Arizona’s Supreme Court chief justice has agreed to enforce the Hispanic Bar Association’s demands of banning the terms “illegal” and “aliens” in all of the state’s courtrooms.
Claiming that the terms are inflammatory, the president of Arizona’s Hispanic Bar Association, (known as Los Abogados has asked state Supreme Court Chief Justice Ruth McGregor to stop using them at trials or hearings because they create perceptions of judicial bias.
In a strongly worded letter to the chief justice, Los Abogados’ president says attaching an illegal status to a person establishes a brand of contemptibility, creates the appearance of anti-immigrant prejudice and tarnishes the image of courts as a place where disputes may be fairly resolved.
It further points out that no human being is illegal and that a national Hispanic journalism association has roundly criticized the reference for dehumanizing a segment of the population. The letter goes on to criticize the state’s High Court for using the term “illegals” in at least two opinions and the term “illegal aliens” in dozens of others.
It concludes with a list of acceptable and unacceptable terms relating to illegal immigration. Among those the group wants banned are; immigration crisis, immigration epidemic, open borders advocates, anchor babies and invaders. Among the acceptable terms are foreign nationals, unauthorized workers and human rights advocates. Click here: http://www.judicialwatch.org/documents/2008/KFYI.McGregorLetter.pdf to see the entire list as well as Chief Justice McGregor’s promise to enforce the requests.
http://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2008/nov/judge-ban-use-illegal-and-aliens
So, how did the court react to the discovery? Why, threaten litigation, of course.
In a threatening phone call to Judicial Watch today, a spokesperson for Arizona’s Supreme Court denied that Chief Justice McGregor had banned anything and accused Judicial Watch of “slander.” Judicial Watch, however, stands by its story.
http://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2008/nov/court-threatens-sue-judicial-watch#
Thank god for Judicial Watch. Activist judges need to be scrutinized and exposed not only for their imbecilic decisions, but for their kowtowing to extremist groups.