Government is a lot more efficient when you can ignore the will of the people. The Dream Act was introduced over 12 years ago as an attempt to solve our illegal immigrant problems (see: Wikipedia Entry). Congress was deluged with complaints that this was an amnesty program and eventually had to abandon this legislation. Now with the stroke of a pen, “President” Obama has circumvented this country’s Constitutional process and has executive-ordered many of the tenants of this deep-sixed law into effect. Yesterday, this ukase was implemented around the country to an overwhelming reception from hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions, of those who have, until now, been living in the shadows (see: AP Story and NBC Chicago Story).
Independent of the charity arguments surrounding our tsar of tsar’s action, Obama has clearly and cleverly ignored the legal protocols that have been in place since our country’s founding. He is thumbing his nose at Madison and Jefferson and that great document they crafted. And why is there not a hew and cry from Republicans? Because they are unfortunately realistic … and know that many Hispanics would been even more inclined to vote against them in November. And, to politicians, getting elected usually comes before all other considerations.
But my question is: Is it not also realistic to assume that a large percentage of these newly documented immigrants will also vote against Republicans … despite all laws to the contrary? And, if this travesty of justice does grease the skids for Obama’s re-election, will his highness not take even grosser liberties with that manuscript for which he once was a college lecturer?
2 comments:
"Travesty of justice" seems a bit heavy-handed as a description of a policy that merely prevents kids - who have committed no crimes - from being deported.
How about the travesty of engaging in undeclared warfare without the express approval of congress?
The context of your comment is much too narrow. Our Constitution is the basis for all justice in the U.S. If Obama's shredding of this document is not a travesty, I bow to you for some better semantics.
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