Amnesty is amnesty no matter who pushes it, or what words they use to describe it.
Are you saying that since Reagan signed off on amnesty that makes it okay? Or what?
The plumb line is principle, not personality. Not even if the personality is Reagan.
Are you saying that since Reagan signed off on amnesty that makes it okay? Or what?
The plumb line is principle, not personality. Not even if the personality is Reagan.
I'm saying that by your standards, the 20th century's greatest president would not be an acceptable candidate for that office in 2011, based on his decision to legalize almost 3 million illegal immigrants.
It is your argument, not mine. I just took your argument to a logical end. Any candidate who is as unyeilding as you say they must be cannot be elected. As pointed out by other posters, they would appeal to a microscopically small slice of voters, not enough to sneeze at, much less make a difference in a national election.