Homeland defense begins at our borders and then rooting out those who are in are country who shouldn't be. The federal government already has the power for that.
More armed federal agents with expanded powers is about the last thing we need.
Posted on 11/14/2002 10:08:12 PM PST by FormerLurker
Maybe Congressman Paul would like to be a Senator? :)
That WOULD be nice...
Homeland defense begins at our borders and then rooting out those who are in are country who shouldn't be. The federal government already has the power for that.
More armed federal agents with expanded powers is about the last thing we need.
Hopefully enough americans will wake up to see the folly of this "Security enhancement legislation".
Though they have the authority, they don't exercise it. Why should we allow them to expand their powers when they don't use what they already have?
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A GAO investigation has uncovered MASSIVE fraud in the immigration system, and has reported that it is RAMPANT and "out of control". Yet NO enforcement action apparently has been taken.
From Immigration fraud 'out of control' - General Accounting Office slams INS for rampant problems
"The General Accounting Office has concluded that immigration fraud is rampant, even helping to open the door for terrorism, and that the Immigration and Naturalization Service has no idea how to get it under control."
In the Goverment Executive Magazine article, INS, GAO say immigration benefit fraud is pervasive , it is said that;
"The agency does not know the extent of the fraud, and has failed to provide its field offices with guidance in two key areas: how to conduct investigations of fraud and how to use technology to manage and share information about ongoing cases, the January report said. The INS, which has four service centers and 33 district offices that process applications and petitions for benefits, also hasn’t developed performance measures to use in offices responsible for investigating fraud, GAO said."
I've seen the New York Times article in relation to that. You might want to click below for that story..
Pentagon Plans a Computer System That Would Peek at Personal Data of Americans
Additional information is provided below;
From the High Priests of the Technocracy: The Information Awareness Office;
Now, last, but definitely not least, if you thought the logo for the Babylon project was good (used to be here, but it has been removed, see google cache), wait until you see the logo for the Information Awareness Office. Yes, friends, that's the, "All Seeing Eye" of Illuminated Free Masonry's fame. Yes, the same one that's on the back of your one dollar bills. These guys are out of the closet now. They're in control, they know it and they're not afraid to show it. The Latin phrase below the symbol, "Scientia Est Potentia," means, "Knowledge is Power." Also, notice the part of the world that's indicated in the symbol, Central Asia, the region which has been targeted for imperial occupation because of its rich oil and natural gas deposits.
TR submitted this very interesting information:
Subject: Scientia est potentia
These guys at the Information Awareness Office either don't know their Latin very well, or they are being blantantly evil.
Potentia means power but it has the connotation of unconstitutional private power. Power attained by private means and used for personal ends. What they should say is "Potestas." This is power attained by and for the public good. As in this famous quote by Francis Bacon: Ipsa scientia potestas est. Knowledge itself is power.
In my copy of the "New College Latin and English Dictionary" potentia is defined as: "force, power; political power (esp. unconstitutional power)". Whereas potestas is defined as: "power, abililty, capacity; public authority, rule, magisterial power; possibility, opportunity, permission..."
So by saying "Scientia est potentia" they're just coming out and saying, "Knowledge is unconstitutional political power for a few private individuals." Sounds about right to me. Maybe they do know their Latin after all.
Show me where he wants to open our borders.
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