Posted on 06/16/2007 2:18:15 PM PDT by Baladas
It's blackmail and he hardly even attempts to conceal it.
If he would have said: "Give me my amnesty bill or I will refuse to enforce immigration laws and jeopardize the nation's security", it would have meant the same exact thing.
Has he not read this d*mn bill? Or is he just lying again?
Bush = miserable failure (libs got that right ... but for all the wrong reasons, imnsho)
Good idea. Or maybe he should spend a night IN the shadows of some neighborhood overrun by illegals.
BARF ALERT!!! Sorry George, but NO SALE!! You are a disgusting New England elitest of the worst order. You used the people of TEXAS to get what you wanted—no borders and the ruination of America.
Shame on you.
My “tar and feathers” comment is obviously too much for the moderator. Why? I know why. So should you.
My “tar and feathers” comment is obviously too much for the moderator. Why? I know why. So should you.
Illegal Aliens contributions to the U.S.A.:
1. Diseases
2. Gangs
3. Drugs
4. Crime
5. Poverty
6. “Press 1 for English”
Declaring them legal won’t fix this!
The REAL Top 5 reasons President Bush, Ted Kennedy, and assorted leftist Democrats and RINOs want this abominable bill passed:
1) Passage will allow the fat cats, whose opinions are more important than those of the average American citizen, to save a lot of money by employing ever cheaper labor.
2) Passage will speed up the day when it will be nearly impossible to elect actual conservatives to office, other than in a handful of isolated districts. We’ll become more like California, where hardcore leftist Democrats are dominant, other than the occasional election of a moderate-to-liberal Republican such as Governor Arnold. Actual conservatives now can only win in California in a few districts. Thus, the state which once elected Ronald Reagan twice as governor, and which went GOP in every presidential election from the end of the New Deal to 1988 (except for 1964), is now a Marxist enclave within our borders. Won’t America be a better place if the other states follow California’s example?
3) Passage will drive racism and bigotry from our political arena, replacing the ugly, hateful voices of nativists with those of La Raza, MECHA, and assorted Muslim groups.
4) Passage will help unify America and Mexico (as well as Canada) into a North American Union. Once enough Mexicans populate the Southwest, and dominate politics from Texas to California and all points in between, we can announce that America and Mexico are already de facto merged. Why not bring the merger out of the shadows and make the union de jure?
5) Passage will prompt tens of millions of minorities to vote Republican. Okay, actually it won’t, but it will earn everyone who votes for passage a nice, favorable write-up in the New York Times for helping to destroy the Republican Party.
I am a natural citizen of the US of voting age and have served honorably in our armed forces. I have voted Republican my entire voting life (I am currently registered with the Constitution Party) and I voted for you twice. I have supported most all of your policies.
First and foremost, The bill is at best, at odds with itself as it combines enforcement with amnesty, and at worst, is a give away of US sovereignty and American tax dollars.
I should like address a few items listed in you your speech that I have deep concerns with. There are many.
1) The Bill Contains Tough New Border Security And Enforcement Measures.
a) America presently has legislation in place which addresses every item the point addresses with fines and penalties that are NOT enforced - Please enforce them.
b) This bill transfers a substantial amount of power to the DHS.
2) The Bill Will Give Employers The Tools They Need To Verify The Work Eligibility Of Their Employees. Today, we have an entire underground industry dedicated to producing fake IDs and fraudulent Social Security numbers. If this bill is not passed, the problems of the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act would persist – employers would continue operating under a system in which they have only a limited ability to tell whether documentation is authentic.
a) This point should not be addressed in an illegal immigration bill as it should be part of enforcement.
3) The Bill Will Bring As Many As 12 Million Current Undocumented Workers Out Of The Shadows. If the bill is not passed, these workers would remain in the shadows of our society, where they are often exploited, underpaid, and afraid to go to the police for fear of deportation.
a) These people are in the "shadows" because they are lawbreakers. They are not "Undocumented Workers", they are ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS" and, according to your very own words, "We are a nation of laws" are subject to prosecution.
b) This entire point as stated is nothing less amnesty for 12 million illegal immigrants.
c) Point "a" render the remainder of your point unpalatable for discussion.
4) The Bill Will Clear The Current Family Backlog And Reform The Immigration System To Better Balance The Importance Of Family Connections With U.S. Economic Needs. Currently, applicants wait up to 30 years for green cards. In addition, our immigration system places far too little emphasis on the skills and attributes necessary to fill the needs of our growing economy and further the national interest.
a) Declaring our immigration laws null and void will do this for you. It is beyond my comprehension how something like this can even be thought by an American let alone enacted by a sitting president - I am embarrassed for you.
5) The Bill Will Create A Temporary Worker Program To Alleviate Pressure On The Border And Provide The U.S. Economy With An Efficient Mechanism To Match The Skills Of Willing Foreign Workers To The Demands Of Available Jobs.
a) If it is necessary to increase the number of workers in America, a very simple solution is increase the number of "green cards" issued. Again, we have existing legislation to allow for this.
In conclusion Mr. President, having read this bill and listened to your speech, I have come to the realization that this bill will in my opinion open the way for abuse by the DHS, gut the People's treasury, destroy the sovereignty of the US and open the way for the American Union (conspiracy theory right Mr. President), which the People do not want.
I mean to say Mr. President, I disagree with this legislation and I will fight you over this.
Reason # 6: I don’t get my cushy “consultant” gig with Big Business if I don’t get this passed on my watch.
BUSH NEEDS TO STFU AND SEAL THE BORDERS. WE WERE ALL DUPED INTO VOTING FOR THIS GLOBALIST WHO COULD CARE LESS ABOUT AMERICA, ITS CITIZENS AND OUR SECURITY/WELFARE FROM TERRORISTS AND CRIMINAL ALIENS.
“Nobody listens to me any more; my duck is lame; I want to be remembered fondly; my daddy needs me to help him and Bill raise money; I’m getting senile.”
PS... when the light bulbs quit shining it's time to replace those burned out lamps.
Need to be improved? President Bush how can you possibly know that existing laws that are not being enforced need to be improved?
How 'bout living up to the oath of office you took and just enforcing the existing laws? You might be surprised at how much that would help.
I agree with the President.
The status quo we would be left with is a President who will NOT ENFORCE THE LAWS ON THE BOOKS! This is clearly an unacceptable status quo. But the solution is to not reward his bad behavior by giving him what he wants. It’s to stop him hopefully long enough until he’s forced to make way for the new occupant.
Until then, JUST SHUT UP, Mr. President. I don’t think I’ve ever told a sitting President to do that before, and I despised Clinton. BUT I’ve had it with Bush. i just want him to go live in those Shawdows he speaks of and let the rest of us have some peace.
We read the words of President Bush regarding the Secure Fence Act 2006. I thought Texans pride themselves in keeping their words? Your words and promises are in vain today El Presidente...read and weep. http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/10/20061026-1.html
At this point, I want to hear only two things from Bush: 1. He's pulling the bill and building the fence and 2. The bombing of Iran starts in 5 minutes, preferably with the parody of the Beach Boys "Barbara Ann" playing in the background.
Otherwise, tread water and shut up.
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