Judge Susan Bolton recieves threats after immigration ruling.
To the surprise of almost no one, Susan Bolton, the judge who yesterday ruled to block several controversial parts of Arizona’s new immigration law, has received threats and other nasty messages today.
The story and accompanying quotes have appeared on several blogs and political sites. It states in part:
U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton received hundreds of threats at her court offices within hours of her ruling on Arizona’s tough and controversial immigration law.
“She has been inundated,” said U.S. Marshal David Gonzales, indicating his agents are taking some seriously.
“About 99.9 percent of the inappropriate comments are people venting. They are exercising their First Amendment rights and a lot of it is perverted. But it’s that 0.1 percent that goes over the line that we are taking extra seriously.”
Gonzales would not say if any threats were coming from recognized hate groups or if Bolton had received threats at her home.
No details or transcripts of any of the messages have been released or appeared yet, but it’s a safe bet that a good portion of the 0.1% of the threats that are going over the line can be traced to conservative and/or Tea Party sources.
Story link: azcentral.com