Posted on 03/30/2006 10:24:28 AM PST by neverdem
Amazing, isn't it? They work long and hard to usurp powers and tax dollars. But are paralyzed when it comes to doing one of their enumerated jobs - providing for the security of this country.
"In the face of this real threat, and in the face of **ten years** of Ladd's complaints, the feds have been utterly paralyzed, unable even to decide which agency has the responsibility to fix the fence.... [Ladd] "I feel cheated by my government, the country I love. They're telling me to go screw myself."
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This sure ain't outta our local Tucson rags. "Red Star" and "Soviet Citizen" love the illegals.
Ping. Another good article by Leo Banks.
The BP can't keep the equipment they have working and DC wants to send them more. What is the problem with building a fence or a wall? They don't break down and spare parts can be found at the local hardware store.AWB
WE have to come up w/ something that is comprehensive, workable, and takes into account that we are peacable neighbors with Mexico. Nothing I've heard so far is big enough or makes sense.
I would not put it past a future administration to follow the Israel model and give away occupied land and force its rightful owners to move. This in the name of a peace offering.
I'm certainly sympathetic, but this article notes that:
The risk of alienating Hispanics is much greater than the risk of turning off conservatives, Griswold said. He noted Republicans who supported guest worker programs like Reps. Jeff Flake and Jim Kolbe in Arizona and Chris Cannon in Utah have survived primary challenges from anti-immigration opponents.
http://www.newsone.ca/piercelandherald/stories/index.php?action=fullnews&id=167536
If Arizonans are so adamant about this issue, why do they keep electing RINOs? Your vote if your only chance to change things and if the politicians know they can sell out to big business and still get your vote they won't take you seriously.
***And Bush is down in his future Mexican wonderland probably trading away more sovereignty as we post. The buck stops with him as far as I am concerned.***
The President does NOT make the laws. That's Congress's job. Write to your RINO Reps and Senators.
just as the waves of goths and huns and other barbarian tribes deromanized the provinces in the Late Western Roman Empire - destroying the economy, displacing populations, changing the language and other cultural paradigms, often devaluing the land itself through damage to resources and irrigation, interrupting trade and communications, forcing the development of walled and fortified hilltop towns, and paving the way for ethnic-based feudalism...
so too does our current exactly similar policy of "defense in depth" work to destroy the southwest of this republic.
A couple of years ago, I would have laughed at this statement. After seeing the shameful, pathetic political kowtowing to the "demonstrators" in the last week though, I have to say it wouldn't surprise me all that much.
Maybe someone could donate some taser guns to every property owner along the border...stun them and them call border patrol to come pick them up!
with all due respect: sufficient laws are already on the books, and it is the responsibility of the Executive to *execute* (enforce) those laws.
And in reference to Bush's affinity for amnesty for illegals, the questiion he is probably asking Vicente is: "Deal or no deal"!
Then pray tell what is he doing down there?
Don't worry! Be happy!
Bush wants to give our little brown brother amnesty and all the rights of an American citizen as soon as he steps across the border.
I have an idea. Give every so called illegal immigrant, if they want to stay here, 20 acres of BLM or National Park lands, a mule and five years to make it productive as a qualification for citizenship.
We can start with Feinstein's 1,000,000 + acre Tortoise preserve in the Mojave.
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