Republican National Committee
(RNC) endorses Bush Amnesty Plan
This will be sad news for many Republicans I know. Over the
recent years of my very feeble political involvement I have had more
in common with them than many I know in the Democratic Party. But
facts are facts and the following information is nothing more than
just reposting the facts. Those Republicans that do not like the
content need to address their complaints not at the messenger, but
at your own leadership.
The Republican National Committee has just confirmed for all
to see that the Republican Party is officially not only the Party of
increased immigration, but is now practicing the worse kind of
political correctness. In their recent meeting the Republican
National Committee endorsed, by an overwhelming majority a pro
illegal immigration position. Lets repeat that:
In their recent meeting the Republican National Committee
endorsed, by an overwhelming majority a pro illegal immigration
position.
Lets address the political correctness run amok aspect first.
Most reading this article will already have their own opinion on
increased illegal immigration and excessive immigration.
To begin, using the term "guest worker" is the epitome of
political correctness. How many American citizens, outside of
Washington City or Atlanta, are lauded and rewarded for breaking the
law? If you break the law - do your elected officials sworn to
protect your rights call you a "guest crook" and propose special
legislation to make you legal. If you break the law - do your
elected officials pass special legislation to encourage you to
recruit more law breakers and grant them special status also?
Of course everyone knows the answer to that. That is one of
those "Duh" questions. But that is exactly what the Republican Party
now stands for - from the top down. The Republican leadership in the
Whitehouse, the US Senate, the Georgia Congressional delegation, the
Georgia Governor, the Georgia RNC delegation, the only question is
how far down the chain are Republicans willing to swallow this
katunga hook, line and sinker. When you remain silent, as
Republicans did for example on the selling of letting people vote on
the State Flag, are you sowing the seeds of destruction for your
Republican majorities?
Secondly, while paying lip service to opponents of amnesty,
this is a feeble effort at disguising the practical and true nature
of the so-called guest worker plan. They will only be permitted to
stay legally for six years. If the federal government will not
deport illegals now - how many of you believe that they will deport
them six years from now? This is just downright mis-representation
and lip service - at best. At least they should be honest and tell
the People what they really mean, many are getting sick and tired of
politicians who mislead.
This is simply nothing more than political correctness and
pandering to special interests. Illegal aliens are just that -
illegal. They have broken the law. They are creating problems in our
society. Now the Republican Party is setting aside concern for the
impact on our citizens and becoming their advocate.
On the political side everyone of you know that an elected
official can either represent the citizens or they can represent
special interests. It should be obvious who the Republican Party now
officially represents. Hint - it is not the citizens.
It is more than just the flawed position supporting increased
immigration.
Take outsourcing jobs to foreign countries as another example
of supporting special interests over the citizens. Georgia under our
Republican governor - uses tax payer dollars to send jobs to India
(See:
Your Tax Dollars [Georgia] At Work...Offshore), using the
same company that President Bush and The RNC used to do 10,000,000
2004 campaign phone calls (See:
India claims big election victory and laughs at Americans).
Based upon India press reports they made a special effort to make it
appear that the 10,000,000 calls were from the US.
A simple bill SB-12 which would do nothing more than require
future Georgia tax payer supported contracts to be performed in our
country sits in a Republican controlled committee where it has not
even had public hearings (See:
Legislative Agenda - SB12 Prohibit tax paid outsourcing).
The Republicans in Georgia's Congressional delegation voted 6
-1 in favor of CAFTA (See:
CAFTA passed House by two votes ...). Georgia two
Republican US Senators supported CAFTA (See:
Georgia Senators support CAFTA - another Expensive Trade Agreement).
Both Republican US Senators voted to sell American jobs to
H-1B visa holders for $500.00 (See:
Both Republican Georgia Senators vote to sell American jobs to
foreigners for $500.00 ...).
These are just Facts.
We hope that the Republican Party can clean its own house up.
It is time for true Republicans to take their party back from the
RINOs and special interests or time for the Party over Principle
mentality to be defeated at the polls. If you are ready to help up
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By Stephen Dinan
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Published January 21, 2006
The Republican National Committee voted yesterday to back
President Bush's call for a guest-worker program.
Meeting a few blocks from the White House at the Capital
Hilton, the umbrella organization of the Republican Party
adopted a resolution that calls for continued legal
immigration, criticizes illegal immigration and endorses a new
work program for foreign workers. However, the resolution
states there should be "no amnesty for those persons presently
in the United States illegally."
"The question is not 'Is there an issue?' -- the question
is 'How you deal with it?' and I think we have to deal with it
in a comprehensive way -- we don't have to deal with it in a
way that's anti-immigrant," said party Chairman Ken Mehlman,
who said the resolution "reflected where the president was."
The resolution, adopted by voice vote, was a major victory
for Mr. Mehlman and headed off a divisive vote on an alternate
resolution that would have put the party on record as opposing
a guest-worker program, thus at odds with Mr. Bush.
Randy Pullen, Arizona's committeeman, had gained enough
signatures from fellow RNC members to force a vote on a
version that specifically opposed a guest-worker program.
But after the pro-guest worker resolution passed Mr.
Pullen withdrew his plan from the floor.
"Sometimes you've got to know when you've lost and move
on," Mr. Pullen said afterward. He said he was not pressured
to withdraw his resolution. He was the only RNC member to say
"no" during the vote on the pro-guest worker resolution.
He said he has yet to see a guest-worker plan that doesn't
amount to amnesty, and said Mr. Bush has his work cut out for
him trying to explain how he can craft such a plan.
"The president wants a guest-worker program -- if that's
what he thinks needs to be done, he's going to have to
articulate to the Republican Party exactly what that plan
means. I haven't heard it yet," he said.
Mr. Mehlman said amnesty "would mean that people who have
broken the law are not punished for breaking the law."
He said that bills in Congress "have different
definitions," but said Mr. Bush and the Republican Party
oppose amnesty because "the effect of that would be to say
people who have waited in line [that they] have to wait behind
people who haven't waited in line."
Some Republicans have said the president has sent mixed
messages on the issue, because in 2004 he said his plan would
"preserve the citizenship path" for illegal aliens.
The House last month passed an immigration-enforcement
bill that did not include a guest-worker program. The Senate
is expected to take up immigration legislation early this
year, and leaders expect it will contain some sort of
guest-worker program and possibly a path to citizenship for
illegal aliens.
Rep. Tom Tancredo, Colorado Republican and a major
opponent of a guest-worker program, said yesterday's RNC vote
signals a tough fight ahead.
"The RNC's failure to pass a get-tough border security
resolution shows the extent to which the White House will use
strong-arm tactics to secure an amnesty," he said. "If this is
any preview of what the president will do with the House bill,
he should prepare himself for one heck of a fight."
Mr. Pullen circulated his resolution last year and
obtained nine co-sponsors from different states -- enough to
bypass the party's Resolutions Committee and force the
resolution directly to a full floor vote. Fearing that, other
Republicans crafted the pro guest-worker resolution as an
alternative.
Saulius "Saul" Anuzis, committeeman from Michigan, said
the specifics of an immigration solution should be left to the
lawmakers.
"The president has made it very clear where he wants to
go, and I think we as the Republican National Committee owe it
to the president and Congress to come up with a resolution
that is broad enough and states the principle we stand for, to
allow the legislative process to work it out," he said.
Source:
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20060120-111735-1697r.htm |
Other reference material:
A Georgia Voice against more NAFTA/CAFTA give-away agreements,
illegal immigration and out of control spending ...
Governor Perdue endorses amnesty programs for illegals - calls
opponents - hypocrites
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