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How long has Congress been mulling over some sort of amnesty plan for illegal immigrants? A long time, certainly under several presidents, whether it’s called “amnesty” or whether euphemisms are used to substitute for the word. But there’s a reason Congress hasn’t done much about it in a long time, and that’s because the American people don’t want it and Congress is at least somewhat responsive to the people, despite the fact that many politicians and those who give them money are more interested in amnesty than the general public is. Presidents have understand that, too, and have also understood...

While the country has become more liberal in some ways, the Republican Party has moved to the extreme right, and the Democratic Party has filled in the vacuum in the middle by also moving to the right on many issues. As a consequence, many people who previously considered themselves in the middle are finding that the current views of the left are closer to their views. Thomas Ricks, who wrote Fiasco, and excellent look at the Iraq War, described why he moved to the left at Politico: Disappointment in the American government over the last 10 years. Our wars in...

This is a personal perspective on the war against Al Qaeda and how it (soon will) affect(s) me. I am moved by what I experienced this morning... A Personal Perspective A Personal Perspective This weekend my son Matthew, a junior in high school had his first drill meet of the season. He has been a member of the high school RTOC drill team. He recently told me that one his best friends in high school, a senior, just joined the Marines ...

The short life and long death of Terri Shaivo have captured the news media across the United States and, indeed, the world for the past few months. Like many of you, I prayed for her and for her family, including her husband because I knew that no one involved with Terri Schaivo would ever be the same again. And that brings me to the reason for this posting. Although the Terri Shaivo case is predominantly a Florida issue, I’ve put this posting here to provide for national input and so that Freepers from other states can see and understand how...