Dem governor ripped as 'total disgrace' after vetoing bill limiting Chinese land ownership near mili

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Dem governor ripped as 'total disgrace' after vetoing bill limiting Chinese land ownership near military bases
Gov Katie Hobbs, D-Ariz., called the vetoed bill 'ineffective' and said it could lead to 'arbitrary enforcement' of land-purchase restrictions

By Alec Schemmel Fox News
Published June 3, 2025 6:12pm EDT

Arizona state Senate Majority Leader Janae Shamp said the "politically motivated veto" was "utterly insane," blaming Hobbs for being "an obstructionist against safeguarding our citizens from threats."

However, Hobbs said the bill, S.B. 1109, was "ineffective at counter-espionage" and did not "directly protect" American military assets in the state.

Chinese investment in land near military bases has become an increasing concern for national security hawks. Shamp, in her efforts to get the now-vetoed bill passed, cited recent Chinese attempts to lease buildings alongside Arizona's Luke Air Force Base, where the military trains fighter pilots.

"Governor Hobbs’s veto of SB 1109 hangs an 'Open for the CCP' sign on Arizona’s front door, allowing Communist China to buy up American land near critical assets like Luke Air Force Base, Palo Verde nuclear power plant, and Taiwan Semiconductor’s growing fabrication footprint," said Michael Lucci, the CEO and founder of State Armor Action, a conservative group with a mission to develop and enact state-level solutions to global security threats.   

"Allowing Communist China to buy up land near our critical assets is a national security risk, plain and simple, and Governor Hobbs is substantively and completely wrong when she says that SB 1109 ‘is ineffective at counter-espionage and does not directly protect our military assets,’" Lucci added.

Lucci pointed to Ukraine's recent drone attacks that destroyed significant numbers of Russian military aircraft, noting that "proximity produces peril in asymmetric warfare."

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[Timber Rattler]

I guess we now know that Hobbs is owned lock, stock, and barrel by the Communist Party of China.

[Wingnut]

Any chance of a veto override? Or is the AZ dem congress in bed with the chicoms too?

[Cyber Liberty]

Any chance of a veto override? Or is the AZ dem congress in bed with the chicoms too?

The Dems in the AZ Legislature are like the Dems in DeeCee.  They vote in lock step against all Republican measures.

[mountaineer]

Jun 4, 2025
Gov Katie Hobbs vetoes bill to prevent CCP from buying up Arizona land
Democrats initially said the bill could lead to discrimination in property sales.

Arizona's Democrat Governor Katie Hobbs refused to back a bill to prevent the Chinese communist government from buying and owning land in her state. The bill, which would have banned the CCP from having a substantial interest of 30% or more in Arizona land, was GOP-backed.

Democrats initially said the bill could lead to discrimination in property sales. But by May, an amendment to the bill narrowed the ban to just the CCP as opposed to all businesses from countries "designated as enemies of the United States by the director of national intelligence,"  said the Arizona Mirror.

With the new language, the bill passed the Arizona House with a vote of 41-17, which included 8 Democrats voting in favor of the measure. The Arizona Senate approved too, though their vote was along party lines.

Hobbs, however, wouldn't have it. Her short veto read: "Today, I vetoed Senate Bill 1109. Improvements to systems that protect our infrastructure are important. However, this legislation is ineffective at counter-espionage and does not directly protect our military assets. Additionally, it lacks clear implementation criteria and opens the door to arbitrary enforcement." ...
https://thepostmillennial.com/gov-katie-hobbs-vetoes-bill-to-prevent-ccp-from-buying-up-arizona-land

[Bigun]

I still do not believe that Katie Hobbs was legitimately elected governor of Arizona. Call me anything you like.

[Fishrrman]

(sigh)
I was going to post:
"She's a Party apparatchik. They OWN her."

... but the Rattler beat me to it.
(posting anyway)

[Smokin Joe]

I still do not believe that Katie Hobbs was legitimately elected governor of Arizona. Call me anything you like.

Okay, challenge accepted. I will call you Right. (Again...)