Hi, OldFriend. Thanks for dipping into this thread. I know from long experience in local politics here in the greater Los Angeles area that the people who make up the permanently disgruntled contingent on the Right are a relatively small fringe. They are pretty ineffective under the best of circumstances, so I don't trouble myself over them. Nevertheless, if the Congress does pass an amnesty bill and the president signs it before the election, I believe it may very well cost him re-election.
I believe Ridge's trial balloon the other day was meant to see just how stiff the opposition might be. So the point of this thread is actually to encourage people to get off their duffs and ACTIVELY express their opposition now, while there is plenty of time to influence policy. Sitting around on FR posting mindless nonsense (e.g., Post #10) doesn't accomplish anything constructive.