Posted on 01/20/2014 6:09:43 AM PST by jimbo123
The GOP must steer clear of guest-worker programs and legalization without citizenship.
Two of the basic rules of democratic politics are: Dont hurt your allies, and dont give your electoral opponents a weapon to use against you. As House Republican leaders prepare to announce their immigration principles near the end of this month, they should be aware of both rules. Two policies they are considering endorsing legalization without citizenship and a massive increase in guest-worker visas could sabotage the GOPs standing with its base while also closing off future electoral roads.
Legalization without citizenship would split the base and offer few political dividends with the center. The driving force behind many Republicans skepticism about an immigration deal is not a fear that illegal immigrants will be granted citizenship; it is a worry that legalization will be traded for empty promises of enforcement. Legalization without citizenship, then, may be too clever by half: It sounds like an equitable splitting of the difference, but it misses the real point of concern for many Americans.
You can also use Jimbos idea with this.
Point out how this will just increase the inequality gap by pitting more workers at the bottom against each other, and they don't even get a vote to vote for minimum wage or paid sick leave. Tell them its sellout to greedy corporations (See?? It can be fun too!)
If you start talking conservative to real libs they tune out fast.
Ok, point well-made.
Constitutio Antoniniana
The Constitutio Antoniniana (Latin: “Constitution [or Edict] of Antoninus”) (also called the Edict of Caracalla or the Antonine Constitution) was an edict issued in 212,[1] by the Roman Emperor Caracalla declaring that all free men in the Roman Empire were to be given theoretical Roman citizenship and that all free women in the Empire were to be given the same rights as Roman women.
According to Cassius Dio, the only Roman historian to talk about this edict, and with only one sentence, the reasons Caracalla passed this law were mainly to increase the number of people available to tax. In the words of Cassius Dio: “This was the reason why he made all the people in his empire Roman citizens; nominally he was honouring them, but his real purpose was to increase his revenues by this means, inasmuch as aliens did not have to pay most of these taxes.”[2] It should, however, be noted that Cassius Dio generally saw Caracalla as a bad, contemptible emperor.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutio_Antoniniana
Well they might have to answer for it if they are still in the country when the SHTF.
“In questions of power, then, let no more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the Constitution.” - Jefferson
can anybody show up at this summit? do you need ID to get in? ....all of the ironic possibilities...
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Facts that need to be repeated, emailed, etc. - to friends, family and to Reps in DC!
Bonehead is not an idiot.
Johnny is the Utterly corrupt K Street Frontman ever to hold that position.
This Evil Crony Capitalist Bagman has lined his pockets along with stooge Ryan , Cantor, McCarthy, Issa, Gowdy ( yes , a huge Amnesty shill), .
They held phony IRS and Benghazi hearing that lead to nothing but hid there backdoor meeting with Billionaires and LaRaza ! This crowd deserves to be thrown in the cold Potomac.
well get angry and fired up
so I guess they won’t mind if people illegally show up and camp at the hotel and expect other people to pay for them... (snark)
Oh I will!
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