[Reaganwuzthebest]

Second of all, you forgot that I'd also send out those who have been sponging off welfare.

No I did mention your position on welfare post 467.

A person who is working hard, even if they came in illegally is doing a lot less harm than the hucksters and demagouges who are demanding reparations for slavery, if you want my unvarnished opinion on the subject.

Prisoners on the chain gang work hard too, but they're still lawbreakers.

Say what you want about blacks and reparations, which is ridiculous, nevertheless they are AMERICANS with a right to be here. Illegal aliens on the other hand have no such right.

Whether you know it or not, you are a spokesman for the Chris Cannon, Orin Hatch, Chuck Hagel wing of the Republican party, so I'll ask YOU...what laws can I break and be amnestied for?

[hchutch]

And I corrected myself in post 477.

You can get an "amnesty" for just about any crime, by the way. Ever hear of reprieves and pardons? Both are provided for in the Constitution - Article II, Section 2, discussing the Presidency: "He shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States, except in cases of impeachment."

The pardon power is more of a last resort, and he can also "recommend to their consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient" (Article II, Section 3), which he is doing so in the case of 245(i).

In essense, Gerald Ford granted Richard Nixon an amnesty for Watergate. And President Bush (Sr.) granted amnesty to a number of people caught up in Iran-Contra.

That's my answer to your question.