Arizona sets the Federal Scumbag Attorney Straight on a few things!

States MUST assert their rights FULLY!!!

SCREW FEDERAL MONEY!!!
States SHOULD stop collecting taxes and stop sending DC money!!!
THAT is how you reel in the federal government!!!

The federal scum like to dangle federal money to get their way and railroad the states........ but TWO CAN PLAY THAT GAME!!! OFFICE OF THE ATIORNEY GENERAL
MARl< BRNOVICH
STATE OF ARIZONA
ATTORNEY GENERAL

June 14,202 1

Attorney Genera l Merrick B. Garland
U.S. Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-000 I

Dear Attorney General Garland,

Late last week, you made troubling comments about the ongoing efforts in states to ensure
election integrity. Your statements displayed an alarming disda in for state sovereign ty as defined under
the I Oth Amendment of the United States Constitution and the election provisions in Articles I and 11.

Your comments followed a May 5 letter from Pamela Karlan of the Department of Justice's Civi l
Rights Division, on the subject of the Arizona Senate's oversight of the Maricopa County audit. This
letter appeared more interested in supporting the hysterica l outcries of leftist pundits on cable television,
rather than the rule of law.

My office is not amused by the DOJ 's posturing and will not tolerate any effort to undermine or
interfere with our State Senate's audit to reassure Arizonans of the accuracy of our elections. We stand
ready to defend federalism and state sovereignty against any partisan attacks or federal overreach.

It is important to remember that the states created the federal government, not the other way
around . America's founders intentionally restrained the federal government's constitutional boundaries to
ensure each state could flourish in unique ways. Today, our federal government has largely forgotten the
Fou nders' intent, but my office has not.

There are no issues more important for states to prioritize than the integrity of o ur elections. Th is
is the cornerstone of our republic, binding together the peoples' trust in the whole of government. Today,
we see mistrust in our elections from Americans on all sides of the political spectrum. This shou ld not be
a partisan issue. States can and should take every opportunity to reassure all citizens that their vote
counts.

My office looks for ways to work alongside the federal government to uphold our laws within the
constraints of the lOth Amendment and the election provisions in Articles I and II. As I have
demonst rated several times, however, Arizona will not sit back and let the Bielen admin istration abuse its
authority, refuse to uphold laws, or attempt to commandeer our state's sovereignty.

Respectfully,


-
Mark Brnovich
Attorney General



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