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On Monday October 26, the ninth circuit appeal court gave both sides on SB1070 thirty minutes to argue their point. Three judges have the final ruling on the law. Judge John Thomas Noonan Jr., Judge Richard Paez and Judge Carlos Tiburcio Bea heard the oral testimony regarding about the Arizona law. The panel seemed to agree with the lower court, ruling that some of the Arizona law was preempted. This means that Arizona is making a law that the federal government would usually make, but since it isn’t getting involved in the problems with the fight for the Arizona border, the governor feels that matters needs to be taken into Arizona’s hands. Judge Bea did not make his position clear during the argument, but he did question Arizona’s attorney stating, “Your argument that a state can take a look at whether the federal government is not enforcing its laws. . . You can enforce laws for the federal government?” and, “If I don’t pay my [federal] income taxes, can California sue me?” If it is ruled that a few parts in the law just need to be taken out or parts need to be added, then the federal court will get involved with the law after it is passed and the law would be headed to the Supreme Court. It is difficult to guess on how each of the judges are going to rule. All three judges are experienced with pre-emption appeals. It could take weeks to months before a verdict is reached, but Arizona Governor Jan Brewer said that she will appeal the case all the way through to the United States Supreme Court if necessary. ]]> Fri, 12 Nov 2010 20:53:13 GMT