Posted on 03/17/2002 1:36:37 PM PST by Sabertooth
For the past 10 years, I voted Republican, rain or shine. I was a single-issue voter.
My only concern was that the candidate be a Republican.
Why?
Because I don't like what the Democrat Party has done to America.
This year, another issue arises that concerns me greatly… so much so, that I might not be voting Republican this November. I'll maintain my GOP registration, but my vote is suddenly in play, where it hadn't been for 10 years.
That issue is: Illegal Immigration, and Federal Amnesties for Illegals.
Some agree, and some don't… that's fine. In any event, I've been active and vehement on the Illegal threads, to the displeasure of not a few. I've been called a few names, and that's to be expected (goes with being a Republican, no?) Among them are "racist," "xenophobe," "libertarian," "Buchananite," "knee-jerk," etc… And…
"Single-issue voter."
As though that's somehow damning. I was a single-issue voter beore, but now it's just a different issue. What bothers some is that it's a different single issue than theirs. Further, I don't really understand those who use this term in the pejorative… Is there no issue, position, or policy on which the GOP could lose your vote? Is there no circumstance under which you would part ways?
Your right to vote is your currency in the Political Economy. If your support is never in doubt, what is the incentive of politicians to listen to you? Do you continue to patronize restaurants with good food and bad service? Or do you let your wallet do the talking?
If so, then why should politics be any different?
How do you feel when arrogant party functionaries mock you, asking "Do you want Hillary?" or "You gonna vote Democrat?" or some other such demagoguery? Are we nothing but pawns?
Or do moments arise when notice must be loudly given to our "leaders," who serve at our pleasure, that there will be an electoral price paid for failing to heed the will of the American People?
Our borders have become a national disgrace, and now, a complete national security nightmare.
IMO, no one believes this, including you.
Amnesties have nothing to do with controlling our borders. An amnesty won't solve our border problems; it will, however, help to prevent future economic, social, cultural...problems -- big time problems.
Although 2.7 million of the estimated 5 million illegal aliens living in the country in 1986 were given amnesty (legal permanent residence), the new estimates (2000) indicated that they have been entirely replaced by new illegal aliens and that by census year 2000 the illegal population was 3 million larger than before the last amnesty.
After this amnesty, if approved, new illegals will enter and another amnesty wil happen under Dem OR Repub control of Congress/White House. Amnesties can not stop illegal immigration; only tight border control and the enforcement of strong immigration laws can do that.
Long story short, and in other words - it just doesn't work.
Apples and oranges don't work.
Bush risks handing over the country to the Democrats because he's apparently hell-bent on doing the wrong thing, against the will of the people.Yep. I sure do. I will do whatever it takes to make sure that little tommy dachle does NOT assume control of the presidency. But apparently that's fine by you? Do I misunderstand????????........................Bush is the problem here. He works for us. If you'll vote for him no matter what, then you work for him.
It seems you are forgetting the naturalization-o-matic of the Clinton years. We have plenty of naturalized citizens who were whisked through the citizenship process in order to vote for Clinton/Gore, and the abuse is well documented. Heck, there's terrorists on the FBI's most wanted list that are US citizens.
I was beginning to think you had some well-reasoned argument behind all this, but generalities don't cut it, and wishful thinking doesn't make things so. Good night.
Really? Then how do you explain him going against "80% of the population's wishes"? You can't have it both ways, do you want a politician that bases every decision on the polls are do you want president that does what he thinks is right? Your personal ox has been gored and now you want to squeal. Like I said, Bush is going to do his job and if it re-elects him fine but you are sadly mistaken if you think he worries about it. There was one overarching reason that GW even became a candidate and that was to vindicate his father after guys like you defeated him and elected Clinton. Don't kid yourself, he could care less what you think because your style of "thinking" always leads to one result, a Bill Clinton or his clone in office.
Maybe you'll see that I'm right when GWB signs CFR -- you're dreaming if you think he's not going to do it.Ok. Ping me to the first article posted on FR when he does, ok????????............................
It has everything to do with controlling our borders. The evidence is there. This not only encourages further illegal immigration which penalizes legal immigrants, but also encourages chain migration and puts into serious question issues of smuggling and border security. The facts are there, and they simply speak for themselves.
Amnesties can not stop illegal immigration; only tight border control and the enforcement of strong immigration laws can do that.
When there is an immediate and drastic rise in smuggling, drug trafficking and illegal immigration numbers after a major amnesty grant, dont you thank thats just a little bit indicitive of a pattern?
Grant amnesty, and it gives incentive to breaking the law. Period. It works completely counter to our efforts to safegaurd and protect our borders.
IMO, no one believes this, including you.
Broken record huh?
Yup: while we still have our eyesight....and our guns.
BLOAT, cache, and take names!
C’mon Travis do you actually think that and armed insurrection has a chance of working?
Illegal immigration needs no encouragement -- it's happening regardless of amnesty or no amnesty. Effective border control negates encouragement and promotes discouragement. Amnesty is diverting you from the real issues of border control and immigration law enforcement.
When there is an immediate and drastic rise in smuggling, drug trafficking and illegal immigration numbers after a major amnesty grant, dont you thank thats just a little bit indicitive of a pattern?
Tight border control and strict enforcement of strong immigration laws will address those problems. Granting or not granting amnesty is incidental to them.
Grant amnesty, and it gives incentive to breaking the law. Period. It works completely counter to our efforts to safegaurd and protect our borders.
Not granting amnesty COMPELS them to break the law. If they remain as illegals, everything they do is illegal -- in small towns, large cities, your community, the house next door... They will be forced to continue to hide in the canyons, sneak around the streets, lurk in the hills -- and make a living illegally -- all at our expense. We're talking about a lot of people, not just a few miscreants.
You were responding to a post that indicated the faster we hit "rock bottom" the better. If we hit "rock bottom" whatever the hell that means, there will be no private ownership of guns to fight off the "invasion". I thought you had a cooler head than that. I have always respected your views and am well aware that you don't much care for this president but you have voiced that dislike with integrity. I am just puzzled at the tone of your posts lately.
But yes, Big Kosovo is coming.
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