While the nation focused on Florida's presidential primary, about 100 people filled the Brubeck Room at Wilton Public Library last night to take part in a different kind of Republican election event.
Surrogates - not candidates - took to the dais to field questions from members of the Wilton Republican Town Committee and the public about the best choice for the Oval Office: Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani or John McCain.
State Sen. Dan Debicella, R-Shelton, spoke on behalf of Giuliani. Danbury Mayor Mark D. Boughton represented Romney, and Ben Proto of Stratford, a state campaign co-chairman, touted McCain in the forum.
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The debate, which ran from 8 to 10 p.m., included questions on the economy, immigration, foreign policy, security, energy and education.
With Guiliani dropping out of the race, and Mike Huckabee's campaign on life-support, the race for the Republican presidential nomination comes down to a fight between Romney and "Amnesty" McCain.
One thing is for sure, with the senator from Nevada Arizona that conservatives call a "Republican in Name Only" a heartbeat away from securing the nomination, one has to wonder what ever happened to that illegal immigration issue?
NOTE: The last debate before the Feb primary will be on CNN tonight.
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On September 26, 2007, ten plaintiffs filed suit in response to an arrest of aday laborers at a public park in Danbury, Connecticut. Plaintiffs amended their complaint on November 26, 2007.
The amended complaint states that plaintiffs sought to remedy the continued discriminatory and unauthorized enforcement of federal immigration laws against the Latino residents of the City of Danbury by Danbury's mayor and its police department.
Plaintiffs allege that the arrests violated their Fourth Amendment rights and the Connecticut Constitution because defendants conducted the arrests without valid warrants, in the absence of exigent circumstances, and without probable cause to believe that plaintiffs were engaged in unlawful activity. In addition, plaintiffs allege that defendants improperly stopped, detained, investigated, searched and arrested plaintiffs. Plaintiffs also allege that defendants violated their Fourteenth Amendment rights when they intentionally targeted plaintiffs, and arrested and detained them on the basis of their race, ethnicity and perceived national origin. Plaintiffs raise First Amendment, Due Process and tort claims.
Plaintiffs request declaratory relief, damages and attorneys fees.
On September 26, 2007, ten plaintiffs filed suit in response to an arrest of aday laborers at a public park in Danbury, Connecticut. Plaintiffs amended their complaint on November 26, 2007.
