Time: Fri Dec 05 13:55:18 1997
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From: Paul Andrew Mitchell [address in tool bar]
Subject: SLS: U.S. Supreme Court rejects States efforts (fwd)
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>Doron,
>
>I am going to send a copy of this to someone in Arizona that might
>be interested.
>
>------
>Doug
>
>Doron Tal wrote:
>> 
>>  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
>>           Supreme Court rejects States efforts
>>     to sue for Federal compensation for illegal aliens
>>  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
>> 
>> The Supreme Court has refused to rule in suits by the States of
>> Arizona and California against the Federal government.
>> 
>> These two states were seeking monetary compensations from the
>> Federal government alleging failure to prevent an influx of
>> illegal immigrants.  The Supreme Court let remain court decisions
>> holding the states' claims are "political questions."
>> 
>> Arizona and California claimed under the provision in the
>> Constitution that required the United States to protect states
>> against invasion.  The Court rejected the claim on the grounds
>> that the matter was one for Congress and the executive branch,
>> and that the term "invasion" was not meant to be used as stated
>> in the lawsuits.
>> 
>> The citations for these States' cases are
>> 
>> Arizona    v.  US, 96-1595
>>                              and
>> California v.  US, 96-1596.
>> 
>> Now I am even more confused, because my petitions for writ of
>> mandamus (demanding from the executive branch to act under US
>> law), had been denied by the US Supreme Court even without any
>> explanation.  Well, I am not as big as a State. ;-)
>> 
>> The citations for my mandamus cases are
>> 
>> In Re: Tal v.  US Secretary of Labor and the State of NJ     95-7225
>>                                                                     and
>> In Re: Tal v. INS and Civil Right's Div and ML Energy Inc. 95-7338
>> 
>> What else shall I say?
>> 
>>    "The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws."
>>         --Tacitus Publius Cornelius (Rome 56-120 A.D.)
>> 
>> American numerous laws are quite silky, twisted by the golden
>> triangle (the three branches).
>> 
>> peace :)
>> 
>> Doron Tal
>> dtal@mail.com
>
>
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