I doubt it came through Congress, as the article was published in March and this is the first I've heard of it.

You don't know what someones criminal record is just by looking at them though, that's kinda the issue here. It essentially comes down to racial profiling. You look Latino, then you look like you could have come from Mexico illegally. And in a supposedly free country I'm pretty uncomfy with the idea of racial profiling.

I think it would be pretty damn tough for cops to remember everyone they've had an incident with,

I was all for it until it got overturned President O-Fuck You-bama

Now why should it matter that police would have the right to be suspicious of a hispanic citizen who might be illegal?
There's no good reason to be against, unless you're hiding something, like the fact that you're an illegal immigrant.

Simple solution: They flag you down ask for you I.D., green card, whatever.. if it's legit they won't bother you. Another thing to prove your authenticity is your spoken language.
What is our country's supposed national language? Spanish! WRONG. SO FUCKING WRONG. It's English, so fucking speak it while you live here. American citizens should have never had a reason to fucking learn a second language other than English if they planned on living here for the rest of their lives. Then the arrogant Immigrants came, who wanted to "preserve their culture". Go preserve you fucking culture in your home country you asshole. This is America, culture is another bullshit dream you can only talk about before you arrive here(look at what happened to the Indians when us white folk came). I despise any business that prides themselves in their "se habla espanol" taglines, it's just breeding more tolerance for the masses to allow more cultural distortion. It used to be that 50 years ago, Blacks, Whites, Hispanics all acted, spoke, dressed, and did the same shit then with no problems. Now look at we have, as the generations passed, so did their respect for our country's way of life(or any really for that matter).

Racial Profiling? Get over yourself, it's your own damn race's fault for it reputation. If the majority of your people hadn't done the shit you're known for, then it wouldn't be a problem. You need to realize that the only way they'll think differently is by the entirety of your race to prove them otherwise. Yeah, not gonna happen.

Nobody gives a shit anymore, and I hate it. This bill was the only hope I really had in local government until some greedy fuckers dropped the hammer.

Apart from not mentioning it, did I ever say I liked it? I happen to be friends with people from texas and louisianna and notice that the culture only is aesthetic for the most part and only for the sake of entertainment purposes. Seriously, not much else happens there except for that.

Well speaking as a caucasian who would have absolutely no trouble with the law, I can see a perfectly valid reason to be against it. Racial profiling is utterly unacceptable in a liberal (not in the American sense of the word) democracy. I am white, so should I be punished for the sins of my race? They are many after all. Fuck off should I.

"ID cards for every minority, so long as I'm in the majority" is the jist of what he's saying. I mean you know "I despise any business that prides themselves in their "se habla espanol" taglines, it's just breeding more tolerance"...Totally. Tolerance, what a bad thing.

Tolerance breeds ignorance and vice-versa. I'd rather someone be pissed off at my behavior than just ignore it, or worse... support it.

You've got that quote slightly wrong. INtolerance breeds ignorance and vice-versa. And together they breed fear.

Also, a state is only part of a federation. It's laws may not break the laws of the federation. Arizona's law on racial profiling did. Simple.

No, see, I'm a really fucking tolerant guy. (Well, up to a point. I'm utterly in tolerant towards religious fundamentalists of all persuasions, racist fucks and people who support unbridled and unregulated free markets) But I'm also someone who is absolute in my convictions. It's that old line of Voltaire (I think?), I disagree with your viewpoint sir, but I will defend your right to have that viewpoint. That's what tolerance is.

But incidentally, I wasn't referring to tolerating governments. Despite being someone who favours much state intervention, especially in economics, I believe that is the obligation of the citizens of a democracy to question every little thing their government does. Power leads to corruption and the only way to have any control that is to constantly remind politicians that they serve us, not the other way round. They must be held accountable and not given a free ride. The problem is that politics is far too partisan. Especially in America, but in the UK we have similar problems to a certain degree. People feel a tribal loyalty to defend "their" party, even if they don't neccessarily agree with what they are trying to pull. It's a terrible system, I'm fundamentally opposed to party politics.

But no, when I refer to tolerance, I mean tolerance to my fellow man. We're coming at that from differing angles.