Posted on 03/13/2002 2:47:41 PM PST by Michael2001
Well I'm mad and I'm angry, and maybe that's why I can't think of an appropriate response. While all of us were prasing him for how he was dealing with the war on terror, Bush passes this Amnesty Bill, something that not even the sneaky Bill Clinton would do. This is one of the worse Bills to pass through Congress, it will hurt us in many ways, and ten years from now we will still be feeling it's effects.
Bush has, without a doubt in my mind, sold us out for the Hispanic vote. He sold us out because he can take our vote for granted (who will we vote for Al Gore?). Is he wrong? What do we do when the Republicans stop looking out for our interests? Is it time for a new party, or do we work within the party and try to root out the Republicans In Name Only (of which there are many)?
I like grape, but I wouldn't take any kool-aid from this Administration.
Correct me if I am wrong, but didn't the Republicans start as a third party, or have I flipped my Whig?
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Already passed through both houses and he's signed it? Fast that Bush fellow...
Is this a new law? Never been on the books before.... No way Clinton could have signed something along the same lines.... Whats the history of it? Yep jump the tracks for a four month extension... read up
I heard that today. That idea has been floating around. I hope Rush is right.
There has to be more to this than we know. I couldn't believe that Armey, DeLay, et al voted for this bill. Maybe they know something that we don't. I was mad last night, and am not pleased today, but I think I'll give Bush some more time before I judge his performance on this, and other, issues. He hasn't signed anything yet.
We are ---and I've tried to accept some of the restrictions being placed on Americans, and I've taken the view that somethings I won't do ---like remove my shoes or be strip searched in the airports are still my choice because I don't have to fly but can drive instead. I live near a border town and it's ridiculous ---it takes a foreign citizen 5 minutes or so to enter the country ---we must not offend or inconvenience Fox's citizens but Americans are waiting 3 hours at the airports and being put through ridiculous checks. Something is very screwed up when the borders must be kept open and easy to cross at whatever cost and threat that is to American security.
Until now, the dems would forge ahead with changing the nation to a socialist state with the Repubs simply going into a holding pattern until the next dem was elected. Now, both the dems and Repubs are going full-steam ahead.
Everyone talks about 245i only as it relates to illegals from the south, it goes far deeper and much more dangerous than that, though that is dangerous enough. Here you have congress pass a bill the Visa Violators Legislation, to catch terrorists, then Bush demands, demands, that 245i be attached to it that, in effect, pulls the teeth of the Visa Violators Legislation.
If the man is this desperate, to sell out not only his party, but the safety of the entire nation, I just don't know what to tell ya to do. If you vote third party you throw away your vote, it's thrown away anyway, through vote fraud that neither party intends to really address in any meaningful manner, and by people like Bush that refuses to really represent us. I suppose I had rather throw it away while it is still mine and means something, while it can still send a message, than wait until it is overrun anyway by invading hordes of democrats. You may have hit on the only viable choice left I guess. Ain't that a shame..
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