Virginia Attorney General Ken "Kookinelli" Cuccinelli (at left) has done his best to make Virginia unwelcoming to LGBT Americans. Now he's helping to launch a jihad against immigrants. How? In an opinion given in response to a request by the racist, gay-hating, immigrant-hating Del. Bob Marshall (one of the authors of Virginia's anti-traditional marriage state constitutional amendment). The ever crazy Cooch has opined that police can inquire into the citizenship/immigration status of anyone stopped by police. I can only assume that next Cooch will tell police that they can ask about one's sexual orientation as well and then trump up a frivolous reason to arrest and harass gays. *
Despite the Washington Post puff piece over the weekend - it made me want to vomit - the reality is that Cuccinelli is a clinical nutcase who happily wants to turn Constitutional protections upside down in his quest to turn Virginia into a state where only white, heterosexual, uber-Christians are welcome. He is a clear and present danger to the rule of law and equal protection for all citizens. Here's the latest from Rosalind Helderman at the Washington Post who has a far, far better grasp on Kookinelli's lunacy than David Montgomery, the author of the weekend's nausea inducing piece:
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Law enforcement officials in Virginia can inquire into immigration status of those they stop or arrest--just as they can under a controversial new immigration law in Arizona--Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has ruled in an official legal opinion.
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Written in response to a request for legal advice from Del. Bob Marshall (R-Prince William), Cuccinelli ruled that police officers and other legal authorities can look into the immigration status of anyone stopped or arrested.
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Cuccinelli's opinion could expand such inquiries to those who have been legally stopped by law enforcement, for instance those pulled over for a traffic violation or at a police checkpoint.
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Virginia law enforcement officers have the authority to make the same inquiries as those contemplated by the new Arizona law. So long as the officers have the requisite level of suspicion to believe that a violation of the law has occurred, the officers may detain and briefly question a person they suspect has committed a federal crime," he writes.
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Cuccinelli's opinion is legal guidance for local law enforcement and does not require them to act. But those on both sides of the decision believe that it provides law enforcement the legal authority to begin checking the status of immigrants immediately, if they wish.
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Cuccinelli's opinion was criticized by Claire Guthrie Gastanaga, a former chief deputy attorney general of Virginia and advocate for pro-immigration organizations.
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"The Attorney General has done Virginians a disservice by crafting a result oriented 'activist judge' opinion that seeks to serve his personal political agenda rather than objectively interpret the law. The opinion closely tracks the advocacy position that the AG took in his amicus brief in the Arizona case -- a position rejected by the federal judge. The Attorney General's stance largely mirrors the position of advocates for organizations, like [the Federation of American Immigration Reform], seeking to reduce or prohibit all immigration," she said in a statement.
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Claire is correct - everything Cuccinelli has to do with own deranged personal agenda. I'm sure that before long, racial profiling and other abuses will occur and the lawsuits will begin. Cuccinelli needs to be removed from office and the sooner the better.
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Law enforcement officials in Virginia can inquire into immigration status of those they stop or arrest--just as they can under a controversial new immigration law in Arizona--Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has ruled in an official legal opinion.
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Written in response to a request for legal advice from Del. Bob Marshall (R-Prince William), Cuccinelli ruled that police officers and other legal authorities can look into the immigration status of anyone stopped or arrested.
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Cuccinelli's opinion could expand such inquiries to those who have been legally stopped by law enforcement, for instance those pulled over for a traffic violation or at a police checkpoint.
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Virginia law enforcement officers have the authority to make the same inquiries as those contemplated by the new Arizona law. So long as the officers have the requisite level of suspicion to believe that a violation of the law has occurred, the officers may detain and briefly question a person they suspect has committed a federal crime," he writes.
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Cuccinelli's opinion is legal guidance for local law enforcement and does not require them to act. But those on both sides of the decision believe that it provides law enforcement the legal authority to begin checking the status of immigrants immediately, if they wish.
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Cuccinelli's opinion was criticized by Claire Guthrie Gastanaga, a former chief deputy attorney general of Virginia and advocate for pro-immigration organizations.
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"The Attorney General has done Virginians a disservice by crafting a result oriented 'activist judge' opinion that seeks to serve his personal political agenda rather than objectively interpret the law. The opinion closely tracks the advocacy position that the AG took in his amicus brief in the Arizona case -- a position rejected by the federal judge. The Attorney General's stance largely mirrors the position of advocates for organizations, like [the Federation of American Immigration Reform], seeking to reduce or prohibit all immigration," she said in a statement.
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Claire is correct - everything Cuccinelli has to do with own deranged personal agenda. I'm sure that before long, racial profiling and other abuses will occur and the lawsuits will begin. Cuccinelli needs to be removed from office and the sooner the better.
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