If Supreme Court upholds, they'll force Republicans to pick a side on prickly issue
(NEWSER) - Even if the Supreme Court upholds Arizona's immigration law this summer, Senate Democrats are just going to go ahead and stick Republicans between a rock and a hard place on the controversial law. Chuck Schumer is set to announce Plan B today: legislation that would require the approval of the federal government for any new state immigration law, basically invalidating the Arizona law and similar laws in other states. The legislation has essentially zero chance of passing either the Senate or the House, but by introducing it, Senate Democrats could force a floor vote on the issue, the Washington Post reports. More»