Posted on 06/18/2007 4:33:53 AM PDT by BigAlPro
The preamble of our Constitution says, "We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."
Upon assuming his office, our president raised his right hand and made the following promise to the citizens of America: "I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."
Likewise, every one of our U.S. senators took a similar oath upon assuming office: "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me God."
Legislating a path to citizenship for illegal aliens represents a violation of these oaths. Giving them citizenship will negatively impact the future of government in America. If these one-time fugitives become citizens, they will have not only the right to vote, but the power to run for and hold political office.
They will be eligible to serve in law enforcement, serve as judges and even work with classified material. They will be allowed to work with children in schools and day-care facilities. In spite of their criminal background, they will have the same rights as every other naturalized citizen in this country.
Well, Mr. President, exactly which clause of the Constitution are you preserving, protecting and defending by offering citizenship to illegal aliens? And how about you senators? Do you expect us to believe that providing citizenship to millions of international trespassers is in keeping with true faith and allegiance to the U.S. Constitution, which you swore to support and defend? Where is justice in your "comprehensive immigration reform act"? Do you honestly believe you are promoting the general welfare by circumventing our immigration laws and offering citizenship to millions of illegal immigrants? We think not.
In order to establish justice, we must enforce all existing immigration laws. To insure domestic tranquility, we must stop illegal immigration and control the flow of all immigrants. To provide for the common defense, we must secure our borders and strengthen our border patrol. To promote the general welfare, we must require proof of legal residency for all public services, including emergency health care and especially public education.
Now is not the time for new immigration legislation. In fact, there should never be a time for offering citizenship to illegal aliens. Granting citizenship to illegals is a slap in the face of every law-abiding American, especially those who have gone through the arduous process of naturalization.
Now is the time for "we the people" to hold our elected officials to their word. Now is the time for us to remind our president and our legislators that they are in our government and they work for us. Now is the time for us to defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic, even if those enemies are in Washington.
Now is the time for "we the people" to secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves by standing firm in our sovereignty, as one nation, under God.
They can’t all move to Paraguay.
We don't even know where the buck stops anymore.
We don’t even know where the buck stops anymore.”
I believe it stops in carpetbagger’s pockets.
Nope. Just a select few. Never forget that.
That’s it, it’s the carpetbaggers fault!
Wha’d they buy down there, 80,000 acres?
But we do know where it started.
Those of us that live near the border and are in the know blame Bush for the huge increase in illegal entries primarily in the last three years since he has encouraged them to come here with his talk of amnesty. A leader who wanted to stop the invasion would have stood up and told them not to come there would be no amnesty and no jobs. HE PROMOTED AND ENCOURAGED THEIR ILLEGAL ENTRY. The number of illegals entering in the last three years is unprecedented. In years past most illegals were men who came alone and returned home once a year usually at Christmas, but since talk of amnesty they brought their wives and promptly had anchor babies, overburdening our system.
The buck is suppose to stop at the POTUS desk, but it doesn't even slow down by this guys desk.
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Then we keep up the pressure. Write your senator and congressman. Don't let up for one second. If you do this piece of crap bill will pass and we can't afford it.
Thanks for the tip.
That’s it, it’s the carpetbaggers fault!
Ok, let me rephrase,
The buck stops in Ted Kennedy’s liquor cabinet.
You got it. Bush is just an innocent by-stander here.
Impeachments???
Somehow I think you didn't need the advice.
Bush is just an innocent by-stander here.”
How do you figure that?
By the next election, it will be too late.
Didn’t you hear? We Americans are lazy, vigilantes, and now compassionless bigots. We’re the obvious problem here.
Imagine that. Maybe it's because Bush is all over the place pushing this amnesty farce.
Bush lobbies Senate on immigration (Lott's Outrageous Comment)June 13, 2007
President Bush visited with Senate Republicans behind closed doors yesterday, promising that he will follow through on border security, pleading with them to give his immigration plans a second look and trying to overcome hard feelings that arose from his recent charge that opponents are guilty of trying to "frighten people.". .
Senators Unmoved by Bush Bid to Save Immigration Bill
The visit was the first time in five years that Bush had come to the Capitol for the Republican senators' weekly policy luncheon. He and senior administration officials painted the meeting -- coming five days after the collapse on the Senate floor of the tenuous compromise on immigration -- as a rescue session. Bush made an impassioned plea for the legislation, saying "the status quo is unacceptable."
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