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Anti-Arpaio protesters ousted from meeting
Activist wanted condemnation of sheriff, demand for resignation
WND
Bob Unruh
1/11/2012
Excerpts:
"The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors in Arizona could be the next target of a transplanted attorney-activist, according to his own words as he was being escorted out of a board meeting today.
Activist Randy Parraz, who earlier worked to derail the re-election efforts of state Sen. Russell Pearce, has been lobbying against Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his office. Arpaio is scheduled within weeks to release a report on an investigation of Barack Obama’s eligibility for the 2012 ballot.
Parraz, who was at the meeting today with a crowd of his supporters estimated at about two dozen, had wanted the hear the board condemn Arpaio and ask for his resignation. The sheriff has been the target of Department of Justice accusations that he violated federal civil rights in his enforcement of immigration laws.
Parraz and members of the Citizens for a Better Arizona organization were ushered out of the meeting by security officials after statements to board members turned raucous, according to witnesses who were at the meeting.
Parraz, as he was leaving the room, turned to point at board Chairman Max Wilson and said, “No longer chairman,” according to one witness who discussed the meeting with WND.
She and her husband were there to observe the opposition to Arpaio, whose office was asked by members of the Surprise, Ariz., Tea Party to investigate whether documentation being used by Obama to place his name on the 2012 election ballot could be fraudulent.
The witnesses asked that their names not be used in print because that don’t want to become targets as well..................
Originally targeted in today’s action was Arpaio, who has been under fire for a Justice Department report claiming his office discriminates against Hispanics. He also plans to release results soon of his Cold Case Posse’s investigation of Obama’s eligibility.
WND previously reported that Parraz is a leftist political activist now living in Arizona who has made his career applying Saul Alinsky “community organizer” skills. Parraz has worked with radical leftist “progressive” movements in the United States and Canada, including staff jobs with the AFL-CIO nationally and as Arizona state director.
Parraz is operating under the auspices of Citizens for a Better Arizona, a 501(c)4 organization that appears to be violating IRS rules by engaging in partisan political campaigns.................
The witnesses who were at today’s meeting said when one speaker in support of Arpaio mentioned his investigation of Obama, the Parraz supporters burst out laughing.
But they said Parraz apparently was implying that his organization would target the board members next.
“Kind of ‘what we’ve done to Sen. Pearce, We’re coming after you next,’” one witness said. “They didn’t verbalize their meaning [but] it was a threat toward the board of supervisors.”
A number of Arpaio critics expressed their dissatisfaction with the longtime elected sheriff who has announced plans to run for election again. But when Parraz started speaking, his supporters joined him and began making noise, a witness said."
View the complete article at:
http://www.wnd.com/2012/01/anti-arpa...ounty-meeting/
Activist wanted condemnation of sheriff, demand for resignation
WND
Bob Unruh
1/11/2012
Excerpts:
"The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors in Arizona could be the next target of a transplanted attorney-activist, according to his own words as he was being escorted out of a board meeting today.
Activist Randy Parraz, who earlier worked to derail the re-election efforts of state Sen. Russell Pearce, has been lobbying against Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his office. Arpaio is scheduled within weeks to release a report on an investigation of Barack Obama’s eligibility for the 2012 ballot.
Parraz, who was at the meeting today with a crowd of his supporters estimated at about two dozen, had wanted the hear the board condemn Arpaio and ask for his resignation. The sheriff has been the target of Department of Justice accusations that he violated federal civil rights in his enforcement of immigration laws.
Parraz and members of the Citizens for a Better Arizona organization were ushered out of the meeting by security officials after statements to board members turned raucous, according to witnesses who were at the meeting.
Parraz, as he was leaving the room, turned to point at board Chairman Max Wilson and said, “No longer chairman,” according to one witness who discussed the meeting with WND.
She and her husband were there to observe the opposition to Arpaio, whose office was asked by members of the Surprise, Ariz., Tea Party to investigate whether documentation being used by Obama to place his name on the 2012 election ballot could be fraudulent.
The witnesses asked that their names not be used in print because that don’t want to become targets as well..................
Originally targeted in today’s action was Arpaio, who has been under fire for a Justice Department report claiming his office discriminates against Hispanics. He also plans to release results soon of his Cold Case Posse’s investigation of Obama’s eligibility.
WND previously reported that Parraz is a leftist political activist now living in Arizona who has made his career applying Saul Alinsky “community organizer” skills. Parraz has worked with radical leftist “progressive” movements in the United States and Canada, including staff jobs with the AFL-CIO nationally and as Arizona state director.
Parraz is operating under the auspices of Citizens for a Better Arizona, a 501(c)4 organization that appears to be violating IRS rules by engaging in partisan political campaigns.................
The witnesses who were at today’s meeting said when one speaker in support of Arpaio mentioned his investigation of Obama, the Parraz supporters burst out laughing.
But they said Parraz apparently was implying that his organization would target the board members next.
“Kind of ‘what we’ve done to Sen. Pearce, We’re coming after you next,’” one witness said. “They didn’t verbalize their meaning [but] it was a threat toward the board of supervisors.”
A number of Arpaio critics expressed their dissatisfaction with the longtime elected sheriff who has announced plans to run for election again. But when Parraz started speaking, his supporters joined him and began making noise, a witness said."
View the complete article at:
http://www.wnd.com/2012/01/anti-arpa...ounty-meeting/