Posted on 05/11/2006 6:50:02 AM PDT by rattrap
OK ... working off the premise that I never have an original thought ... let me share something that occurred to me last night whilst I was listening to a few minutes of the Michael Savage show. It is truly perplexing to try to figure out just why our government won't respond to the Mexican invasion. Eight out of ten Americans want the border closed ... yet the politicians who are supposed to be listening to us do absolutely nothing.
Twenty-five million illegals have crossed the border from Mexico into the United States since 1990, and the only actions our elected officials have taken is to legitimize about 13 million of these criminals through various amnesty programs. Nothing else.
Just yesterday the House Judiciary Committee, which is under the control of Republicans by the way, rejected an effort to end the a requirement for bilingual ballots in many states. You're supposed to be a citizen to vote, and if you aren't a natural born citizen you must pass an English proficiency test to become one. So, why the need for bilingual ballots? Could it possibly be because these politicians know, and quietly support the fact, that people who speak Spanish and who are not citizens regularly vote in this country?
Also just yesterday we learned of reports that the U.S. Border Patrol, under the control of the Executive Branch of government, is informing the Mexican government as to the location of the Minutemen boarder watch group. Although our government says that the report is "inaccurate," the locations of those Minutemen activities do show up on a Mexican website maintained by the Mexican government. Minutemen leaders have charged that Mexican troop transports cross our borders with Mexico regularly carrying loads of illegals. How can we be surprised by this considering the fact that Mexican president Vicente Fox refers to these illegals as "heroes." The Mexican Army helping illegals by carrying them across the border? Now you tell me that this isn't an invasion.
So ... why absolutely nothing from our government? Why, in the name of all common sense, haven't the borders been shut down? Could it possibly be that the Mexican invasion is actually welcomed by our politicians?
How could that be? Well ... I'm not what you would call a conspiracy nut, but let me just drive something into the parking lot here to see if it dents any fenders. I'm going to connect our government's apparent support for the Mexican invasion with government education. A stretch? You figure that one out for yourself.
It is clear -- you can't argue with me on this one -- that our system of government education has produced a population that has limited, at best, knowledge of our country's history and of our system of government and how it is supposed to operate. The average male citizen of any state would be more likely to know the names of the head football coaches of the two largest colleges or universities in that state than he would the name of that state's two senators. Most people -- and we're talking 90% plus -- of the people in this country could not name their two senators, their congressman, and the person who represents them in both houses of their state legislature. Americans, thanks to state-controlled education and with no small amount of help from the media, actually believe that America is supposed to be a democracy, and don't understand the danger of that form of government. We're focused on sports and entertainment celebrities while we ignore the very people who can actually have a profound impact on how we live our lives. Is this by accident?
Allow me to propose to you that this is entirely by design. Politicians drunk on political power, prestige and perks are well-served by an ignorant electorate. They can buy their way into office election after election by offering the government as a replacement for personal responsibility and nifty little spending projects (pork) back at home. The more informed the people are, the greater their understanding of just what type of government we're supposed to have and how it is supposed to work, the more precarious the hold the politician has on power.
So ... accepting the premise that politicians actually benefit from an ignorant and ill-informed body politic, why would they not seek ways to further dilute the level of knowledge and awareness in the voters? And what better way than to enable a flood of millions upon millions of "immigrants" who know little about our form of government and show little inclination to learn? Oh, you say they can't vote? Tell that to Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez of Southern California. Ms. Sanchez was elected on the strength of votes from non-citizen Hispanics in Orange County in 1996. An attempt by the Republicans to investigate that election was denounced by Democrats as "racist" and the investigations stopped. Remember ... there are active movements in many areas heavily populated with non-citizen Latinos, most of which are here illegally, to allow them to vote in local elections.
Eight out of ten Americans want the borders closed. Nothing is being done. There has to be a reason.
The keywords going up are funny. Hillaryslittletrolls? I guess anyone concerned about the flood of illegals over the border and the fact that politicians on both sides refuse to do anything about it are now considered trolls. LOL, where's that clean-up girl graphic?
None of it makes any sense at all for the GOP. Even if they could get conservatives to blindly vote for them, it still won't overcome the illegal voters coming across the border.
Most of the electorate went to liberal-run schools and couldn't tell you a damn thing about the Constitution. We're into the second generation of idiot legislators.
Don't forget to get a bumper sticker of Calvin peeing on the U.S. flag.
Nothing is being done. There has to be a reason.
IMO at least part of the reason is that politicians in this country are adept in the art of becoming elected and they covet the prestige and trappings of office, but they hide from the hard and messy work of actually taking a stand and fulfilling their responsibilities out of fear that doing so might adversely effect their reelection. In short, too many of them lack character.
True.. and more many freepers are FOR the illegal and legal aliens(democrats).. Amazing that that could be true(HERE).. One side of their mouth decrys democrats yet the other side of their mouth supports the illegal and legal aliens(democrats)
The disconnect must be because George Bush is up his eyeballs in this.. They are riding Occams Razor in support of Bush and Bush's activitys in reguard to the aliens.. Separating Bush and the illegal and legal aliens(democrats) voting is not easy.. Bush is either stuck on stupid or he isn't.. I say he isn't.. Its being done ON PURPOSE..(aliens voting).. Bush is not alone on this to be sure, but he IS the poster child.. and highest Law Enforcement Official in THIS LAND.. Serpico where are you?.. We need a republican Serpico..
On the Voting Rights thread, even Sensenbrenner admitted ballots need to be in Spanish FOR U.S. CITIZENS - he lacks character now too?!
Welcome to the New World Order! "The powers That Be" are trying to turn North America into a super state to compete with China and a Unified Europe and the people be damned!
Wait! They care that we (taxpayers, you, me) pay for their medical and educational needs, among other things, too.
Bingo! If they seal the border there would be no more War On Drug money and billions would be lost from the drug trade in both countries.
The open borders hysteria will reach new highs today, since the senate "leaders" have announced a deal today in which the latest amnesty is back on the senate floor.
Just on Fox News Senate moving ahead with amnesty program.
"The keywords going up are funny. Hillaryslittletrolls? I guess anyone concerned about the flood of illegals over the border and the fact that politicians on both sides refuse to do anything about it are now considered trolls. LOL, where's that clean-up girl graphic?"
OMG! hahaha. I was just taking notice of that. I've seen it on other threads too. Don't mind me, I'm just trying to figure out the dynamics of who's on which side of the fence here and to what lengths they will go to make their position known. Those keywords go about nowhere. But it looks like they belong to folks who are openborder/'earned' amnesty for illegals but won't admit it (at least none that I've found yet)?
Most of them were up there before the first reply, so they are content to come in here and tag my thread with their silly keywords but they refuse to out themselves as being pro-amnesty and pro-illegal. They'd rather call those of us who believe in American sovereignty "trolls" from the shadows. I'm sure most of us know who they are anyway, the pom-poms and kool-aid ring around the mouth give them away.
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