAW AND THIS SECTION.

And again we see this "reasonable suspicion" phrase, here allowing police officers to pull a vehicle over if the driver appears to be an immigrant.

Now I'm all in favor of immigration reform; in fact I see a permeable border as not only a bad idea, but a possible threat to National Security. But give me a f***ing break, people! Is there anyone in this entire country who honestly believes we're going to deport a single Canadian because of this law? This bill was aimed squarely at Mexican immigrants, and now Arizona police can start pulling people over for no other reason than because they look Latino.

Governor Brewer, you're lying through your teeth. SB1070 might as well be known as the "Racial Profiling Law". It is grossly unconstitutional, and I can only hope that it will be overturned in court.