There seems to be two conflicting views on this thread. Those who are genuinely concerned over extraconstitutional powers concentrated in the executive especially in light of the virtual blind eye to the MASSIVE illegal alien problem, and those who buy into the hyperventilating finger pointing Mutt and Jeff routine that is our current political party system. I personally have a very difficult time believing that our very national existence hangs in the balance by a single piece of legislation, when the southern border with the narco-terrorist nation of Mexico might as well be a 2000 mile long welcome mat. Doesn’t compute.
>>There seems to be two conflicting views on this thread. Those who are genuinely concerned over extraconstitutional powers concentrated in the executive especially in light of the virtual blind eye to the MASSIVE illegal alien problem, and those who buy into the hyperventilating finger pointing Mutt and Jeff routine that is our current political party system. I personally have a very difficult time believing that our very national existence hangs in the balance by a single piece of legislation, when the southern border with the narco-terrorist nation of Mexico might as well be a 2000 mile long welcome mat. Doesn’t compute.<<
There is also a short term versus longer term concern.
In the short run, cheap illegal immigrant labor is tempting much like the security of having the government monitor all our phone calls and bank records.
But over time those illegal immigrants have great costs and great risks and I remember previous government excesses. How many Ruby Ridges and Wacos will there be when future administrations have access to everything we say and do in private?
I understand the temptation to take a short term view but we do so at a long term peril.