Posted on 03/27/2006 5:46:36 PM PST by Jim Robinson
Edited on 03/27/2006 8:53:53 PM PST by Jim Robinson. [history]
If it were up to corporations and large businesses, the 13th Amendment would be repealed tomorrow.
Slave-labor is the logical extension of the low-wage business these people are after.
These are the philosophical descendents of the same people that ensconced the share-cropping system as part of the South's economy, and presided over the hacienda system even further south.
They are the ones that view migrant farming as an acceptable, even laudable, aspect of American culture.
The idea that eliminating the minimum wage is going to solve this problem is the height of absurdity.
same thoughts here
I'm not so sure about that.
Pick a date. I'll be there for "Hands across the Border"
Beware calling a ConCon.
End of problem.
Excellent idea, Jim! There's nothing that strikes abject terror into the hearts of our spineless politicos than the thought of the people organizing for a Constitutional Convention. They are scared spitless of a government "of the people, by the people and for the people" because they have had absolutely no experience with that kind of government and they are pretty sure they would lose some of their royal authority if it were exercized. Let's roll!
One can carefully enact a law such that it won't deprive the rights of anyone other than the lawbreakers.
For instance, most localities already have statutes on loitering. Craft the legislation such that loitering without possession of a valid State driver's license (which would necessarily be unavailable to illegals) is aggravated trespassing (when in groups larger than a certain number), and set the penalty for violating that law to be jail time.
To keep them from "Getting off lightly," put prisoners back to work in hard, manual labor and put the appeals of these activities beyond the reach of the Judiciary (and, by supposition, from lawyers).
Towards the second one, it isn't enacted as a tax on "Hispanics." Simply follow Georgia's footsteps—If you don't have valid U.S. citizenship, proven by a State birth certificate, a passport, a naturalization card, or (again) a valid State driver's license, an additional 10% tax is levied against any international wire transfer. If that's challenged, then force everyone to suffer the crimes of a few, because I can ASSURE you that illegals are the majority of the customers of the international wire-transfer service.
For the third, there are jurisdictions already considering this. Insulate the process from the courts, and you can protect your State from being accused of "profiling." Every State's legislature has COMPLETE control over its' courts' jurisdiction, no?
True.
However, by its nature a Constitution Convention is not limited to one issue. The opportunity for mischief and the pressure to do so would be enormous despite instructions from the states to their delegates. That is why I proposed a single issue Council of States.
A Council of States by design would have only one issue. If it was being ignored by an unresponsive federal government, with the stroke of a pen it would become a Constitutional Convention the federal government could not ignore under threat of dissolution.
Very treacherous waters we tread here!
Yeah, yeah, yeah...
as if I'll live long enough to see it.
Besides, the nasty little secret behind Dubya's appointments is that they'll all subordinate our Constitution to WTO regulations and agreements.
"what can we do besides hope to gain some benefit by at least registering and tracking these people?"
Fine and imprison employers of illegals, cut off their free welfare, food stamps, and medical care, and they will self deport.
Failing that, I'd like to a Republican president who is at least willing to attempt a rollback of the damage inflicted by our current one.
If scamnesty goes through, we'll no longer have the option of waiting it out. Whether the GOP holds a majority or not will be a moot point in less than a decade. The GOP is already infiltrated in the Senate with gun-grabbers and elitists. Scamnesty will install a permanent socialist majority in this country within 10 years. We may not even have that long if 'guest-workers' manage to con their way into suffrage.
Perhaps this is the failure of our political system.
Couldn't the states put armed deputies on the border like Texas did in the early 1900's?
I have often wondered what powers the states possess when the government has abdicated it's responsibility under the constitution.
They can certainly, not provide drivers licenses, tax wire transfers, arrest loiters, fine employers and generally make the life of illegals miserable.
Hear hear! Another excellent idea—we too often focus on the President, yet other than appointments (which, as Jim R. has pointed out, is extremely important), the CONGRESS is the source of power in our Government. Focus on where the problem is, NOT where the symptoms are!
Pete Wilson had SOME good points. Being conservative wasn't one of them. I can't think of ANY man alive right now I'd rather see as CIC than the current occupant. If I had to choose, I'd take the VP.
Business as usual in Washington.
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