January 25, 2007
The Will Of The American People…
… means absolutely nothing to most of Congress, or even to the President, anymore.
U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colo., a longtime critic of Bush’s position on immigration, also slammed the president’s State of the Union remarks in a statement released Tuesday.
Suggesting that Bush tried to “guarantee a Congress sympathetic to his ‘amnesty for all’ plan” during the 2006 elections, Tancredo said the new Democrat-controlled Congress “seem[s] hell-bent on cramming this mass amnesty down the throats of the American people whether they want it or not.”
Tancredo also questioned Bush’s pledge for increased enforcement of immigration laws, saying that “one or two high-profile raids are not proof of a commitment.” He was referring to the recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids on six meat-packing plants that resulted in more than 1,200 arrests and 148 charges related to identity theft.
“What we are looking for from the administration is the same degree of energy expended in the enforcement of our immigration laws as they used to seek out a drug dealer in Mexico, so he could be brought back to testify against border patrol agents who were trying to do their job,” Tancredo added, referring to two border patrol agents now in prison for shooting a Mexican drug smuggler.
Our government sure has changed on us in the last several years, and there is no indication that this metamorphosis is complete.
In a comment I left at another blog awhile back and in an email conversation with a blog friend more recently, I equated America (our entire form of government, the rights we enjoy, etc) not very far in the future with a verse from the film Camelot:
Don’t let it be forgot
that once there was a spot
for one brief shining moment
that was known as Camelot.
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January 25th, 2007 at 3:25 pm
Seth, I share your perception that our government is going to do “what is best” (and easiest for them) because they know better than the majority of citizens what America needs. (Isn’t that classic elitism?)
What America needs is political leaders who love this country above self and who are Hell-bent on preserving our national sovereignty. We certainly do not need or want a politburo!
I also share your fears that America may actually become Camelot.
January 25th, 2007 at 4:13 pm
Old Soldier –
Isn’t that classic elitism?
Exactly. And these self-styled elite folks don’t even seem to possess such qualities as common sense or allegiance to the country they govern.
I believe the only way we can return to a government run by true statesmen is to do away with career politicians altogether. Someone serves in one capacity for a 2 term maximum, then is ineligible to run for any other public office.
This would keep elected officials’ focus on doing what is good for the country rather than on their own careers, all the while keeping fresh in their memories why they are there to begin with.
Of course, it ain’t gonna happen, because the career denizens of the Hill would end up being the ones who made that decision, and there’s no way they would willingly give up their little easy streets for the good of the country. Which is why I scoff (and once posted about that) when I hear them moan about how they aren’t paid enough to survive.
Most definitely, I think the Camelot quote is an apt one.
January 25th, 2007 at 8:44 pm
Lincoln put it best in the Gettysburg address, ” Government of the people, by the people and for the
people.” It’s time to remember how our Constitution begins, “We the people,” not they the politicians!
January 25th, 2007 at 9:35 pm
Ken –
It would seem that our politicians have absolutely no recollection of the contents of any of our historic documents, including the Constitution.