Statesman Ping!
Or, Guest Legislators.
Take your pick!
Posted on 04/25/2006 5:49:43 AM PDT by FerdieMurphy
This past Wednesday (19 Apr, Patriot's Day in many states), I spoke at a rally against illegal immigration.
The rally was part of a nationwide petition drive, sponsored by the Minuteman Project. A key member of that group, Tony Dolz, is driving across America — from Santa Monica, CA, to Washington, DC — to deliver petitions to Congress. The petitions tell our Federal legislators to stand firm against illegal immigration, and against any form of "guest" worker program or amnesty.
Tony Dolz is a remarkable man. He is of German descent, but his ancestors moved to Cuba. He grew up speaking Spanish. His parents came to America — legally — when he was young. He was later naturalized, and is a proud United States citizen. He is so proud of his status that, last year, he set aside his several business interests, and volunteered to serve with the Minutemen on our southern border.
Now, in addition to conducting a one-man nationwide drive ("A Minuteman Goes to Washington"), he is running for a State Assembly seat in California. And, although the district has a history of Left-leaning votes, recent polls suggest that the immigration issue could carry Dolz to victory.
America needs more citizen-statesmen at every level of government. What's the difference between a politician and a statesman? Here are two answers. First, it's the same as the difference between a salesman and a consultant. (A salesman tells you "what you want to hear"; a consultant tells you the facts, and guides you toward an informed decision.) I don't know if John Trochman coined this saying, but I first heard it while watching video of his testimony at a Congressional hearing. "A politician works for the next election. A statesman works for the next generation." The people running the Minuteman Project are definitely statesmen.
it's in the details...
In the aftermath of the high-speed parachute malfunction that I experienced during my military career, I spent six weeks at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. (I was sent to an Army hospital, rather than an Air Force hospital, because they have more experience with that type of injury. I had been folded in half backwards.) As part of my rehabilitation, to encourage walking, I was allowed to take day trips in the DC area. One of my trips was to the Capitol of our nation.
I'm a detail guy. One of the details that stand out in my memory is a little sign in the hallway leading to the entrance of the Senate gallery. The gallery is where visitors sit and watch the actual Senate proceedings on the floor below. There is a velvet rope, on stanchions down the middle of the hallway. On top of the first stanchion is a sign that says, "Keep Left." At the time that I visited, the Democrats controlled both houses of Congress. (I've often wondered if, after 1994, that sign was changed to "Keep Right." Given what I've seen, on a variety of issues, I really doubt it.)
Little things mean a lot. In America, our custom is to walk on the right. We drive on the right. Our driving rules came from our walking customs. So, I thought it quite arrogant of the Congress to force Americans to violate our own traditional customs, in the very place where those customs should be most protected and preserved.
The above thought might help to explain what's wrong in the current political debates over illegal immigration. The Congress seems to think that American traditions, and the obvious will of the American people, are immaterial. Instead, they seem to think that they are the repository of some special knowledge, which mere mortals out there in Heartland America cannot access. (That is the same thought process as something known as the "Gnostic heresy" in Christian apologetics. It is the essence of elitism — which fuels such movements as the Communist "dictatorship of the proletariat.") It is because of this elitist mentality that Congress is still considering "guest worker" status for those millions of foreigners that have invaded our borders.
parallel universe
Regular readers know that I often like to present a "parallel universe" to explain ideas that go against the so-called "mainstream." I'd like to present a parallel universe that — hopefully — will scare many of our politicians into becoming statesmen. (And, if that doesn't work, will motivate many voters into "throwing the bums out" and electing real statesmen in place of the current politicians.)
Consider the concept of "guest" legislators!
What is a "guest legislator"? Simple. It is a person that has not been elected, has not participated in any type of training, and has no legal claim on a seat in a legislative body. This "guest legislator" might also be known as an "undocumented legislator," because they will have no pass to get into the building. (Of course, if any police officer tries to prevent them from entering, all the "guest legislator" needs to say is, "Don't you know who I am?") Current legislators have nothing to fear from the presence of "guest legislators," because they are only there to "do things that politicians won't do."
How does one become a "guest legislator"? Simple. First, you and all your friends make phone calls to the offices of current politicians. (Please do not try this on real statesmen, such as Congressmen Tom Tancredo or Ron Paul.) Call the politicians all sorts of names for their elitist policy of having police officers guard the doors of the Capitol. Tell them that your ancestors used to live in mud huts on that very ground; therefore, it is your right to have an office there. Then, when they laugh at you, have all your friends go to one door of the building, hold a noisy rally, and make threatening remarks. Then, while all the police go to that door, you sneak in through a door at the other end of the building. Poof! You are now a "guest legislator."
What does one actually "do" during one's tenure as a "guest legislator"? Well, first, go and take a seat in some politician's office. Then, call the office of the Clerk of the House. (Or, the Clerk of the Senate, if you happened to "go north" in your migration.) The current salary for all Senators and Representatives is $165,200. So, call the Clerks and tell them that you will work for half of that — especially if they will pay you under the table. (Even if they pay you over the table, it would equal picking lettuce for $50/hour for ten months of the year.) When a current politician finds out what you're doing, and tries to complain that you are "depressing the wages" in his job market, have all your friends hold a rally in front of a liberal TV station, and have them say that you pay your fair share of taxes (even though everyone knows it isn't true), and that Congressman So-and-So is a "racist" — even if you are of the same race. If that doesn't work, then invent some word, such as "guestophobe." Besides, the only reason that you're there, fulfilling a valuable role, is to do things that politicians won't do.
How long can one remain a "guest legislator"? Well.... What is the definition of the word "temporary"? (The last guy in the White House needed an entire team of lawyers to develop a four-paragraph definition of "is" — and another team of lawyers to develop a four-paragraph definition of "sex.") Whenever anyone tries to tell you that you have no right to be there, or to do what you're doing, tell them that, "No human being should be illegal." If Congressman So-and-So tries to argue that you just quoted the Communist Party, don't worry about it. Your buddies in the MSM will make him look like a buffoon for daring to try to tell the public the truth. After all, your presence there should be celebrated — not merely tolerated — because you're only there to do things that politicians won't do.
Now, if the politicians do manage to get up enough resolve to call the police, and if the police are not too busy rounding up dozens of other "guest legislators" in other parts of the Capitol complex, and if they do manage to toss you out of the building, don't worry about it. Why? Because you'll be able to get back in soon enough. After all, your presence in the Capitol is needed — to do things that politicians won't do.
If any politicians are reading this, and if you don't like my scathing mockery of your limp-wristed refusals to act in accordance with our Constitution, then all you have to do is: 1) become a statesman, 2) secure our borders immediately, and 3) deport the illegals. If you can't take it, then don't dish it out. We real Americans are tired of having our jobs stolen. We're tired of having our taxes raised to educate the children of people that shouldn't be here. We're tired of waiting in long lines at the emergency room. It's time for politicians to become unemployed, so that statesmen can have job opportunities.
We can count "statesmen" in congress without having to use our toes.
Ping!
Undocumented Senators and Undocumented Property Owners to come soon..
Wonderful idea!
Or, Guest Legislators.
Take your pick!
And if they object to our taking over Congress as guest legislators, just say (as the illegal aliens told Los Angeleans), "Excuse me but this is ours."
"Undocumented Property Owners to come soon.."
The design put together at the University of Chicago in the 60s that each person is only entitled to "x" # of sq. ft. to live in and if your house has more than that you have to take in additional people, without pay. I forget the number but I believe it was 200 sq.ft./person.
The ultimate plan of the socialists to house the homeless.
>The design put together at the University of Chicago in
>the 60s that each person is only entitled to "x" # of sq.
Yeah, this was done in russia for 75 years, few sq.m. per person and 6 "sotok" of land per person.
It's far too late for that. Our politicans, news media, churches and business people have already sold America to Mexico for slave labor and sold us to China so they can become our political masters. Bush has decided the "peaceful religion" criminals will do a good job of keeping the peace in all this mess. Good luck. Americans have just seen our birthright destroyed, our country raped and sold by the low life who are in control.
GREAT QUOTE!
We haven't just watched, we've been complicit. Bickering over petty crap that doesn't really matter in the long run, while the Big Game was being rammed down our throats.
I see tagline material.
I'm sticking with mine for now, but grabbing that one soon.
Or as Cicero wrote: "The more laws, the less justice."
"In politics stupidity is not a handicap." Napoleon Bonaparte
To paraphrase Ronald Reagan: government social programs are the closest thing on this planet to eternal life.
No need to mess with the Congress critters. Just tell the overpaid staffers we will be bringing in illegal aliens to do their job cheaper and better. Capitol Hill will explode
Great article!
Semper Fi'
Jarhead
Fire every single one of them and install guest legislators and bureaucraps...
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