In its developing battle with Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio over alleged violations of the civil rights of Hispanics, the Justice Department appears to have blinked, backing away from an earlier threat to take the Arizona lawman to federal court immediately.
Now, the DOJ suddenly wants to talk.
Still, the Civil Rights Division under the direction of Assistant Attorney General Thomas E. Perez has made it clear that the DOJ has no intent of proving its charges, as Arpaio has demanded.
In an email sent to WND on Jan. 5, the DOJ stated, “If MCSO wants to debate the facts instead of fixing the problems stated in our findings, we will do so by way of litigation.”
Yet, in a six-page letter delivered to Arpaio’s office Wednesday, Perez appeared to have softened his position by offering to talk, rather than going to court immediately.
“We stand ready to meet, answer questions and discuss a resolution with you and your client immediately.” Perez wrote to the sheriff’s office’s outside counsel, Joseph J. Popolizio.
In the proposed meetings, nevertheless, Perez made it clear the DOJ has no intent of showing or debating any of its alleged evidence.
“The nature and extent of the document request suggests that your real goal is not ‘transparency’ and ‘cooperation,’ but rather further delay,” Perez wrote.
Arpaio was not amused.
“I’ll be happy to meet with DOJ anytime,” Arpaio told WND. “But I believe we have a right to see the evidence DOJ says they have against us and to defend ourselves against the charges.”
Arpaio bristled that Perez presumed the charges were valid, simply because the DOJ investigated his office.
“What about our right to see the evidence and confront our accusers?” Arpaio asked.
As WND reported, some Arpaio supporters point to evidence that the Obama DOJ has launched a political campaign against the sheriff in retaliation for his decision to constitute a Cold Case Posse to investigate Obama eligibility for the Arizona ballot this fall.
Before assuming his current position with the DOJ, Perez was a board director for Casa de Maryland, a Hispanic advocacy group affiliated with the radical national organization La Raza.
In 2007, as Maryland’s labor secretary, Perez joined students to urge the Maryland legislature to approve a bill granting in-state tuition rates to illegal aliens, according to the Washington Post.
La Raza even today holds the extreme view that the United States should, as a minimum, concede back to Hispanic rule major portions of California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.
WND has also reported that the DOJ appears to be coordinating its actions with Randy Parraz, a California-born activist/attorney who has relocated in Arizona with the announced goal of masterminding a Saul Alinsky series of 1960-styled political protests designed to force the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors to ask for Arpaio’s resignation.
“I have no intention of resigning,” Arpaio affirmed to WND.
Arpaio has announced his attention to seek a sixth term as Maricopa County sheriff in the upcoming November elections…..
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Stand strong Sheriff Arpaio! Patriot Americans stand with you! The law is on your side.
What kind of Patriot stands behind a liar, thief and murder? Also I dont know what kind of law you have in AZ but by the USA laws Joe is a criminal!
Are you talking about obammy being the liar, thief and murderer?
The MAJORITY of Americans stand behind Sheriff Arpaio.
Please show proof that Sheriff Joe is a liar, thief and murderer. (besides those from obammys witch hunt) All the INDEPENDENT investigations gave him a glowing review as did his own employees Even the INS reviews came in favorable. Just the obammy witch hunt ones lied and said otherwise. Speaks loud volumes that even the MAJORITY of those who live in AZ support him. (only illegal aliens and those who support them don't) If there was such a strong case, why did it drop down to "talks"? That's proof right there of the obammy administration lies.
I have no idea about the laws in AZ because I don't live there. It HAS to be better than illegal alien loving texas.
Even by Federal laws Sheriff Arpaio is NOT a criminal. Remember, the MAJORITY of Americans stand behind him. Quite impressive.
If it's against the illegal aliens he's a liar, thief and murders, I'll stand behind him even more! Now that's a TRUE patriot!
GOD Bless Sheriff JOE!!!!
tHE DOJ SHOULD EITHER PUT UP OR SHUT UP/ bARRY IS AFRAID OF jOE BECAUSE THIS COULD TAKE AWAY HIS PRECIOUS VOTES FROM THESE ILLEGALS/ jHE HAS BEEN DOING JIS JOB ALL THESE YEARS AND MUST BE DOING SOMETHING RIGHT TO KEEP HIS JOB SO LONG.. aT LEAST HE DOESN,T BUCKLE TO THIS FRAUD WE HAVE IN OFFICE. i ONLY HOPE NOW THAT BY JOE AND THE JUDGE IN gEORGIA BY SHOWING SOME BACK BONE MORE WILL FOLLOW SUIT AND PRESS FOR bARRY TO SHOW HIS PROOF OF ELIGIBILITY
the DOJ is a little behind on things. Georgia Court has already found Obutwipe not a Natural born citizen..
oifvet, I hate to disagree with you but the DOJ is not behind on things because they are part of this fraud being perpetrated on the American People and the US Constitution . Holder and the fraud obama are part of a criminal conspiracy to take down the US Constitutional government and replace it with a socialist dictatorship .
Sheriff Joe Arpaio will not be bullied by the fraud obama and his partner in crime DOJ Holder .
I fully support Joe Arapaio. He is correct in his efforts to uphold our Constitution.
The President is a fraud and must go. NOW not after the elections.
Uphold the constitution ? Are you even remotely aware of what you just wrote. I beckon you too examine the constitution, not the nazi version, rather the one that has kept us from becoming a dog eat dog country, that will surely be the fate of this nation, if we continue to allow lawless men such as Joe Arpaio to masquerade in the identity law enforcement .
You mean lawless men like obozo,Arpaio is following the law !!
My deepest sympathy for your mental disorder!! Stupidity IS contagious among libbots!!
Vince your right stupidty is dangerous and that is what makes Phillip a danger to America
phillip is a danger to himself; his thinking is dangerous to OUR country!!
What do you consider Holder,If we should be scared of anybody it should be Step and Fetch It( Obuma
and Holder) real unamericans.Holder head of the black panthers always on the side of terrorist wanting to give them trials so they can be freed because they weren't given their miranda rights after they killed American Soldiers.You sir are an ass
You're so ignorant. Sheriff Joe respects and enforces the law (unlike the president we have and the DOJ). It's people like you, the president and the DOJ who, if given the free will, would bring this country down even more. ILLEGAL is ILLEGAL and the President and his croanies don't seem to know the meaning of what LEGAL is!!! We PATRIOTIC American Citiznes won't go down without a fight.
Yeh right he breaks every law he can get away with. He is the first person that I ever heard of that is the cause lots of deaths and never spent a day in jail. He also has cost the tax payers in AZ billions. he lies like a dog and all of this is accepted by his supporters as long as he gets the undocumented workers. His jails are filthy , a lot of the people have not even been found guilty but the minute they walk through his jail doors they are treated has harden criminals even if the offense is a misdemeanor charge . Joe is illegal! So don't talk about illegal your a hypocrite.not for justice
Phillip is obviously one those law abiding "ILLEGAL ALIENS". Go back to Mexico Phillipe!
Bull…He is following the federal law to the T, but on a state level because the feds have no balls under The Dictator In Chief…
Doj is just beginning to realize that Sheriff Joe has more support than they do and they're fighting a losing battle?? They are losers, after all!!
They havent got the balls.
We need someone like Sheriff Joe as our Attorney General instead of that burrhead we have now.He doesn't back down from the Obuma socialist regime.If there ever was a time when our country needed someone like Sheriff Joe to enforce laws it's now.
you have got to be kidding ! You need to research Joe and see what he has done.Are people in AZ really that stupid?
Liberal weenies like philllip are everywhere. They say things using faulted facts, then they keep saying it over and over and the weak minded who have had way too much liberal Kool-Aid start to believe it. Just like Obama’s new campaign ad http://www.impeachobamacampaign.com/video-obamas-….
Go get Obama and the DOJ Joe.
TRANS-PARENTS-SEE Not both natural born citizens. They are after you Sheriff. You are getting too near to the truth.
Joe wouldn't know what the truth was if it bit him in the A__. . He liar , hes a thief and a murder! That's Az kind of Justice let him commit any crime, spend as much money as he wants- he wants as long as he gets undocumented workers . You have got more serious problems with a corrupt Sheriff in charge.
I hope the next President puts Sheriff Joe over the Dept Of Justice. Then, we will see the laws of our land enforced once again and have real justice.
When Sheriff Joe releases his investigative report and proves Obama is ineligible, you all must must send the report to your Congressman and state representatives, State Attorney General and Governor and hound them to take action!
If 1 million of us do this he will be gone before the election!
From a very active Tea Party member!
Do not forget to send Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Shawn Hanitty and Greta the same.
who in the world cant help from profiling against these illegal mexicans?? WE HAVE HAD IT !! and we are with sheriff joe all the way !
Not just Mexican, very small percentage of Mexican really… Central & South American…
Joe, if you wish to run for Governor of California I will work 7/40 for you for free. We need more people like you in our state as our officials are all idiots concerned with their welfare as well as illegal aliens over us US Citizens.
We need someone like joe on the ticket,who will fight the facts that ,no matter where O was born is MUTE to the fact his father was never a U.S. CITIZEN and never applied to become one,making O a fraud!!