Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio received
100,000 petition signatures from a “tea party” organization Wednesday
afternoon supporting Arpaio’s investigation of President Barack Obama
and denouncing the U.S. Department of Justice’s civil-rights
investigation of Arpaio.
Darla Dawald, national coordinator of
Grassfire Nation, said the petitions were meant to show support for
Arpaio and to force the Department of Justice to release the findings of
their investigation on Arpaio or stop altogether.
We have seen a tremendous amount of
Chicago-style bully tactics that have been used by the Department of
Justice and (Attorney General) Eric Holder’s office and we’re not happy
about what we are seeing,” Dawald said. “We are not happy that someone
such as Sheriff Joe, who does his best to protect this great state and
nation, is being subjected to these types of tactics.”
Dawald said the Department of Justice
investigation, which accused Arpaio’s office of systemic violations of
Latinos’ rights, is politically motivated and compared it to a “witch
hunt.” She said the group plans to bring the signatures from supporters
around the country to the Department of Justice and to members of
Congress next week.
Arpaio said the petition signatures were
unexpected and that he appreciated the support as a motivating factor to
continue working for citizens of Maricopa County.
Read More at AZ Central By Brennan Smith, azcentral.com
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