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We Are a Nation of Laws
Townhall.com ^ | July 26, 2019 | Tucker Carlson and Neil Patel

Posted on 07/26/2019 2:24:56 AM PDT by Kaslin

Maybe you've noticed from watching TV in the past couple of years: When it's about tax returns, executive orders or, of course, Russia, the left strikes a law-and-order pose. Nobody, they tell us, should be above the law in this country. Nobody. Not even -- drumroll, please -- the president of the United States.

It is one of their favorite talking points, and it's highly effective because it's absolutely true. In America, nobody is above the law. That is the promise of this country, and it is the best thing about us. That's why we aren't third-world. If only Democrats actually believed their own bumper stickers. Nobody is above the law? Please, spare us. The Democratic Party's entire electoral future depends upon making certain that millions of people are above the law.

In real life, our laws are unambiguous. Nobody is allowed to move to this country without our permission. People who come here illegally must be sent home. That is what the law says. The Democratic Party is built around ignoring and subverting that law. Just this month, the president called for Immigration and Customs Enforcement to deport illegal aliens facing final deportation orders. To be clear, these are not people pulled at random out of restaurant kitchens but people who, at our expense, have gotten their day in court. They have gone through the process, but in the end, they've lost and been ordered to leave. They have chosen to ignore that order. So, if you cared about the rule of law, you would send these people home immediately. But the left doesn't care, so it denounces any attempt to enforce the law as bigotry.

Hillary Clinton actually shared a guide to help these people, the foreign nationals, evade American law enforcement. It is insanity. But it is normal now. It is now mainstream within the Democratic Party to compare border facilities -- our border facilities -- to Nazi concentration camps. We are a country that liberated concentration camps. Virtually every Democratic-run city has declared itself a sanctuary for illegal aliens. The state of California banned private businesses from giving assistance to federal immigration enforcement. Meanwhile, the Obama administration, you may remember, created an entire program -- called Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA -- specifically to protect millions of illegal immigrants from having the law enforced against them. So, maybe you support DACA. Many Americans do. But don't lecture us about how nobody is above the law. "Dreamers," the beneficiaries of DACA, are above the law by definition. That is the point of the program. There doesn't seem to be a single Democratic candidate in the race right now who believes in enforcing immigration law.

Many Democratic presidential candidates even argue we should award illegal immigrants with taxpayer-funded benefits. Come here without being asked, break our laws, take our benefits, denounce us as "racist" if you want, and we will still give you free health care. The message is not going unnoticed in the world's poorest countries. Since May 30, more than 1,100 African migrants from 19 different countries have been caught trying to cross our borders. These are not people fleeing starvation. Obviously, they had to buy transatlantic plane tickets to get to our continent. They are coming because they know they will be paid more in America. That's not irrational. You shouldn't hate them for it.

Think about what this means. There are billions of similar people all around the world. Check the global population number if you don't believe it. The Democratic Party decided all of them deserve to come here and stay permanently, at our expense. The law does not apply to them. This is totally nuts, and it is scary. Even some on the left think it is. A new report by the Center for American Progress, the preeminent liberal think tank in Washington, warns that its party's immigration position could cost Democrats the next election. The report says the position is so extreme that American voters are being forced to choose between being a nation of immigrants or a nation of laws.

In the end, most people are for laws. In a newly released Marist poll, only 27% of American adults supported decriminalizing illegal border crossings. That is a position many candidates on the Democratic side have taken recently. Sixty-six percent of Americans are opposed to that, by the way. People in almost every racial group are opposed. A large majority of African American, Hispanic and Asian voters think it is a crime to cross illegally. The poll also found that just 33% of Americans support giving illegal aliens free health care. Sixty-two percent are opposed to that, and once again, this is the majority view of all races. It's not a racial question, despite what they tell you on Twitter; it is just a lunatic idea. Americans don't hate immigrants. They are not bitter racists, no matter what Pete Buttigieg claims. This is a kind and decent country, but it's also -- and it always has been -- a nation of laws. Once we give that up, it's over.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial
KEYWORDS: border; daca; illegalimmigration; unitedstates

1 posted on 07/26/2019 2:24:56 AM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

100,000 illegals a month pouring in that we cannot stop? Coup conspirators running around as free men, even continuing to pursue a sloppy, failed coup? A DOJ AG that is contemplating his navel? No, sadly, once perhaps we were a nation of laws but Smollet, Comey, Strzok, Hillary, Mueller, and even 0bama have proven that we currently are decidedly NOT a nation of laws. Our cities are descending into chaos and becoming lawless encampments of delusional pathetic figures senseless to the indignities they see around them everyday as they trundle through their days living among actual homeless delusional schizoid sociopaths. We may be again someday a nation of laws but if anyone sees a non violent path to that glorious day they had better start selling it because the options are closing fast.


2 posted on 07/26/2019 2:33:53 AM PDT by wastoute (Government cannot redistribute wealth. Government can only redistribute poverty.)
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To: Kaslin

FINALLY: If you don’t read it all; at least read this:

Maybe you’ve noticed from watching TV in the past couple of years: When it’s about tax returns, executive orders or, of course, Russia, the left strikes a law-and-order pose. Nobody, they tell us, should be above the law in this country. Nobody. Not even — drumroll, please — the president of the United States.

It is one of their favorite talking points, and it’s highly effective because it’s absolutely true. In America, nobody is above the law. That is the promise of this country, and it is the best thing about us. That’s why we aren’t third-world. If only Democrats actually believed their own bumper stickers. Nobody is above the law? Please, spare us. The Democratic Party’s entire electoral future depends upon making certain that millions of people are above the law.


3 posted on 07/26/2019 2:53:40 AM PDT by blondiegoodbadugly (Thank you President Trump! Please continue MAGA)
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To: Kaslin

No, we USED to be a Nation of Laws.


4 posted on 07/26/2019 3:04:06 AM PDT by Envisioning (Carry safe, always carry, everyday, everywhere.)
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To: Kaslin

No, we USED to be a Nation of Laws.


5 posted on 07/26/2019 3:04:07 AM PDT by Envisioning (Carry safe, always carry, everyday, everywhere.)
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To: Kaslin

We are a nation of law breakers that love treason, lies and deceit. Theft of government funds is a way of life for some. You can only get by with is if you are a top government official.


6 posted on 07/26/2019 3:17:45 AM PDT by mountainlion (Live well for those that did not make it back.)
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To: wastoute

Well put. We are not a nation of laws and won’t be one again without a vast purge of domestic enemies. Reality is that cutting out the cancer eating America will not come from within the system.


7 posted on 07/26/2019 3:25:48 AM PDT by Truth29
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To: blondiegoodbadugly

“Witouht regsrard to persons”
The basis of law.

but the SJW oppose this.


8 posted on 07/26/2019 3:27:12 AM PDT by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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To: Truth29

As Tucker pointed out last night. Not when they just keep getting away with it. Seems to me Trump winning was the signal the days of getting away with it are over. One way or another (and Barr might want to choose quickly while it is still a choice he can make).


9 posted on 07/26/2019 3:28:08 AM PDT by wastoute (Government cannot redistribute wealth. Government can only redistribute poverty.)
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To: mountainlion

We are?


10 posted on 07/26/2019 3:30:49 AM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

Lawlessness abounds. When is the last time a Rat paid a price for their criminality? “Make their laws useless” is one of the planks of the communist manifesto. Pretty simple to figure out actually.


11 posted on 07/26/2019 3:57:02 AM PDT by HighSierra5
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To: Kaslin

We are a nation of laws unless the Democrats want something else, then the law is unfair and shouldn’t be enforced according to them.


12 posted on 07/26/2019 3:58:50 AM PDT by yldstrk (Bingo! We have a winner!)
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To: kalee

For later.


13 posted on 07/26/2019 4:08:11 AM PDT by kalee
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To: wastoute

We may be a nation of laws, but nobody is enforcing these laws against the elitists in DC.


14 posted on 07/26/2019 4:25:36 AM PDT by DownInFlames (Galsd)
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To: Kaslin
There are a couple billion people in the world without indoor plumbing. Are they all supposed to come here? There are a billion people who have never used any kind of toilet, ever. Should we provide them with lessons?


15 posted on 07/26/2019 5:33:26 AM PDT by palmer (...if we do not have strong families and strong values, then we will be weak and we will not survive)
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To: Kaslin

I’ll believe we’re a nation of laws when she’s indicted.


16 posted on 07/26/2019 5:50:18 AM PDT by mistfree (It's a very uncreative man who can't think of more than one way to spell a word.)
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To: Kaslin

This is a Joke right? Satire?

We haven’t been a Nation of Laws in a very long time, we have become a Nation of Men and will continue to do so. The very idea that the Ruling Class and Political overlords should be held to any standards is ludicrous. They are the public masters, now go back to work Serfs.


17 posted on 07/26/2019 5:56:50 AM PDT by eyeamok
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To: Kaslin

I always watch Tucker. I DVR him when I cannot catch his show. He is usually spot on.


18 posted on 07/26/2019 6:28:09 AM PDT by originalbuckeye ('In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act'- George Orwell..)
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To: Kaslin
Every day I am contacted by phone by criminals with their scams. The little guy is prey for criminals form CONgress down to your neighbor. I saw a swat team enter a neighbors house and when they had cleared it 18 people formed a line entering the house.
19 posted on 07/26/2019 6:51:10 AM PDT by mountainlion (Live well for those that did not make it back.)
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