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Snow: Flow of illegals not an 'invasion'
WorldNetDaily ^
| June 2, 2006
| Les Kinsolving
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."
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If this isn't an invasion, where one country is openly encouraging and aiding their own citizens to illegally enter, settle in and undermine a neighboring country's laws, culture and government, then I do not know what an invasion is.
To: AmericaOne
Reconquesta is an invasion
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posted on
06/02/2006 4:52:18 PM PDT
by
Vision
("There are no limits to growth because there are no limits of human intelligence" Ronald Reagan)
To: AmericaOne
La Raza is an invasion
3
posted on
06/02/2006 4:52:58 PM PDT
by
Vision
("There are no limits to growth because there are no limits of human intelligence" Ronald Reagan)
To: AmericaOne
It most definitely IS an invasion.
And as for Mexico not being our enemy . . . BAH!
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posted on
06/02/2006 4:53:11 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
("The entire remedy is with the people." - W. H. Harrison)
To: Vision
"Reconquesta is an invasion"
Is it an invasion if we invited them?
Because not enforcing the border for decades and providing jobs is basically an invitation.
To: AmericaOne
Well I guess that settles it. (sarc)
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posted on
06/02/2006 4:53:27 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(Never a minigun handy when you need one.)
To: AmericaOne
If it looks like el pato and walks like el pato, it's el pato.
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posted on
06/02/2006 4:54:14 PM PDT
by
FlingWingFlyer
(Somebody get Jack a beer! He spent the whole day "fraggin'" Marines!)
To: AmericaOne
Poor Tony can't qutie bring himself to admit the plain English meaning of the word "invasion".
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posted on
06/02/2006 4:54:16 PM PDT
by
thoughtomator
(A thread without a comment on immigration is not complete)
To: AmericaOne
Denial is not a solution.
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posted on
06/02/2006 4:54:18 PM PDT
by
xcamel
(Press to Test, Release to Detonate)
To: AmericaOne
WTH is he smokin'????? Hey Tony, WAKE UP, it IS an INVASION, geez, drinking too much kool-aid Tony,,,,,
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posted on
06/02/2006 4:54:21 PM PDT
by
rockabyebaby
(Say what you feel, those that matter don't mind, those that mind don't matter.)
To: Names Ash Housewares
If we go by your definition, I say it becomes an invasion when the invitees become hostile, as millions of them have.
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posted on
06/02/2006 4:56:15 PM PDT
by
Vision
("There are no limits to growth because there are no limits of human intelligence" Ronald Reagan)
To: AmericaOne
Guess it all depends on what the meaning of "IS" is!
To: AmericaOne
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posted on
06/02/2006 4:58:01 PM PDT
by
Dawggie
in·va·sion Audio pronunciation of "invasion" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (n-vzhn)
n.
1. The act of invading, especially the entrance of an armed force into a territory to conquer.
2. A large-scale onset of something injurious or harmful, such as a disease.
3. An intrusion or encroachment.
To: Vision
According to the violent crimes institute, they estimate 240,000 illegal alien sex offenders in the country now with an average of 4 victims each. They also estimate almost 100 more arriving each day.
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posted on
06/02/2006 4:58:43 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(Never a minigun handy when you need one.)
To: AmericaOne
"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."
You're right Tony. We are so silly to think of it as an invasion. We made a mistake and are just dern fools for not swallowing the spin, as you have. Besides, all they really want to do is to have a friendly cup of tea with us...
To: cripplecreek; Names Ash Housewares
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posted on
06/02/2006 5:00:15 PM PDT
by
Vision
("There are no limits to growth because there are no limits of human intelligence" Ronald Reagan)
To: Vision
"I say it becomes an invasion when the invitees become hostile, as millions of them have." Well said!
To: thoughtomator
Poor Tony can't qutie bring himself to admit the plain English meaning of the word "invasion".
Poor Tony has been dancing all around various words and their meanings in his searches for 'linguistic precision'.
With Clinton, it was called parsing.
With Kerry, it was called nuancing.
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posted on
06/02/2006 5:01:00 PM PDT
by
TomGuy
To: Vision
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posted on
06/02/2006 5:01:57 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(Never a minigun handy when you need one.)
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