SB 1070 got its (nth) day in court yesterday, with oral arguments being heard over the immigration law in the highest court of the land.

Check out Stephen Lemons' analysis on the fate of 1070.

The last time we polled our readers about what the Supreme Court would do with the law, nearly one-third said it would be upheld in part, half said it would go straight in the garbage, and less than 20 percent said SB 1070 as a whole will be the law of the land in Arizona.

Given the fact that we now know what grounds the law was argued on, let's try this one again.

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The future of Arizona (and immigration laws across the country) is in the hands of these costumed folks.

Senate Bill 1070 is due to be heard in the Supreme Court this week, as the oral arguments are scheduled for Wednesday.

Today's the second anniversary of the immigration bill being signed into law by Governor Jan Brewer, and since then -- or even before that -- everyone's developed an opinion on 1070.

The basic issue with the law is whether Arizona can is allowed to take federal immigration law into its own hands, which the Supremes will have to figure out.

Since lower courts have prevented certain aspects of the law from taking effect, it's still possible that 1070 as passed in 2010 becomes the law of the land, completely thrown in the garbage, or approved in pieces.

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Dennis DeConcini

Former Democratic U.S. Senator Dennis DeConcini -- who's currently on the Arizona Board of Regents -- has been added to the roster of witnesses for next week's Senate immigration subcommittee hearing on Arizona's Senate Bill 1070.

​New York Democratic Senator Charles Schumer, the chair of that subcommittee, initially tried to peg Governor Jan Brewer for the hearing, but had to resort to recalled Senate President Russell Pearce as a replacement after the governor refused.

Schumer's office announced yesterday that Democratic state Senator Steve Gallardo will also be testifying.

Schumer didn't add much commentary in his office's announcement on the addition of DeConcini, aside from that the ex-Senator publicly called for a repeal of 1070.

Still, DeConcini -- who turns 75 years old next month -- isn't exactly the same breed of lefty Gallardo is.

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State Senator Steve Gallardo.

Next week's U.S. Senate immigration subcommittee hearing on Arizona's Senate Bill 1070 is shaping up to be more exciting than initially billed -- at least as "exciting" as something aired on C-SPAN can get.

​Ousted state Senate President Russell Pearce, the author of the bill, has already committed to being in attending to defend it.

Now state Senator Steve Gallardo, the author of the bill to repeal 1070, has also confirmed his attendance.

​New York Democratic Senator Charles Schumer, the chair of the aforementioned subcommittee, has been planning this hearing out for a while, since publicly inviting Governor Jan Brewer in February.

Brewer's spokesman dismissed the invitation as a "publicity stunt," but Pearce raised his hand and offered to show up as the next-best option.

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SB 1070 crusader or political gamesman?

In the last couple of months, Governor Jan Brewer has issued official responses to two parties critical of Senate Bill 1070, brushing both of as mere "political" ploys.

The first was New York Democratic Senator Charles Schumer, who asked Brewer to show up to his Senate subcommittee hearing on immigration in April and answer a few questions about her support of the anti-immigration law.

Brewer's press secretary referred to Schumer's request as a "publicity stunt," while the governor's official response to Schumer referred to "gamesmanship."

Brewer writes that it's "inappropriate" for her to testify before Congress the day before SB 1070 goes before the Supreme Court, but indirectly responded to some of the questions Schumer had in a letter.

Then there are the legal briefs that just about everyone and their grandmother have been filing to the Supreme Court.

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Governor Jan Brewer, busy.

​Governor Jan Brewer has issued her official response to a brief filed by California and 10 other states opposing Senate Bill 1070, and Brewer's calling the brief "pure politics."

Apparently everyone wants to play politics, as groups of former police chiefs, attorneys general, members of Congress, cities and counties, former Immigration and Naturalization Service commissioners, Latin American countries, and multiple organizations also have submitted briefs to the Supreme Court.

Still, to California, et al., Brewer has a thing or two to say:

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This guy will actually be testifying before a US Senate Subcommittee on SB 1070.

​Ousted state Senate President Russell Pearce is actually going to defend Senate Bill 1070 before a US Senate Subcommittee in April.

The spokesman for ​New York Democratic Senator Charles Schumer just sent the information over, saying Pearce will answer questions before the Senate Subcommittee on Immigration the day before the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments about the state's controversial immigration law.

"Schumer, the chairman of the Senate's immigration subcommittee, said he has accepted an offer by Pearce to testify, but he repeated his challenge for Arizona Governor Jan Brewer to also appear," the statement says.

Schumer sent a letter to Governor Jan Brewer a few weeks ago asking her to defend the law, but her press secretary dismissed it as a "publicity stunt."

After that, Pearce raised his hand, telling Valley reporter Howie Fischer that as the author, "there's nobody better" to defend the law.

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Russell Pearce would like some attention, please.

​New York Democratic Senator Charles Schumer sent a letter to Governor Jan Brewer last week, asking her to give testimony before his Senate Subcommittee on Immigration about Senate Bill 1070.

Schumer's office said the point of Brewer's testimony would be "to hear whether she still believes the law to be necessary given the gains made in securing the nation's southwestern border."

The governor's spokesman proclaimed the invitation was just a "publicity stunt," which sounds like the governor's appearance at the hearing will be a no-go.

Ousted Senate President Russell Pearce, however, is willing to take her place.

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Faced with the choice of sticking to principles or attending a fun-filled fall conference in Phoenix on the public dime, guess what politicians from El Paso, Texas and Washington State are doing?

That's right -- margaritas and networking! Whoo-hoo!

In fact, the National League of Cities itself -- which officially condemned Arizona's SB1070 immigration law last year -- could have canceled its conference here, but chose not to. The Wednesday-through-Saturday conference at the downtown Phoenix Sheraton will take place as scheduled, though attendees can assuage their guilt during several discussion groups on immigration issues. The League is expecting about 3,000 people at the conference, says League spokesman Gregory Minchak, who added that he's not sure if boycotts against Arizona in other states have had any significant impact on the event. 

A look at Internet news from the last week or two, we saw that a couple of the hypocrites are taking a few licks from critics.

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Columbus, Ohio Mayor Michael Coleman

​Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio got a little pissy earlier this week when three police officers from Columbus, Ohio weren't granted permission to come to Arizona for training with the sheriff's boys in beige. The reason: Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman called for a boycott of all things Arizona more than a year ago.

We spoke with Coleman's press secretary, Dan Williamson, yesterday. The gist of the conversation: Joe Arpaio's pissiness is just about the last thing on the mayor's mind -- and it "sounds kinda like a publicity stunt."

Williamson continues, "It sounds like there was one officer [who] made a big deal about [the boycott]. This is not an issue that was raised with the mayor. I don't believe anyone went to the mayor and said 'hey, this is important.'"

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