PRESIDENT TRUMP'S PARDON OF SHERIFF JOE ARPAIO MEETS CRITICISM FROM BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT

            It is not without controversy that the Presidential pardon of former Maricopa County, Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio has come under fire. Arpaio, the first convicted person to be pardoned by President Donald Trump has drawn criticism from politicians from both the left and the right. But if the former sheriff is guilty of anything it can be of only one thing—he followed the law in spite of political correctness.

            It was back in 2011 when the sheriff ignored an order by District Judge G. Murray Snow regarding Arpaio’s order to sheriff deputies to continue stopping suspected illegal aliens, mostly Mexicans, and turning them over to federal officers. The sheriff, who had the reputation of being the “hardest sheriff” in the United States, was simply following immigration law as he understood it.

            But with the revised idea of political correctness immigration law seems to have taken a back seat as to what is right and what is wrong. As a consequence United States District Judge Susan R. Bolton found Arpaio guilty of Bolton’s order citing the sheriff had shown a “flagrant disregard” for Bolton’s order. Following the conviction Judge Bolton was set to send Arpaio to jail. Since his conviction was legally a misdemeanor, the most time the sheriff could spend in jail was six months. It was then President Donald Trump stepped in and issued a Presidential pardon to Sheriff Joe.

            It is true that Arpaio was a hard-nosed sheriff. He didn’t put up with the niceties of incarceration. In fact he made jail time as miserable for inmates as legally possible. He forced them to wear pink underwear, sleep in tents in 100 degree plus weather and even read inmates nighttime stories as well as playing classical music and much more. His theory was to make jail time as unappealing as possible so inmates never again wanted to be incarcerated. And according to recidivism statistics, his idea worked.

            But being a “hard nose,” did have its consequences. Arpaio took on everyone from councilmen, mayors, legislators and far-left liberals. Many of these folks took him to task only to be beaten back. During his term as sheriff, Arpaio was re-elected to office no less than five times! He served as sheriff from 1993 until 2016 when he was indicted. The result was he was finally defeated by a Democrat Paul Penzone. The new sheriff quickly disbanded many Sheriff Joe’s programs.

The people of Maricopa County loved Arpaio and backed him to the hilt. But that wasn’t good enough for those who believed in political correctness. It mattered little that the adoption of this PC nonsense was in violation to federal law. The law on the books stated that illegal immigration is a crime and those who came to the United States under such circumstances were in fact law-breakers. And it was on this premise that Sheriff Joe based his decisions in spite of opposition from the left. And this is one of the reasons President Trump issued a presidential pardon.

But with the defeat of the former sheriff a new age of law enforcement will take place in Maricopa County and it is believed many of the new policies won’t necessarily be in the best interest of the community.

Illegal immigration is a sore problem. Exactly how to combat it is something that dates back to the conquest of Arizona and California by the hordes of “immigrants” from the east who invaded the western territories in the 1880’s. Back then both states belonged to Mexico. In fact Mexican ownership extended all the way up to Oregon and Washington State. The large Mexican landowners didn’t resist their new neighbors believing that all could live in harmony and peace. But that wasn’t to be. Conflicts arose driving the Mexican Dons from their land and causing armed conflicts. The Mexicans finally retaliated but in the end lost all that they owned.

Today many Mexican’s believe that the land had been stolen from Mexico. And in fact this may be true. But nevertheless the line has been drawn and Mexico no longer owns any part of either state. The result is that a conflict continues as to who are the real citizens of Arizona or California. The Mexicans believe their right to the land is a sacred heritage but Americans believe that the land is justly United States territory not to be invaded. Over the course of time, the latest was the Mexican-American War between 1846 and 1848, the two countries have been able to live in relatively peaceful conditions. But the question remains—does Mexico have a legitimate claim?

With the division come other problems as well. And it is these problems that Sheriff Joe confronted. The insatiable desire for illegal drugs by American citizens prompted Mexican cartels to spring up in an effort to satisfy this “need.” Arizona, Texas and California are the spots that enable so many drug traffickers to infiltrate the United States along with other people who simply want a better life. The former are the ones that Arpaio set his sights on. The result however snagged many who were guilty of illegally entering the United States looking for jobs to support their families.

So the question remains; did Sheriff Joe go too far in apprehending criminals? Not really, he was only enforcing the law on the books and if anyone has a problem with that so be it. But in fairness immigration law should take into account those Mexican people who have blended into American society and have proven to be good citizens. Remember, this was once their land! President Trump obviously understands this but he also understands that the United States is the United States.

            

TRUMP'S CRITICS MAY HAVE TO TRY TO FIND SOMETHING NEW OTHER THAN THE OLD STUFF

            For the past three weeks the attacks against President Donald Trump has been relentless. If he were to publically walk on the waters of Lake Erie his attackers would claim it was only a sprinkle of water on a sidewalk. But in the long run Trump may just “trump” his critics.

            Truth has a way of making itself visible if only people would put away their prejudice and consider facts rather than perception. Here are a few examples and results that have happened in recent time.

            It all started when the United States Senate voted on the repeal and replace of Obama Care. Several Republican senators were hesitant to endorse an obviously flawed piece of legislation but were finally persuaded to go with the vote only to see three of their Republican “club” vote against further debate of the issue. The three included Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, Susan Collins, R-Maine and John McCain, R-Arizona.

            All three are renowned RINO’s.

            For the uninitiated a RINO is a professed Republican who is only a Republican in name only. All three of these folks fit the bill perfectly.

            What is baffling is McCain who has recently been diagnosed with brain cancer flew from Arizona to cast a vote to advance debate on repeal and replace of Obama Care. It passed with the final vote from Vice President Price. But then for the final vote McCain casted the deciding vote against the very piece of legislation he voted for the day before!

            Why did he take the lime light and sabotage one of the President’s promises to the American people? The answer is too obvious to neglect. It is no secret that McCain has a boiling hatred for Trump following the battles between the two during the Presidential nomination campaign. What he did in voting against debate on Obama Care was a public sticking of his finger into Trumps eye! Regardless as what is in the best interest of America McCain apparently could care less; what is more important to him apparently is a personal battle with the President of the United States. As far as statesmanship is concerned the senator can forget it.

            As for Collins and Murkowski they, as McCain, delivered according to their personal liberal positions.

            And then there is the public criticism of President Trump by no other than the Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. The Senator had the audacity to say before a hometown civic group that the President, not knowing how the democratic process really worked, had not been up to the fact that in politics legislation had to be measured through the political process. He blamed Trump for being too naive to understand what professional politicians as himself, must do in order to produce perfect legislation. He failed to note however that politicians seem never to produce “perfect” legislation.

            Trump replied saying that the Republicans had seven and a half years to produce a bill to repeal and replace Obama Care. In addition just about every Republican that ran for office banked on that promise. Yet when it came down to the rubber hitting the road the Republicans had absolutely nothing to offer other than hot air. No plan existed! What frustrated the President was that he said he had in hand on the first day of his inauguration a pen to sign such legislation.

            When Trump said he wanted to “drain the swamp” these are the folks he was talking about. It is so apparent that those holding political office are interested in only one thing—getting re-elected! So much for the American people! Every one of these “critics” of the President’s agenda should return to public life and actually find a job and work for a living!

            But the criticism doesn’t end there. Scores of people from both sides of the aisle cried out at how Trump stood up to North Korea using bombastic rhetoric. They say the President’s hard line will get the United States in a war. But look at the results. North Korea’s dictator Kim Jong Un has now decided not to take on Trump and has decided not fire any ICBM missiles at American territory.

Unfortunately these same people forget one other factor; the Korean War has never ended since 1953. Even though actual combat ceased we are merely in a truce that North Korea has constantly continued to push since that time.

            Now that Un decided not to launch missiles at Guam after Trump decided “enough is enough!” The North Korean’s have evidently gotten the message. If they were to fire off ICBM’s they can expect complete annihilation.

            But while Trump continues to improve the American economy, bring jobs back to America, correct the problems within the Veterans’ Administration, improve housing for those who most need it, enforce illegal immigration laws with much success, and continue to push the Senate to repeal and replace Obama Care, and much more, the critics still whine about Russian collusion. Yet these accusations regarding Trump’s involvement, nothing of significant importance has surfaced after a year of investigation.

So the next thing the liberals scream about is Trump’s alleged late chastisement of the KKK, Nazi’s and far left activists regarding the horrific confrontation at Charlottesville, Virginia between the far left and far right groups. They bellowed that Trump should have called out these misfits by name. Many of these critics include such political prostitutes as Democrat Maxine Waters and Senator Charles “Chuck” Schumer. However, if the President had named these folks including the former head of the KKK, David Duke, he would also have to  name Black Lives Matter and other far left groups. Both were responsible for what happened and Trumps initial statement covered the situation perfectly! He blamed both sides and contrary to common sense his analysis proved accurate and correct.