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Arizona Secretary of State Calls Law Enforcement ‘Hooded Thugs’
« on: August 03, 2025, 06:54:23 am »
Arizona Secretary of State Calls Law Enforcement ‘Hooded Thugs’
August 2, 2025 ADI Staff Reporter
 
Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, a Democrat, likened law enforcement officers who enforce immigration law to violent, aggressive criminals. The secretary of state referred to immigration enforcement as “hooded thugs.”

Fontes leveled the accusation during an interview with KTAR News this week.

Almost immediately after he made the comment, however, Fontes attempted to deny what he said.<

Fontes also claimed that individuals couldn’t be Christians if they supported law enforcement officers administering immigration law. The secretary of state said it was “illegal” and “un-American” to deport illegal immigrants.

https://arizonadailyindependent.com/2025/08/02/arizona-secretary-of-state-calls-law-enforcement-hooded-thugs/#google_vignette
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Re: Arizona Secretary of State Calls Law Enforcement ‘Hooded Thugs’
« Reply #1 on: August 03, 2025, 06:56:15 am »
Democrats sure know how to show respect for the rule of law and law enforcement, don't they? :3:
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Re: Arizona Secretary of State Calls Law Enforcement ‘Hooded Thugs’
« Reply #2 on: August 03, 2025, 07:41:40 am »
Fontes also claimed that individuals couldn’t be Christians if they supported law enforcement officers administering immigration law.

I guess this guy never heard the story of the Roman Centurion in the New Testament.

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%208%3A5-13&version=NIV

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5 When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking for help. 6 “Lord,” he said, “my servant lies at home paralyzed, suffering terribly.”

7 Jesus said to him, “Shall I come and heal him?”

8 The centurion replied, “Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed. 9 For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and that one, ‘Come,’ and he comes. I say to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”

10 When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those following him, “Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith. 11 I say to you that many will come from the east and the west, and will take their places at the feast with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. 12 But the subjects of the kingdom will be thrown outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

13 Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go! Let it be done just as you believed it would.” And his servant was healed at that moment.
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Re: Arizona Secretary of State Calls Law Enforcement ‘Hooded Thugs’
« Reply #3 on: August 03, 2025, 10:46:28 am »
First, a little housekeeping:  Fontes did indeed call ICE agents "hooded thugs" and then denied he said it.  The bad news for him is the GOP Senate Majority Leader was sitting right there to call him on it.

Then this, FTA:

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“At the end of the day what we’re looking at is scaring the hell out of people on purpose because we don’t like them, and it’s an un-Christian based way of not liking people — just because they’re from somewhere else,” said Fontes. “I don’t think our Lord and Savior would be happy with the way these vulnerable populations are being treated.”

It never fails to amuse me when a Democrat tries to use biblical references to try to grab some moral high ground.  To deport illegal aliens is "not Christian" is the weapon of choice here, forgetting Jesus taught that Caesar's laws must be obeyed, even if in the breach.  "Render unto Caesar what is Caesar's."
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Re: Arizona Secretary of State Calls Law Enforcement ‘Hooded Thugs’
« Reply #4 on: August 03, 2025, 01:50:18 pm »
Quote from: Cyber Liberty on August 03, 2025, 10:46:28 am
It never fails to amuse me when a Democrat tries to use biblical references to try to grab some moral high ground.   

But will scream "separation of church and state" should a republican use a biblical reference for any reason.
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Re: Arizona Secretary of State Calls Law Enforcement ‘Hooded Thugs’
« Reply #5 on: August 03, 2025, 02:18:39 pm »
Quote from: rangerrebew on August 03, 2025, 01:50:18 pm
But will scream "separation of church and state" should a republican use a biblical reference for any reason.

Besides being wrong, that makes it most amusing!
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Re: Arizona Secretary of State Calls Law Enforcement ‘Hooded Thugs’
« Reply #6 on: August 03, 2025, 04:40:43 pm »
C'mon, I dare ya.

Tell me that Arizona is still a red state...
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Re: Arizona Secretary of State Calls Law Enforcement ‘Hooded Thugs’
« Reply #7 on: August 03, 2025, 04:49:15 pm »
Quote from: Fishrrman on August 03, 2025, 04:40:43 pm
C'mon, I dare ya.

Tell me that Arizona is still a red state...

Republicans outnumber Democrats in Arizona, but the cheating here makes it hard for people back East to tell. 
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Re: Arizona Secretary of State Calls Law Enforcement ‘Hooded Thugs’
« Reply #8 on: August 03, 2025, 06:06:16 pm »
Cyber wrote:
"Republicans outnumber Democrats in Arizona, but the cheating here makes it hard for people back East to tell."

I believe you.
But... the proof of the pudding...

You've got one or two more elections to set things straight.
If the Pubbies there can't do it by then...
... it's over.
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Re: Arizona Secretary of State Calls Law Enforcement ‘Hooded Thugs’
« Reply #9 on: August 03, 2025, 06:20:05 pm »
Quote from: Fishrrman on August 03, 2025, 06:06:16 pm
Cyber wrote:
"Republicans outnumber Democrats in Arizona, but the cheating here makes it hard for people back East to tell."

I believe you.
But... the proof of the pudding...

You've got one or two more elections to set things straight.
If the Pubbies there can't do it by then...
... it's over.

I totally  agree!  I give us just one more cycle.
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Re: Arizona Secretary of State Calls Law Enforcement ‘Hooded Thugs’
« Reply #10 on: August 03, 2025, 07:15:01 pm »
AZGOPers need to hammer this anti-law enforcement attitude of the Dems home at every opportunity. Make the Democrats who don't agree with Fontes say so, loudly and boldly. Meanwhile, heat up the tar and gather the feathers for that clown.
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Re: Arizona Secretary of State Calls Law Enforcement ‘Hooded Thugs’
« Reply #11 on: August 03, 2025, 08:07:07 pm »
Quote from: Fishrrman on August 03, 2025, 06:06:16 pm
I believe you.
But... the proof of the pudding...

You've got one or two more elections to set things straight.
If the Pubbies there can't do it by then...
... it's over.

Their state party has to select candidates who can win the suburbs and get the job done quietly.  89% of Arizonans live in a town, and the remainder tend to value their solitude, but the party keeps sending up yosemite sam.
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Re: Arizona Secretary of State Calls Law Enforcement ‘Hooded Thugs’
« Reply #12 on: August 03, 2025, 08:55:30 pm »
Quote from: cato potatoe on August 03, 2025, 08:07:07 pm
Their state party has to select candidates who can win the suburbs and get the job done quietly.  89% of Arizonans live in a town, and the remainder tend to value their solitude, but the party keeps sending up yosemite sam.

You mean like Andy Biggs?  Or somebody more erudite like Karrin Taylor Robson?  Do tell!  This old sagebrush needs help...
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