Good Guy Ping!
If FReepers were there, maybe we can get an AAR...?
Posted on 04/28/2006 7:37:51 PM PDT by wardaddy
RANKLIN – A boisterous, patriotic group waved American flags and rallied Thursday night against illegal immigration and the politicians they say are allowing it.
The contingent, numbering nearly 1,000, packed The Factory in Franklin to hear local radio talk show host Phil Valentine lead the town hall meeting against illegal immigration in a pitch entitled Demagnetize America.
The grassroots gathering continues a movement toward curbing illegal immigration in the state and country while immigrant rights groups protest in streets across America. And as those trends gain momentum, politicians are feeling constituents heat in a dicey election-year issue.
But Thursday, that issue was simple for the crowd – do everything possible to stop illegal immigrants.
To get the crowd going, Valentine talked about how undocumented workers were hurting the American economy and disagreeing with the argument that American’s won’t do some of the jobs the illegal immigrants will do.
“It’s a vicious cycle of greed and corruption,” Valentine said of employers hiring illegal immigrants.
Valentine then presented a list of demands to reform immigration, each receiving a loud cheer from the noisy throng. The demands included a $20,000 fine for employer’s knowingly hiring illegal immigrants and the same levy for a bank giving a loan or mortgage to an illegal alien.
If an employer or a bank repeats those offenses, Valentine demanded they have their business license or bank license revoked, respectively.
Lastly, Valentine proposed that illegal immigrants be punishable under the same laws as prostitutes for soliciting work on the side of the street.
While Valentine spoke, David Kent, a machinist from Cottontown, Tenn., was waving a “Remember Sept. 11” flag and remarking that the terrorists who carried out the attacks “were illegal immigrants.”
(Excerpt) Read more at nashvillecitypaper.com ...
I would have made this one but for family personal matters.
Phil Valentine is a deacon in my SBC church and works very hard on this issue. God bless him.
We had a lot of success stopping a state income tax two or three years ago with Phil leading the charge.
Little by little folks. Let them hang themselves with their Reconquista marches and remember to boycott any business that supports them and their marches.
We must fight back.
Free my pal Matt Bracken Now!!!!!!!!! (please)
Ping Help Please!
Fond memories, new friends made. A damned fine time, WD. Good crowd(s)...whole families (including children) showing up to protest...
It was great..:-)
Ping
Amen....before you abandoned us for Bama....and a couple of heart surgeries ago for me..lol
I was up there in December. Saw Brian Setzer's Christmas Show at the Ryman.
Wish I could have been there.
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But if anyone can get a good protest going against this Phil Valentine is the one. Have you heard anything on where the governor stands on this?
If FReepers were there, maybe we can get an AAR...?
Bttt
It would also be helpful to asess a penalty of some sort to landlords who provide aid and comfort. And how about putting a huge tax on electronic transfers from the US to Mexico?
LEts hope and pray that this is a whimper that becomes a roar.
Politicians in Washington and state capitals who forget who pays their paycheck and elects them to office, who forget their vows to protect and defend the Constituion of the United States and their constituents' best interests - should be flushed down the bowl at election time - all of them.
This is great!! I am so excited to see anti-illegal resistance. Nice size group, too.
Florida is completely giving away the store, isn't she?
it'll be easy with Tyson....I wouldn't buy their tasteless chicken anyhow
and their Clinton butt kissing
I saw the Skynyrd shor myself a few months ago at the Capt's joint
It will be a lot of whimpers getting together
I even talked with some Dems complaining today about all this
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