From the Scriptorium/Vomitorium
First of all the “TP” does not stand for toilet paper, even though I think the bill could be used as such, it stands for Tea Party…..
In the beginning of the “End of Days” the Tea Party guys/gals were up in arms about the government bailing out the banks using hard earned tax dollars taken from the average person…they then went head over heels against the health reform bill….you know the stuff they call “Obamacare”? They have almost always been against taxes and tax increases….then they ….well let us just say they have been very vocal most of the time……..
Then they moved on to the constitutionality of ANY of the Dems programs….health care, FinReg, taxes, ………pick a situation an they see it as a slap at the constitution……..but yet a direct assault on the US Constitution goes without comment…..what am I going on about? You may ask……
Arizona is the simple answer….illegal aliens is another…..put them together and you have the new bill signed by the governor of Arizona last Friday…..basically the bill reads like this:
SB1070’s broad instruction to police that when there is “reasonable suspicion” that a person is an illegal immigrant, a “reasonable attempt shall be made, when practicable” to check for documents
It is saying to people of Hispanic descent, “Do not leave the house without your wallet”…….sorry you people but do not look now but this is possibly a violation of the 14th amendment, which reads:No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
I point this out because for all their false bravado, none of them are coming in opposition to the Arizona bill…….so much for yelling about the Constitution…….if it applies to health care then it definitely applies to the racist law now in force in Arizona……sorry but your silence puts an end to the argument that the Tea Party movement is NOT a racist grassroots movement……
So STOP standing on the Constitution because you hate Obama! To you guys it is nothing but a political prop to be used in your hate-mongering…..Grow some nuts and for once tell the truth about your hate!
A point of order: is it now the contention of the Member for MIssissippi that illegal aliens are citizens of the United States under its constitution? Because, if they are, then they can’t also be illegals, can they?
Just asking? 😉
Nope…he is not…..
Then how can they be protected by the constitution?
Of course, I agree with all you say about the law which undoubtedly will be misinterpreted in order to persecute “Hispanic looking” citizens and others. However, there are many countries in the world where it is technically a legal requirement that an individual should carry ID (including Spain. although they don’t seem to bother to enforce it often), so it’s not necessarily that big a deal to some of us.
I understand that…and as it should be….but here in the US I have NEVER been asked to show my papers.,…but that seems to be changing……my problem is that American citizens can bee harassed by the cops for NO other reason than “Mexican” looking…..
Yeah, I get your point, However, UK citizens have been harassed just for anything looking (especially British). Well, slight exaggeration but hopefully that’s going to improve. 🙂
I think TP meaning toilet paper is correct in of itself. Remember a lot of these people are the same ones who defended Bush when he did the warantless wire taps. I really think that the extreme TP really believe that inalienable rights do not apply someone who has a funny sounding name even if they are American citizens. It would be interesting to see AZ take on the anchor baby thing because that is covered in the Constitution.
Now (from what I know of American and your politics) I agree with THAT analysis completely!
Ditto
I do have to agree……I think that there are some in the TP that are truly concerned with the plight of the country….but most seem to be just blind dickheads following the leader….
Nothing new there then…