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To: ejdrapes
So that is the spin. That is how they intend to get all of us back in the fold.

Swing the watch bob to and fro in front of our eyes and say 'see, President Bush is a strong leader, are you not proud of him'. Swinging back and forth, repeating again and again, and hope we become mesmerized and do not see the swarm of illegals crossing our unprotected boarders.
12 posted on 01/08/2004 4:37:24 PM PST by ItsMyVoteDammit
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To: ItsMyVoteDammit
On executive issues, Bush uses his executive power, and does what he thinks best. This, arguably, is a legislative issue. There has got to be debate and a consensus in the country to make the borders more airtight. And then there can be a bipartisan effort to do it.

If it is done down party lines, that will forever establish the Democrats as the party of demographic dominance, therefore dominance plain and simple. This move of a Republican president to punt on immigration arguably keeps alive the two-party system. It enables immigrants to vote Republican.

18 posted on 01/08/2004 4:44:55 PM PST by NutCrackerBoy
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To: ItsMyVoteDammit
Don't be so pedantic. The President leads, but he is not empowered to write laws. If you think illegal immigration is an important issue, then contact your representatives and let them know how you feel.
31 posted on 01/08/2004 5:05:32 PM PST by Cultural Jihad
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