Paton: "It's up to Arizona to protect itself"
July 28th
Jonathan Paton released the following statement today in response to the ruling blocking key elements of SB1070, which he voted for in the state Senate:
"I'm outraged by both the federal government's interference in our state rights and the court's decision to block key elements of a law I am proud to have voted for and helped pass. Arizonans need to be protected! If the federal government is going to refuse to protect its citizens, it's up to Arizona to protect itself. This unfortunate ruling sends a message to the world that we are not a country that values our Constitution and enforces our laws. Now more than ever, we need people in Congress who will secure our borders, because the Obama administration, Gabrielle Giffords and the federal government clearly have no intention of doing their jobs."
Jonathan Paton, a Republican, was born and raised in Southern Arizona. Now a Captain in the U.S. Army Reserves, Jonathan served in Iraq in 2006 and 2007. In the state Legislature, Jonathan helped pass the largest tax cut in state history, the largest cut to government spending in state history, Arizona's new immigration law and he wrote the nation's first law to crackdown on human smuggling.