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Frustrated
by recent political setbacks, tea party leaders and some conservative
members of the Oklahoma Legislature say they would like to create a new
volunteer militia to help defend against what they believe are improper
federal infringements on state sovereignty.
Is it scary? It sure is," said tea party leader Al Gerhart of Oklahoma City, who heads
an umbrella group of tea party factions called the Oklahoma
Constitutional Alliance. "But when do the states stop rolling over for
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Arizona
lawmakers on Tuesday passed one of the toughest pieces of
immigration-enforcement legislation in the country, which would make it
a violation of state law to be in the U.S. without proper documentation.
It would also grant police the power to stop and verify the immigration status of anyone they suspect of being illegal. [Strict Immigration Bill]
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