Posted on 05/30/2006 1:50:40 PM PDT by BradtotheBone
WASHINGTON - Sometimes, mail call hits Congress like a ton of bricks - literally. One by one, opponents of illegal immigration have been sending lawmakers real, red bricks with angry messages written on the side: "Build a wall. Deport them all."
While hundreds of thousands of activists took to the streets Monday, lawmakers in Washington dealt with an increase in mail from supporters of a get-tough approach to illegal immigration.
Sen. Wayne Allard, R-Colo., laughed about the heavy bricks he has found in his in-box, saying he'll have to weigh them against the letters and calls he receives from both sides.
"The question I have is, how do they get that through security?" Allard said. "The second thing is, how did they afford the postage? Now that is a motivated citizen."
Allard and his fellow Coloradan, Democratic Sen. Ken Salazar, both have expressed concerns about illegal immigrants and their supporters staying away from their jobs or skipping school.
Salazar, whose office also received bricks in the mail, said, "I would hope people could have demonstrated during their off-hours, not during work and school hours. I believe it's important for all kids to stay in school and for workers to stay at their jobs."
Some analysts and immigrant rights supporters have warned that disruptive protests, work stoppages and boycotts could backfire by stirring up opposition.
That's a common theme of opposition mail Allard has been receiving.
One letter, which was wrapped around a brick and mailed to the senator, says: "I can't take a day off from work to go stand in the street and protest all day long like an illegal immigrant. But I did have time to send you this brick so that you could get started building a wall between the U.S. and Mexico."
The writer, whose name was redacted by Allard's staff, warned that he would oppose any politicians who vote to give "amnesty" to illegal immigrants.
It was signed, "Mad as hell."
Yeah, but they still don't get "IT"
LOL! I love it! I thank God my Senators voted against the amnesty bill that the Senate passed.
I sent three.
My Senators voted against it, too, but I'm mailing my bricks to Frist, Hastert, and Bush.
It's going to take something on the level of being struck by lightning to penetrate the egos of some of them.
Some Los Angeles talk show hosts got their listeners to buy thousands of toilet brushes and send them to the mayor, because he said, "We clean your toilets" at a pro-"immigration" rally. I'd rather see people putting that money into a pool from which we could buy advertising. A media campaign ("Ken Salazar thinks illegal aliens deserve your job") would be a lot more effective than stunts like mailing bricks and toilet brushes.
Does that sound like "Let them eat cake," or what.
The big question for him should be "Does he have another job lined up for after his next election?"
More info at the website. Either DIY from their suggestions, like I did, or there was a guy that was doing it for you "at cost". About $10-12 a brick.
Mail one to Specter while you're at it...he needs a lot of convincing.
Or, buy your own brick and use the Post Office One-Rate Priority Box and send it for $8.10 + cost of the brick. The boxes are free at the post office.
These guys think we can't afford anything, when what we cannot afford is them.
Evidently, mailing bricks is not having the desired effect on waking up some Senators (my two are perfect on this issue, BTW).
I guess the next step would be THROWING bricks.
***Sen. Wayne Allard, R-Colo., laughed about the heavy bricks he has found in his in-box, saying he'll have to weigh them against the letters and calls he receives from both sides. ***
Keep laughing you SOB, maybe soon you will be laughing on the unemployment line.
They can't afford the postage and they were making nice, the next will be via personal air mail, right through your window, ijit!
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