The Amnesty Memo

National Review, the corner ^ | July 29, 2010 | Robert VerBruggen

[reader25]

According to an internal U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services memo going the rounds of Capitol Hill and obtained by National Review, the agency is considering ways in which it could enact “meaningful immigration reform absent legislative action” — that is, without the consent of the American people through a vote in Congress

[fhayek]

(sigh) I remember when we used to be a democracy.

[Rocko]

As Levin has noted, this is called tyranny.

[Squantos]

I remember when we were a republic...:o)

[RedStateGuyTrappedinCT]

Another day another outrage Jan 2013 can’t come soon enough. I wonder if we’ll recognize the country by then.

[realpatriot]

Time to flush this toilet called the legislature!

[fhayek]

Rome was a republic. Then a popular dictator took over, and the republic was no more. And just because you love this dictator, does not mean that you won’t be first in line for the ovens when the next dictator takes over.

[Psycho_Bunny]

“meaningful immigration reform absent legislative action”

Fighting Words.

[RonF]

Meaningful reform? Sure! They could double the raids on employers hiring illegal aliens. That would be reform. They could start running stings to catch them in the act. There’s lots of things they could do to reform things.

[Razmataz]

When this so called president effects this situation,
we should all vow to go to Washington DC and stand
in front of the Congressional buildings and just throw a
noise fit EVERY DAY until the Congress puts articles of
impeachment into place and votes the sorry b...ard out of
office. And at the same time... the not abiding by the wish
of us... THEIR EMPLOYERS will bring the same thing over
and over... LITERALLY showing the voice of the American
people. If we do not... then we will be agreeing to the coup
that is going on right this minute.

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

These people appear to believe they can govern against the will of the people-forever.

[fhayek]

Reform hell! Just enforce the g@*#amn law!

[popdonnelly]

This Administration has absolutely no regard for the will of the American public. It is utterly corrupt, in the sense that it will follow its own course regardless of the law and what the people of this country think.

[Uncle Hal]

Folks the people would go ballistic if he did this. The Dems would lose a hundred seats in the House and Obama would be a one term president for sure. On second thought maybe he should try it.

[popdonnelly]

We are already paying the cost for the presence of illegal immigrants who get paid themselves under the table and pay no withholding, social security, or Medicare taxes. This Administration cares only about itself and its future political fortunes.

[M-cubed]

me too..but it’s looking more and more like a democracy everyday....(Mob Rule)

[Road Warrior ‘04]

(sigh) I remember when we used to be a democracy.

We have never been a democracy!

[kevslisababy]

I agree, things could get real ugly, real fast. I’d hate to be a LEGAL immigrant when this happens!

Just think, if they tried this a week or so before the November elections, the mass civil outrage would probably bring down Marshall Law.

[ponygirl]

Let’s go. With vuvuzelas in hand.

[ponygirl]

Which is exactly what they want. “Sorry, the voting booths are closed until further notice due to martial law.”