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RichP said:Wonder how many illegals could have been rounded up at the protests.... oh well, hindsights 20/20..
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What a wasted opportunity.
RichP said:Wonder how many illegals could have been rounded up at the protests.... oh well, hindsights 20/20..
ECKSJAY said:I am now smarter for reading this. Thank you for the enlightening.
And here is where you cross the line.Zuki-Ron said:Well, we covered the ID theft, the far Rights view, the far Left's view, and even a student opinion. We even got the "I don't care and I'm going to post that I don't care so folks will see that I don't care" post.
I look at this like so many things we have allowed the electorate to get away with over the last, say, 35 years. When we went through the last oil crisis, we reformed and vowed never to be under control of those "Towel Heads" (period statement) again. We explored homebrew, hydrogen, and corn oil, then we went back to gas and built our cars big again. When the second oil crisis came about, we did the same thing again, and we mandated the arrival of hybrid vehicles as a majority sell by this year- then Bush torpedo'd it and resurected the flawed Hydrogen scheme so that again, we would not be able to stop our reliance on oil (where do you think we get Hydrogen from?) AND would need to rebuild our infustructure to accomidate it. Back in the 70's people were wading across the border and we called them "Wetbacks". We errected a wall, and someone else put loop holes in the law which allowed caught Mexican's to be set free to wait for a court date - like they were going to suddenly obey the law so they could get deported.
Now both of these are coming to a crisis again, and we have interfered in the internal workings of sovern governments in the name of "freedom". What was the object? To cause us to look somewhere else besides right here at home.
You want to see what the politicians don't want us to see? Look around you - it has always been all around you. The decay of a "Great Society" happens with the mortar, not the bricks.
We say "it is illegal" for Mexicans to come to this country, but we don't stop it. We say they are dragging down our social systems, but again, we do not enforce the existing laws against being here illegally. We say "It is illegal to them to get welfare", yet we freely give it. Illegal's move into our neighborhoods though "clearing houses" - generally relatives, we do not report it. When we do report it, we get "They have done nothing wrong". Illegal's take construction, cleaning, AG jobs, which they say we don't want, but infact, they are willing to take lower wages than the locals and this causes businesses to hire them despite the laws against it and which are largely un-enforced. There was a scandal in the 80's about Politicians and Stars who knowingly hired Illegals to work in their homes and yards. They all got a slapped wrist at most.
Same thing has happened with Gay "rights". When did a lifestyle choice that is still illegal in many States become something normal, even celebrated in the media as a legal choice and a role model for children? Gay "Marriage" legal? Not even legal in their home in their bed.
We say we are a nation of Laws. Those laws are our mortar. When we fail as a society to enforce those laws, when we allow the fringe few to cloud us into thinking that what we agreed is wrong, is now right; will will fail as a society because there will be nothing to hold us together.
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Fergie said:And here is where you cross the line.
Illegal immigration is one thing, but has nothing to do with Gay marriages. Someone else's lifestyle choice, which does not affect you in any way shape or form, should not be mandated and legislated out of legality.
Cut off the flow of free benefits as folks have said. Make it difficult for employers to hire illegals, and go from there.
How long until deeohgee is mentioned?
ren said:This kind of makes me wonder what it is that the politicains DO NOT want us to pay attention to. If you notice, every time that they are getting ready to pull something, they try to get EVERYBODY to look in the OTHER direction.
Zuki-Ron said:Illegals say "We are here. Even though we are here illegally, we want all the social and economic benifits you enjoy as law abiding citizens".
Gay's say "We are here, and even though our lifestyle is illegal in many States, we not only want it to be legal, but we want the same social and ecconomic benifits you enjoy as law abiding citizens."
Those two statements are not incongruent. Both are made by a noisy illegal minority in society. Both want society to bear the ecconomic and social costs of their "lifestyle".
What do you mean "cut off" free benifits? They aren't entitled to them now under the law now. What do you mean "make it difficult for employers to hire them", that is also law.
I repeat "We say we are a nation of Laws. Those laws are our mortar. When we fail as a society to enforce those laws, when we allow the fringe few to cloud us into thinking that what we agreed is wrong, is now right; will will fail as a society because there will be nothing to hold us together."
GSequoia said:Now really Ron this whole argument you are persuing is down right ignorant. Name me one real way that homosexuality has negatively affected you. Even though (as you probably know from the other post) I do not agree with the thought that illegal aliens are the cause of all the worlds problems I can see where harm is done. I, for one, have experianced zero negativity caused by homosexual friends. Yes, I said it, GASP. I have homosexual friends! Does that make me less of a person?
The only argument against homosexuality is a religious one. It should not be a crime, that is no reason for it to be. Last I checked the United States of America was not a religiously controlled nation.
Sequoia
Sick and tired of homophobia.
You and every other civil libritarian are sticking your collective heads in the sand. This Country was formed by a bunch of political zelots and continues to be run by the same.Last I checked the United States of America was not a religiously controlled nation.
Zuki-Ron said:AStick a non-PC label
Zuki-Ron said:I will turn your argument around. Name one way an illegal alien has negatively affected you personally. You can't do it because it is a victimless crime.
Zuki-Ron said:I don't have a personal problem with either group as long as I don't have to pay for their choice and they are reasonable neighbors. So far, that has proven true in both incidences.
Zuki-Ron said:Fergie,
By your reasoning, any law you do not personally agree with is fair game to break. There are tons of laws against "victimless crimes" on the books. You would say "oh well, it doesn't affect me" and let them off.
You say this is a nation of Laws, but not Justice. My reponse is that there can be no Justice without Law.
The costs of the Gay lifestyle have been a real burden on the American Social and Healthcare frame work. It is still illegal (Sodemy) in many states, but rairly enforced. When caught, we look away. We choose which laws to enforce, and which ones not to. The cost of the AIDs epedemic was and still is a lasting legacy of this "at risk" group
Yet, we slide down the slippery slope.
They "come out" they rally, they protest, they start asking for social and healthcare benifits we give couples who live under the law.
We then give "couples" equal health care benifits. Not because it's "fair", but rather to shut up that very vocal minority and try to avoid the Gay marriage debate. Now they have set their sights on Gay "marriage".
They have broken the law to get here, protest that they have "rights" and have shouted down any attempt to disslodge them.
They now have their sights set on citizenship.
Yet your only issue is with the illegals. Why? Because they have reached further into your personal pocket than Gays?
The illegals atleast have the better ulturistic motive. They want a better life for themselves and a future for their families. Still, that is no exuse for us either not enforcing the laws as they are written, or deciding which laws suit us and only obeying those laws.
There is an old saying Fergie. "The cost of Freedom is constant vigilance"
We have not been vigilant, we have become complacent and those who would take what they would from us and destroy our society know it.
GSequoia said:You aren't paying for homosexuals though! Think of it this way - what if they were straight; they'd be on health care so it's a moot point! Medical insurance is so expensive mainly becuase of the rick of frivelous malpractice suits; that is who you are paying for; Larry H. Parker.
GSequoia said:Hey Ron.. What do you think about Fender Flare and Mudflap laws?
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Gil BullyKatz said:Damn...
Now would not be the right time to admit to being a illegal gay muslim immigrant would it?