Has The Republican Party Lost Its Mind? - Some Conservatives Think So!
By Thomas D. Segel (05/25/06)
Harlingen, Texas, May 25, 2006: In recent months anyone viewing the Washington scene from a conservative platform would be forced to ask a very obvious question.... Where have all the Republicans gone? It is clear to the American public that they are no longer walking the halls of Congress. From the outside looking inward one can only see the Democrats and the newly minted Democrat-Lite.
It matters not the issue being considered, when it comes to Congress it seems everyone is continuously pandering to the left side of the aisle. Instead of standing by the conservative principals that earned them election victories, Republicans of the House and Senate seem to be looking for new ways to out-liberal the liberals.
The most obvious example of GOP pandering to the left can be seen in what is taking place in the Senate on immigration. While the American public is really concerned about security and defending the border, Senate Republicans are caving in to a collection of cosmetic requirements that will assure future growth of the Democrat Party, while at the same time protect business interests that fatten their corporate wallets by employing vast numbers of illegal immigrants.
At this time our GOP senators are moving to allow millions of illegal immigrants to remain in the United States, continue working, draw Social Security benefits and even be guaranteed continued employment. These are things many millions of citizens do not even enjoy.
Along with those proposed gifts, the legislation would assure those former illegals and new temporary workers would be paid the prevailing wage. That is a wage much higher than most Americans receive for like employment.
The bill is even more attuned to placating the left. According to Bob Novak in his column this past Monday, “The bill extends the Davis-Bacon Act’s requirement for the payment of ‘prevailing wage’ levels to all temporary workers. That puts them ahead of American workers, who have this protection only on federal job sites.”
Novak also says “Foreign guest farm workers, admitted under the bill, cannot be ‘terminated from employment by any employer...except for just cause.’ In contrast American ag workers can be fired for any reason.”
The esteemed senators have also moved to provide Social Security benefits to all of the illegal workers who have had money deducted from their checks and sent to the accounts identified by their counterfeit Social Security cards. When questioned on this proposed section of the bill, both the Democrat and Democrat-Lite senators harmonize saying “Well, it is money that they already paid into the system.” While making this, and similar statements they completely ignore the existing federal law that state it is an unlawful act the use false Social Security numbers.
It is also against federal law to enter the country illegally and can be punished by six months in jail and a $250,000 fine. Those we have elected to head our legislative branch of government would pretend that bit of law doesn’t even exist and let everybody off with a small $2,000 fine.
At the same time they also ignore the complicity of American employers. There is little mention of their countless violations of federal law in the body of the proposed bill.
Oh, there is that small cosmetic look at protecting the nation. We have 6,000 National Guard troops for a 3,000-mile stretch of border. It doesn’t take a math major to figure of two guardsmen for every mile of terrain won’t take care of the problem.
Those 350 miles of fence is another laughable inclusion in the legislation. It just means that particular section of real estate will be taken off the main trails into the United States. Those who sneak across the borders will then have only 2,650 miles of land from which to select their crossing points.
The sad thing about all of this is more than 70% of Americans tell their elected officials that they want to secure the borders FIRST and that they don’t want AMNISTY, no matter how the politicians try to paint that pig and call it a purse.
Still, our GOP Senators keep buying into the liberal playbook. Their excuse is always...that it is just impossible to send 10 or 11 or 12 or 13 or however many million people they come up with that day...back to their home countries. That is just plain nonsense. All they would need to do is make every employer who hires illegals pay a $10,000 or $20,000 fine for each illegal employee and they would get rid of the border-jumpers faster than greased lightning.
With no available employment, there would be an exodus of major proportion. But, that is just a dumb idea that some uninformed citizen might dream up while standing around the water cooler at work. Those lofty senators who spend their time trying to figure out the best way to buy votes can’t even consider it.
Well, the GOP crowd better do some strong rethinking. Conservatives don’t like what they are doing...and they don’t vote for Democrat-Lite.
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