The same mayor who derided gay members of the military as “lacy-drawered” and “limp-wristed” in Memorial Day speech has stuck his foot in his mouth again. Yuma Mayor Al Krieger is now saying that America is in a “civil war” because of the federal lawsuit against SB 1070:

l5j5a1-0714sb10701web2463989At an immigration forum Tuesday evening, Krieger and other panelists discussed the controversial law that will go into effect July 29. The law would make it a state crime to be in the country illegally, enforced by local law enforcement, a job currently done by federal law enforcement.

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Krieger said the definition of a civil war is when the states and federal governments differ (in opinion). “So we basically have an undeclared civil war today.”

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Where does Arizona keep finding these politicians? And why do we keep voting for them?