Will Congress Outlaw Local Laws?(More outrage: Illegal immigration)

humanevents.com ^ | 05/14/2008 | William Campenni

[kellynla]

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[nathanbedford]

So, what's the scam? Preempt the states and leave the computer bank empty or full of garbage?

[Paleo Conservative]

Repeal the 17th amendment.

[kellynla]

"Candidates for the coming election are now a monotone chorus chanting “change”. Well, a welcome change for them and the rest of the inside-the-Beltway crowd would be to start enforcing the ample and adequate immigration laws we already have. A welcome change would also be to get off the open-border cheap-labor bandwagon and start paying attention to what the people want. If not, then let’s kick that boulder back down the mountain, and see if they want to try it again."

[WayneS]

Like it or not, the U.S. Constitution gives the Congress of the United States purview over regulating immigration.

Thus, they probably have the power to preempt local laws regarding the matter.

Our best option is to replace Congress.

[bilhosty]

Sam Johnson R-Texas-scum, slime, filth, maggot.

I have heard this Congressmen treated with respect by some Freepers. He is apparently what is shown above. I am feeling like today there is no point in even voting any more. we are being stabbed in the back by a party that is completely unresponsive.

[WayneS]

What good would that do? All Amendment 17 did was clarify how electors are chosen and how dead Senators are replaced.

Article 1, Sections 2 and 3 outline the make-up of Congress (House and Senate, respectively), and Article 1 Section 8 gives Congress purview over laws regarding Naturalization (Immigration) for the country..

[straps]

The reason these people do what they do is very simple to me. Its as simple as why they ban drilling anywhere in the USA. Its this simple reverse positions you decide to become a permanent politician who are you going to listen to people who vote or people who don't even show up to vote. Example in our city Miramar Florida last election 165,000 eligible voters. 45000 bothered to register at some point in time only required once in a lifetime. Out of that large sum of people here are the results,
12 candidates ran for the 1 empty position created by a City Commissioner waving a gun in a super market.
The winner received wait for it here we go he got 463 votes not a margin but a grand total.
See the Broward Sun Sentinel for back up proof. Do you really expect that new city commissioner to listen to any constituent what so ever? I think not at all. He will stay in office just like our representative to congress an impeached judge thrown off the bench but gets reelected due to the large constituency of his ethnic race.
Think of it when you think about voting in sept
Vote for the least offending person and lets start a conservative party to hell with the elephant and the donkey both. There is so little difference in them. But this is why I feel Congress does what it does.

[Travis McGee]

[whatshotandwhatsnot]

Community colleges to bar immigrants without papers
The ESL classes at Wake Tech are free of charge.

Posted: May. 13 11:47 a.m.
Updated: May. 13 9:17 p.m. (noticed that the update changed the original “illegal immigrants” to “immigrants without paper”)

Raleigh, N.C. — North Carolina’s 58 community colleges will no longer allow undocumented immigrants to enroll in degree programs, officials said Tuesday.

The Attorney General’s Office has agreed to ask federal officials to clarify rules regarding undocumented immigrants and college enrollment.

“Until we receive further clarification, we will no longer admit individuals classified as illegal or undocumented immigrants into curriculum degree programs,” Ralls said.

http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/2874306/

[Sal]

As always when dealing with the political class growing ever more distant from the populace it rules,...

It doesn't make sense, but I can't shake the conclusion that they WANT a revolution. Dumb f---s don't seem to remember they need to get the guns first.

[WayneS]

You are correct.

As I said in Post#6, above, our BEST option is to replace Congress. And I meant ALL of them.

[BuffaloJack]

Mr. Obama, are you now or have you ever been a communist?

Too bad Joe McCarthy isn’t around any more.

[Paleo Conservative]

Prior to the 17th amendment, the state legislatures yanked the chains on the senators representing their states. Nowadays, senators tell legislature what to do via mandates.

[c-b 1]

Our best option is to replace Congress.

That's the best plan I've heard lately.

[Sterco]

Only GOP candidates that support illegal immigration and abundant cheap labor will have the support of the upper echelon in the party. Dems are as bad or worse. Guess we just bend over and expect the worst.

[c-b 1]

I’ve been practicing the expect the worst part, it’s time to start practicing the bend over part.

[HKMk23]

Our best option is to replace Congress.

Great idea, but how?

The only way to replace congress is to replace the debilitating dearth of wisdom and knowledge resident in the minds of the voters. To grow up a crop of citizens who a) give a damn, and b) have enough knowledge about Constitutional representative republican government to appreciate the way it is designed, and c) vote accordingly.

There are two ways to do that: the slow and painful way, or the quick but even more painful way.

Mohammed Atta and his boys tried to help us out in the "quick but even more painful" approach, and we're no more brilliant, nor any more wise now than we were on 9-10. So, since that didn't work, what will; a 10Mton nuke on the Capitol Mall? Somehow I doubt it. Greatly.

No, aside from something dire -- like, say, the Apocalypse -- I think we're stuck with trying the slow and painful method, which means we've got a whole lot of educating to do for the next two or three decades in order to raise up a crop of voters who know enough to be entrusted with a vote.

Of course, with the NEA standing smack in the way, THAT is going to be a very, VERY long row to hoe.

[ckilmer]

the republican loss in Mississippi probably has something to do with these kinds of shenanigans. human events has it right. the betrayal of the american populace is on both sides of the isle. elite dems (& their flacks) do it for cheap votes. elite pubs (& their flacks) do it for cheap labor.