My Uncle Wins in US Supreme Court
Time to do a little braggin' on my family. My uncle was the principal litigant in a case heard before the United States Supreme Court and the Court sided with my Tio, Bernie Abeytia and against the state of Arizona.
The case involved protection of the National Voter Registration Act, which was enacted by Congress to prevent states from creating discriminatory voter registration schemes. The Supreme Court affirmed that the NVRA supersedes Arizona's bid to require additional documentation for voter registration.
This is a case that had a big impact on Arizona's Latino community.
So I'm proud of my tio. Another Abeytia sticking up for raza. Like I said, I come from good stock.
My tio was previously the Commander of the American GI Forum in Arizona. Its a Latino Veterans' organization.
My cousin and former State Representative in Arizona, John Loredo, posted a congratulatory note on Facebook about it. My tio sent out an email in which he stated, "I'm so glad I stood up for what was right. I wish my dad and brother were here to share this with them, they would be proud."
His dad was my grandfather Pedro Abeytia. His brother is my dad Benito Abeytia. As I've said before, my grandfather as a Marine and a Republican. He wasn't just a Marine, he was a Marine that fought in Iwo Jima. And he wasn't just a Republican, he was a Barry Goldwater Republican.
As you know he was an organizer for Cesar Chavez and the United Farmworker's Union. My dad, as I've said before, was even more liberal than I am and helped just about every Latino elected official that served in office during his adult lifetime get in to office by block walking and poll sitting.
Politically polar opposites and yet when it came to issues affecting the Latino community my family is always on the right side of the issue.
The day my dad died President Obama was in Phoenix. My uncle was selected to lead the Pledge of Allegiance and he went. Here's a picture and a little blurb that was written about it.
I'm pretty confident when I say, yes tio Tata and my Dad would be very proud indeed.
The case involved protection of the National Voter Registration Act, which was enacted by Congress to prevent states from creating discriminatory voter registration schemes. The Supreme Court affirmed that the NVRA supersedes Arizona's bid to require additional documentation for voter registration.
This is a case that had a big impact on Arizona's Latino community.
So I'm proud of my tio. Another Abeytia sticking up for raza. Like I said, I come from good stock.
My tio was previously the Commander of the American GI Forum in Arizona. Its a Latino Veterans' organization.
My cousin and former State Representative in Arizona, John Loredo, posted a congratulatory note on Facebook about it. My tio sent out an email in which he stated, "I'm so glad I stood up for what was right. I wish my dad and brother were here to share this with them, they would be proud."
His dad was my grandfather Pedro Abeytia. His brother is my dad Benito Abeytia. As I've said before, my grandfather as a Marine and a Republican. He wasn't just a Marine, he was a Marine that fought in Iwo Jima. And he wasn't just a Republican, he was a Barry Goldwater Republican.
As you know he was an organizer for Cesar Chavez and the United Farmworker's Union. My dad, as I've said before, was even more liberal than I am and helped just about every Latino elected official that served in office during his adult lifetime get in to office by block walking and poll sitting.
Politically polar opposites and yet when it came to issues affecting the Latino community my family is always on the right side of the issue.
The day my dad died President Obama was in Phoenix. My uncle was selected to lead the Pledge of Allegiance and he went. Here's a picture and a little blurb that was written about it.
I'm pretty confident when I say, yes tio Tata and my Dad would be very proud indeed.
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