One law for sojourner and citizen
On the eve of the occupant of the Oval Office's predicted Executive Order to provide amnesty citizenship to some five million or more illegal aliens, there is a lot of political rhetoric, but not much action. Reuters reports that the "president" will announce his unilateral plan to bypass Congress tonight at 8:00 pm. Reuters also reports that Congressman Paul Ryan (R-Wi) "called the plan a "partisan bomb" while a spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner branded the president "Emperor Obama" for acting unilaterally." That's all well and good, but what are these men doing to put a stop to this act that violates the Constitution? Court action? Impeachment? Talk is cheap. We elected them to take action.
Senator Tom Colburn (R-Ok) told Capitol Download, "Instead of having the rule of law handling in our country today, now we're starting to have the rule of rulers, and that's the total antithesis of what this country was founded on. Here's how people think: Well, if the law doesn't apply to the president ... then why should it apply to me?" The big difference here, of course, is that the federal government will use its full force and power to track you down and make sure you comply with the law. We the People have elected representatives to hold the "president" accountable. And there is a tremendous gap of accountability equality in this country. Presidents should not be above the law, but this one is.
The news media is trying to compare it to President Ronald Reagan signing the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act. That was legislation, not an Executive Order. It required employers to attest to their employees' immigration status;made it illegal to knowingly hire or recruit illegals; legalized certain seasonal agricultural illegal immigrants, and; legalized illegal immigrants who could prove they entered the US before January 1, 1982 and had resided there continuously with the penalty of a fine, back taxes due, and admission of guilt; They were required to prove that they were not guilty of crimes, and that they possessed minimal knowledge about US history, government, and the English language.
An illegal act, such as the one the current "president" is taking makes illegals even more illegal. He has created this problem by refusing to secure the borders. His executive order appears to break the current law The entire episode is a sordid political deal in which Republicans may turn a blind eye in order to get Democratic support for the Keystone Pipeline. What ever happened to just doing the right thing? The Bible says in Leviticus 24:22, "You shall have one manner of law, as well for the stranger, as for one of your own country: for I am the LORD your God." Giving illegals the special privilege of citizenship without due process creates inequity and will create further problems for America in the future.
Have a Blessed and Powerful Day!
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