[MissBrattified]

Originally Posted by pelathais

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How will this law conflict with his ability to be "Christlike" to ALL the members of his flock?

The law places no burden upon "pastors" nor upon anyone outside of law enforcement agencies within the state of Arizona. If you are not a sworn member of some local or state law enforcement agency - the law doesn't even place you within its scope.

I don't think the bill itself exerts any pressure at all. I think it would be political pressure, whether from political peers or the press. I was just thinking that from his perspective, he could be pressured politically into taking a more stringent stance in order to be "consistent." Only time will tell on that.

Likewise, while the bill itself seems fairly routine, I can see how some bright-eyed-bushy-tailed redneck racist cop could use it as an excuse to trample on people he's always wanted to smash. Make sense? I think that's what people are afraid of--not the bill itself. People are fearful of those who will use the new empowerment to exercise their hatred for illegal immigrants.

I know that I've heard malicious comments about illegal immigrants among political conservatives, even among Christian groups, and the viciousness can be pretty disturbing. So while I recognize that the bill itself is fair, and I think the pastor's vote was fair, I can see how the whole process could be problematic in the future.

Then again, any steps taken toward fixing the problem of illegal immigration is going to be problematic, to put it lightly. The Arizona debacle is a microcosm of what would happen if the federal government took direct action. Can you imagine if this was California passing a bill instead of AZ?