Burning Atlanta

What bothers me about some of the legislation I'm seeing is that it's feel good stuff passed to appease the voters and as a smoke screen for politicians to act like they're doing something. Lots of bark with no bite. In this article the governor even admits that he doesn't want to pass legislation, he thinks it should all fall on the fed, and that's one of the reasons these laws don't take effect until July of 2009.

Weasel

Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. signed a comprehensive anti-illegal immigration bill into law on Thursday.
    The new law will allow local law enforcement agencies to enforce immigration laws and forces some employers to verify the U.S. documentation status of their workers. It goes into effect July 2009.
    "It's a good step forward on addressing immigration," said Lisa Roskelley, a spokeswoman for Huntsman.
    Earlier in the legislative session, Huntsman had said he didn't believe states should be passing anti-illegal immigration laws to deal with a federal issue. Roskelley said Huntsman changed his mind on the issue because he's hopeful the illegal immigration problem will be resolved by Congress and a new administration in early 2009 before the Utah law goes into effect.