Posted on 09/06/2008 5:54:18 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana
It is interesting to note the wording about the issue of national security and immigration in the Republican Party platform for this election cycle. By adding a misbegotten phase to the end of some pseudo reassuring sentences, the Republicans have sent an alarm through a group of hold outs that they may have been hoping to win to their side.
What did the Republican platform committee intend as the exact meaning of the fragment that was tucked at the end of one of a sentence; “except as provided by federal law”? The complete sentence appears to be strong and nationalist: It does not mean driver’s licenses for illegal aliens, nor does it mean that states should be allowed to flout the federal law barring them from giving in-state tuition rates to illegal aliens, nor does it mean that illegal aliens should receive social security benefits, or other public benefits, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BY FEDERAL LAW.
Are we to assume the proverbial camel of amnesty still has leave to pop his nose under the tent of immigration law and gaze mournfully into our sovereign country until some “compassionate” La Raza supported group convinces Senators McCain, Lindsey, and Kennedy (and his minions), that enough time has passed to cause the slumbering American citizens to be fooled once more?
Next week the United States Senate will return to Washington. What “comprehensive immigration reform” legislation has been undergoing the readiness to spring forth in those first few days of session? The AMNESTY Bill has not died in the minds of those who intend to burden the American taxpayers with death, mayhem and millions of extra mouths to feed; it has only been “hiding in the shadows”.
Although the platform claims that “we oppose amnesty”, nothing has been said by any highly placed party member about plans to deport the 30,000,000 illegal aliens presently in our country. The only mention of immigration by Senator John McCain in his acceptance speech was the affirmation that the “Latina daughter of migrant workers” was as much an American as a descendant of one of the Mayflower pilgrims. Indeed, the “migrants” were never identified as legal or illegal, but worthy of consideration all the same.
Last year we burned out the senate switch boards demanding that our senators deny the passage of legislation that would excuse even known and dangerous gang members the crime of entering the United States illegally. A few loyal elected Americans in the senate fought back against a determined and unheeding cabal of traitors who chose to champion invading antagonists they owed no allegiance over patriotic Americans they had sworn to serve.
Personally, I called my Tennessee senators, Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker, and politely asked their office staff to inform them that I would like their vote to be NO. I continued to call once a day, every week day until I was confronted in public by a high ranking state party official who accused me in a loud and abusive voice that I was a “bigot” and I was “anti-immigration” and that I was bothering the senators with my constant calling, and I was to stop calling them immediately.
This undue behavior by a party official was not only embarrassing, but also an attempt to violate my constitutional rights. Neither Alexander nor Corker had committed to voting against the AMNESTY Bill and were extremely secretive and untrustworthy. In October, 2006, shortly before the election, Corker had been rude and dismissive when I had asked him about his stance on illegal aliens. Later, I discovered that Corker had hired illegal aliens in his businesses. During the spring of 2007, Alexander had visited my town, and had referred me to his aid when I asked him how he intended to vote on the Bill; I never received an answer from her either. When Corker finally received the nearly 1,000 pages of the Bill, I asked him at a Republican dinner how he intended to vote, to be told he knew nothing about the contents and would have to read them first.
Now I had been ordered to cease calling the senators right in the middle of one of the biggest period of patriotic activism America has experienced, outside of wars for revolution and freedom. If you can understand the heartbeat of a REAL immigrant, it is love of country and the rule of law: I called twice and thrice a day from that time on, changing my rhetoric and attitude to one of firmness and expectation. I no longer asked for a vote against the AMNESTY Bill, I informed the staff that I wanted my elected public servants to vote the way I wished. I was not rude, but I was not cowered either.
Next week I will be in Washington for the Hold Their Feet to the Fire Lobbying Days on the continuing presence of the tens of millions of illegal aliens. I do not have appointments to visit Senator Lamar Alexander nor Bob Corker. After Emails and phone calls, over several weeks, Corker’s staff has not answered my inquiries. Alexander’s staff was also difficult to reach.
However, I have had an explanation from both senators. Ten days ago another high ranking Republican Party official approached me, and informed me that I was to stop being “negative” about the illegal aliens. This official was more sociable than the last, but I was told that I was to start saying “positive” things instead. He began to give an embellished and lengthy account of an illegal alien soldier in Iraq who had earned the Medal of Honor, until I finally asked him if the man had saved his fellow comrades in arms by falling on a hand grenade. He was visibly put out, but recovered himself, and declared that the man was a hero and deserved to be an American.
Later confusion set in. Did he claim that illegal aliens were serving in the United States military, or was the only good immigrant a dead one? Did I only deserve respect as a REAL immigrant to these people if I died for the country, or was here illegally? Although it is futile to attempt to understand the minds full of the open borders concept, it is interesting to pass the time between episodes of the AMNESTY Bill drama series, wondering what to expect next, and what benefits the illegal aliens will suddenly be offered by the people the American taxpayers sent to Washington.
The Republican Party platform may claim to offer nothing “except as provided by federal law”, but that can be deemed to mean anything. In the 1980’s the Supreme Court said that a few hundred thousand illegal alien children could attend our public schools. From that one change to the law came many expensive extras, and now at least FOUR MILLION illegal alien children receive free education, as well as free breakfasts, lunches, food stamps, and medical care.
Will lax border practices and sanctuary cities continue in a McCain administration? Last week during the hurricane, the New Orleans immigration office was closed, so two illegal aliens bound for Louisiana and deportation, were let loose onto the highway in east Tennessee. Meanwhile Ramos and Campion remain incarcerated.
Senator McCain has not addressed the issue of immigration and may not, unless forced to do so. He needs to be reminded that we have not forgotten the travesty last year. He needs to realize that the American taxpayers are waiting for reassurance that he will not attempt to force a policy of lawlessness on law abiding citizens. Until he does so, it appears that he prefers the illegal aliens of third world countries to the rightful owners of the towns and states of America. Will he acknowledge that he would disenfranchise Americans, or is he too enamored with those who come here illegally? If he does not clearly announce that Americans in our country come first, and explain how he intends to deport the illegal aliens, I believe he may lose the election. Until he does, the status quo will remain:
Illegal Aliens are Very Special People.
And the American taxpayers are dupes...
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With unemployment rising it’s insane to coddle illegal aliens. Every means should be used to encourage self-deportation starting with employer sanctions
To sum up -— GTFO!
First it was 10M, then 12M. Now it's 30M. Maybe next week it will be 50M.
they're apparently coming in even faster than we thought!
bttt
McCain hasn’t changed: he’s still a “maverick.”
“Maverick” very apparently being a code word for “Complete Ass.”
The only thing that has changed recently is that someone has obviously prevailed upon him to pick a good VP candidate, instead of his first choice, his “good buddy” Joe Liberalman.
OK, so McCain is still worlds better than our Manchurian Candidate, B. Hussein Obama. That doesn’t mean we’re not going to have to fight him constantly on every issue of importance. He has openly said he doesn’t understand economics, and that’s not all he’s woefully ignorant about.
Illegal aliens are not people; they are criminal here to destroy our way of life.
If you look closely you’ll see me standing and applauding your words. You are what I consider to be a patriotic America Lady and I love you.
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Darn it all---wish I'd said that.
Thank you...
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Should be employed by all patriots defending their country against invasion.
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We aren’t supposed to talk about this.
(now scuse me while I go throw up at the thought of GOP censorship)
I haven’t observed Corker very much, but I’ve always had the impression that Alexander is a globalist, open borders type. How did Corker and Alexander finally vote on the cloture motions on the amnesty bill last summer?
Did they try to end debate, or did they vote against cloture and help temporarily kill the thing?
They were finally forced to vote against it...
Alexander filled in his time with amendments about English only and tried to look busy...
Both had interviews which are suspicious in nature and did not give a clear NO...
And Yes...
Alexander is a globalist...
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