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"The ACLU is playing it's usual deceit game."

So are the Dims, and, they will continue to do so.
Rush already mentioned in the past few months that we should just adopt Dingy Harry's immigration proposal from about 1993 (Harry Reid has done a complete 180 on his thoughts from back then, and, of course whitewashed it - - my guess is that if Bubba had been in office and wanted it, he would support it now.

Of course, Howard Dean read the polls and came out last week and said we needed to get tough on border security.

It's been in the news today that the Pres is going to talk about sending troops to the border Mon night (stories last week were on the Pentagon asking the House to pass a bill allowing them to do just that and the House passing said bill). While the stories on the Pres's speech are the usual 'sources say' and I'm not sure anyone knows for sure what the Pres is going to say, Hill and Chuckie have again read the polls and have already come out today, trying to steal a little of the President's thunder and look 'tough' on Nat'l security (I suppose they'll still find a way to pander to the Hispanic community) (see the article below - I hope Chuckie doesn't trip over anything running to the microphones). How do they know Bush is sending NG to the border (though it might be a good assumption) and how do they know he's going to say no guns? If the troops are armed, are they going to say "Glad he listened to us"??

Bottom line is the Pubbies need to listen to this base and also get on top and out in front of this issue NOW and NOT let the Dims, who have been dragging their feet, pandering to unions and the Hispanics, and previously blocking discussions and amendments in the Senate take this issue over.

Hillary and Schumer have been their normal, disingenious selves:
Flashback: Hillary Clinton, Charles Schumer Nix Border Security Bill
NewsMax ^ | July 16, 2005

Posted on 04/23/2006 3:57:44 PM PDT by santorumlite

Hillary Clinton, Charles Schumer Nix Border Security Bill

New York's two senators, Hillary Clinton and Charles Schumer - who have been complaining since the London bombing attacks that the federal government hasn't done enough to protect the U.S. from terrorists - voted against legislation to enhance border security on Thursday.

Clinton and Schumer turned thumbs down on two amendments to a Department of Homeland Security spending bill, which, according to the Washington Times, would have funded plans for 2,000 new Border Patrol agents and more than 5,000 new detention beds to house illegal aliens.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1620181/posts

SCHUMER, CLINTON WANT TO ARM NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS ON THE BORDER
SCHUMER Press Release ^ | Senator Charles E. Schumer

Posted on 05/12/2006 8:32:41 PM PDT by kellynla

US Senators Charles E. Schumer and Hillary Rodham Clinton today joined the Senate's National Guard Caucus – comprised of almost 60 of their Senate colleagues – in asking President Bush to arm the National Guard troops recently deployed to the nation's borders.

As part of its efforts to beef up security along the borders, the Administration deployed National Guard troops on an interim basis to assist Border Patrol, INS and Customs agents but did not arm them. In a letter to the President, the Senators asked the Bush Administration to reverse its decision to bar National Guard personnel from carrying sidearms for strictly protective purposes.

"Until we can get a permanent staff in place that meets the border's long-term security and commercial needs, we'll need to rely on the National Guard to help process the cargo and tourists going in and out of the country," Schumer said. "The men and women who comprise the National Guard force at the border are making some real sacrifices to protect all of us. The very least that we can do is make sure that they can protect themselves."

"Having the National Guard at our borders without guns is a recipe for potential disaster. They are literally at the front lines of our homeland defense and leaving them unprotected would be a real dereliction of duty. They are our National Guard -- we shouldn't let them become targets of opportunity for those who would do them harm," Clinton said.

The following is a copy of the Senators' letter:

"We are writing about the recent interagency agreement on the activation of 1700 members of the National Guard to serve on the nation's border, which bars these highly-trained men and women from carrying firearms for protection. We think this decision places them in grave danger unnecessarily.

(Excerpt) Read more at senate.gov ...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1631507/posts