Arizona's Russell Pearce Apparently Does Not Support Freedom of Speech

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AZ Senate President Russell Pearce Threatens To Lock Up Protesting Public Workers In Desert Tent Cities

Arizona Senate president Russell Pearce (R) has been in hot water lately. He is currently facing a major recall campaign following a local scandal where it appears the Fiesta Bowl may have paid for Pearce’s out-of-state travel after he aggressively pushed for public subsidies for the organization.

The latest outrage from Pearce comes from a speech he gave before the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce last week. Responding a question about how he would respond to protests by public workers against the conservative agenda, he embraced the use of Sherrif Joe Arpaio’s infamous tent city prison camps:

According to the Yellow Sheet, Pearce made this crack about what he and his buddy Sheriff Joe Arpaio would do if workers stood up for their rights and demonstrated: “I’ve spoken with the sheriff, and he has some nice buses that hold a lot of people. We’ve also got some tents with a view.”

http://thinkprogress.org/2011/05/16/russell-pearce-lock-up-public-workers/

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1. If Sherriff Joe and Senator Pearce were anamolies, Arizona would be okay.

Unfortunately, anyone who wants a future in AZ politics aspires to their hateful stupidity in order to succeed.