Posted on 06/02/2006 4:51:13 PM PDT by AmericaOne
Snow: Flow of illegals not an 'invasion'
Spokesman says Article 4 of Constitution doesn't apply to border issue
Saying Mexico is "not the enemy," presidential press secretary Tony Snow today rejected the characterization of the constant flow of illegal aliens over the U.S. border as an "invasion."
At today's White House press briefing, WND asked the spokesman: "Article 4, Section 4 of the Constitution says, 'The United States shall guarantee to every state in the Union a republican form of government and shall protect each of them from foreign invasion.' My question is, does the president believe this foreign invasion means only armed invasion, or doesn't this also mean the invasion of millions of illegal immigrants?"
Responded Snow: "I think what you are doing is you're attaching a martial connotation to something that does not have martial consequences. …
"What the president has said – if you were talking about an invasion, he's made it clear that Mexico is not the enemy."
WND also asked Snow about a lawsuit by war veteran Sgt. Peter Damon, who lost both of his arms in Iraq. Damon has sued Michael Moore for using clips without his permission in "Fahrenheit 9/11" to give the false impression that he opposed the war.
"I didn't lose my arms over there to come back and be used as ammunition against my commander in chief," Damon was quoted as saying.
"If he is asked," queried WND, "will this commander in chief be willing to testify in court on behalf of this double amputee sergeant?"
Snow called it a "hypothetical question"
"Please don't put me in the position of trying to answer to a lawsuit between somebody who served his country and Michael Moore," Snow said. "We'll let them deal with it."
Feels like the first time!
how old are they? if they are little ones you will be sorry! :D
anyone up for FReeper Karaoke?
LOL
LOL!
My son is 17-- has to get up at 6 to go take his SAT's.....
but Grandpa is picking up and taking him...
the other are two girls...5 and 7....they are out cold!
;-)
Watching Tony Snow WH Press Briefing on C-Span. Waiting to see/hear the immigration remarks he made.
wow, now thats kind of a wide age spread! 17-5 :)
OH MY!
You are dedicated...LOL!
Treat yourself....
try this...
http://971theriver.com/
just click listen live....
very nice..
;-)
YES!
I was almost DONE!
OY!
Love the one your with!
I heard someone say that the press took something Tony said out of context, do you know what they were talking about? I missed that news.
people I know who live in L.A., democrats, have called it an invasion...
We have a problem here folks, and the website American Patrol had an interesting statement on it a few years ago,
"You won't know what kind of problem you have until you try to stop it!"
oy--
love the one you're with...
my pet peeve is the their, there, they're....etc...
I try to make sure I get it right...but... silver bullets tend to get in the way!
;-)
I hadn't heard about that one...but- if the media is going to get any propaganda outta Tony-- that is the ONLY way they will get it...
"Love is like a refugee...."
LOL!!!
Live like a refugee...
it is the silver bullets... they tend to add a bit of articstic interpretation...
;-D
BUMP
I was cuttin the rug at a place called the jug
with a girl named linda lou...
WOOO HOOOO!
;-)
your gonna be sorry! 5yr olds got some loud lungs! :D
LOL!!
My 5 yr old is a mini me...
she like sleep as much as I do....
so far- so good.....
she would probably sing with me anyway... the child is a nut...
now the 7 yr old would yell at me...
Baby we were born to run.............
ya'll are not Karaoke types. eh?
;-)
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