A question on the President's speech
How many times, in the defense of the questionably legal NSA program, renditions, "aggressive interrogation techniques," have you heard George Bush say that after Sept. 11 he vowed that he would do whatever is necessary to prevent another attack?
And, yet tonight, he called illegal immigration a matter of national security, I would assume that he was alluding to the possibility that terrorists could come across our borders, and yet, his vow to do whatever is necessary to prevent another attack, apparently didn't extend to border security until tonight.
So, the question is, why does "the vow" only apply to programs of dubious constitutional legality whereas it doesn't appear to apply to concrete security issues such as port security or illegal immigration?
(And, by the way, it appears the administration has in fact changed the subject for a few days.)
And, yet tonight, he called illegal immigration a matter of national security, I would assume that he was alluding to the possibility that terrorists could come across our borders, and yet, his vow to do whatever is necessary to prevent another attack, apparently didn't extend to border security until tonight.
So, the question is, why does "the vow" only apply to programs of dubious constitutional legality whereas it doesn't appear to apply to concrete security issues such as port security or illegal immigration?
(And, by the way, it appears the administration has in fact changed the subject for a few days.)
posted by mikevotes at
7:28 PM
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More to the point, why does "the vow" only involve programs that treat the American public as the enemy deserving of secret surveillance and suspicion, and the canon of traditional American Values with dismissive contempt.
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-epm, at 7:42 PM
Kaydee, the only real longterm solution is to improve the ecomnomies of the source countries for immigrants so that they are more fair for the poor, but I just don't see the Bush admin pushing for a more socialist Mexico.
So, their solution is to attack the symptom.
EPM, I think you said it better than I did. That's almost exactly what I was trying to say.
Mike
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mikevotes, at 7:57 PM
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