Republican Uselessness
The following is a statement issued from Senator Bill Frist, and Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert today regarding recent immigration legislation:
"America is a nation with borders and borders matter. We are a nation of citizens and citizenship matters. We are also a nation of laws and laws matter. We have an important immigrant heritage and honoring that heritage matters. In December, the House of Representatives passed a strong border security bill aimed at securing our borders and preventing illegal immigration. However, on December 16, 2005, there were 191 House Democrats who voted to oppose House Republican efforts to reduce the crime of unlawful presence in the United States from a felony to a misdemeanor. Instead, they voted to make felons out of all of those who remain in our country illegally. While we are disappointed with the House Democrats' lack of compassion and the continued efforts by Senator Reid to block action on immigration legislation so that Congress can proceed to conference, it remains our intent to produce a strong border security bill that will not make unlawful presence in the United States a felony."
It pains me to say this, but I agree with the Democrats (Even though they don't actually believe this). It SHOULD be a felony. Why stop at lessening this crime? Why not lower Grand Theft Auto to a misdemeanor? How about Armed robbery? Even better, why not go ALL the way and not even make it a misdemeanor? That'll get the ILLEGAL vote crowd on your voting side....and even remove the stigma of them being illegal. To listen to the President and others in government, you would think they are the backbone of the economy. Instead of the World War II generation, we should start calling the illegals 'The Greatest Generation'.
These spineless, pandering Republicans are doing their best to LOSE the Conservative base. Brilliance. If they lose the House and/or Senate in the fall, it'll be because of complete nonsense like this. And Frist wants to be President? He's doing well, if he was running in Mexico.
"America is a nation with borders and borders matter. We are a nation of citizens and citizenship matters. We are also a nation of laws and laws matter. We have an important immigrant heritage and honoring that heritage matters. In December, the House of Representatives passed a strong border security bill aimed at securing our borders and preventing illegal immigration. However, on December 16, 2005, there were 191 House Democrats who voted to oppose House Republican efforts to reduce the crime of unlawful presence in the United States from a felony to a misdemeanor. Instead, they voted to make felons out of all of those who remain in our country illegally. While we are disappointed with the House Democrats' lack of compassion and the continued efforts by Senator Reid to block action on immigration legislation so that Congress can proceed to conference, it remains our intent to produce a strong border security bill that will not make unlawful presence in the United States a felony."
It pains me to say this, but I agree with the Democrats (Even though they don't actually believe this). It SHOULD be a felony. Why stop at lessening this crime? Why not lower Grand Theft Auto to a misdemeanor? How about Armed robbery? Even better, why not go ALL the way and not even make it a misdemeanor? That'll get the ILLEGAL vote crowd on your voting side....and even remove the stigma of them being illegal. To listen to the President and others in government, you would think they are the backbone of the economy. Instead of the World War II generation, we should start calling the illegals 'The Greatest Generation'.
These spineless, pandering Republicans are doing their best to LOSE the Conservative base. Brilliance. If they lose the House and/or Senate in the fall, it'll be because of complete nonsense like this. And Frist wants to be President? He's doing well, if he was running in Mexico.
posted by One Man's Thoughts at 3:11 PM
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