Posted on 05/01/2006 11:05:04 AM PDT by claudiustg
Today’s May Day general strike by illegal aliens and their supporters should help clarify the Senate’s immigration deliberations. The question before senators, as they seek to pass an immigration bill before Memorial Day, no longer concerns the specifics of policy—how much border fencing, the period of work for guestworkers, etc. The question now is whether the government of the United States will give in to the mob.
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The more mainstream pro-amnesty forces understand the potential for an intensified anti-illegal backlash from today’s marches, which is why many did not join in. One amnesty supporter said the May Day offensive “could further polarize the debate and make reform supporters seem anti-American just as lobbyists are trying to persuade lawmakers in Washington to pass a bill that would benefit immigrants.”
This concern, though, is too little, too late. At this point, an immigration vote in the Senate will not, and should not, be about the particulars of policy. Rather, a vote for anything other than an enforcement-only bill would represent a surrender to the mob, a capitulation to the illegal-alien will to power. There will be plenty of time in coming years for Congress to debate the legitimate questions of legalization or guestworker programs—but now it’s time for senators to push back and pass an enforcement-only bill, to make clear that in the United States, laws are made in the Capitol, not in the streets.
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"Sinko" de Mayo on Friday.
"a vote for anything other than an enforcement-only bill would represent a surrender to the mob"
Very true.
I see the rice and beans futures are down.
Some question. I got a twenny says they cave and I'm giving odds.
I have said many times in the past that these people need to be called what they really are: illegal invaders of our country. They are not an "immigrant" problem. Language is so important here because it misleads to simply say "immigrant". I for one am glad they are protesting because it shows what a mob mentality they have and our government should not be making deals with these "terrorists" either. They cause many problems from what I have seen.
And it will be perceived as such, not only by the domestic enemy (stupidly allowed to flout immigration laws), but by foreign enemies as well.
I did not shop this weekend. Instead, I spent 200$ at the grocery store for just that reason. Except for Milk. THe Oregon Dairy Farmers association publicly supported the May Day Idiocy, so I did not buy milk.
If you have the opportunity today, GO BUY STUFF! Show these fools that they have NO ETHICAL RIGHT to protest.
Bumperoo
Lets see: Illegals go to the street, protest, get what they want. The logical extension of this idiocy is me going to Bank 1 in town, parking myself in their lobby and demanding $250,000 in any denomination bills. BY their reasoning I should get "my" money.Right??
---Show these fools that they have NO ETHICAL RIGHT to protest.---
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The voice of what made Mexico great.
No bet. I think you're right.
The question now is whether the government of the United States will give in to the mob.
I believe they will. The House may do what's right, but I doubt it.
Rather, a vote for anything other than an enforcement-only bill would represent a surrender to the mob, a capitulation to the illegal-alien will to power.
but now it's time for senators to push back and pass an enforcement-only bill, to make clear that in the United States, laws are made in the Capitol, not in the streets.
The senate will defer to mob rule.
"Some question. I got a twenny says they cave and I'm giving odds."
I'm still boycotting 24/7 365.
ping
"They were expecting about 5,000 demonstrators today and only a few hundred showed up. Guess all of the others are at work."
Or picking up their welfare checks.
You DO realize that the only way the economic impact of the criminal rights marches will be reported is if there is a big pro criminal result. If folk actually spend more in counter protests such as to make Monday a great day for retailers, restaurants and elsewhere, the data will never, ever see the light of day or media publication.
It is against the agenda.
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