July 1, 2007
Is it worth the wait?
I found this story on my vista side bar. This Cuban-born man became a US citizen at age 105. I wonder how long he’s been trying to become one. I haven’t read the whole article. I thought the point of the story was good enough. Is becoming a US citizen worth that long of a wait? I heard a story recently on the radio of a man who went to traffic court to fight a seatbelt ticket. He got the ticket thrown out, but on the way out the Judge told him to wear it next time. He turned around and told the judge he was disgusted that four illegal immigrants in front of him were released, all charges dropped, and set free still illegal immigrants. This is due to the Clear Act. The judge responded by throwing the man in jail for contempt of court. Who are our laws really protecting. passing legislation is supposed to be a way to protect the citizens of our country. What’s next?
June 29, 2007
Was “W” Led Into A Trap?
I was listening the “Big John and Cisco Show” this morning on 560 AM WIND in Chicago. John Howell was talking to callers about the immigration bill that Congress passed and has accomplished nothing with. They started the fence and stopped, among many other things. The official estimate of illegal immigrants in the US is 12 Million. Some guess up to 40 Million. John quoted a scholar that said that Ted Kennedy and the Democrats(not all of them) pushed so hard for this bill because they new it would fail. They pressured Bush to pass it knowing it would fail. What does this do? Well, it shows the Democrats as the ones who wanted “proper” reform and Bush who said ok. Then it shows Bush as the one who failed and backed down. SO what? Well, what this does is help to win the Latino vote for the ’08 election. I Wonder what the point was of this scheme, since the Republicans don’t stand a chance anyway after the Iraq war. I’m curious to hear your thoughts on this. Do you think this man is write in his suspicion? If so, is it even important to the election anymore?
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