Miscellaneous Ramblings
I was watching the nightly news tonight and a couple of stories influenced me for this post.
1.) Immigration debate. The Senate is about to debate the illegal immigration problems and recently, several protests are being held in California. According to the LAPD, the biggest protest may have brought in 500,000 people. Illegal immigrats say that they should not be treated as *criminals.* Let's see. They are in this country illegally. They are not following the law to become US citizens. Entering the country illegally is a felony offense. Sounds like the definition of criminal to me.
I can't blame a lot of these people as they are seeking a better life for themselves and their children. But they are stressing social programs, jobs, education and the like. Why do you think they want to come to America? We are giving them a free education and health care. They are taking jobs away from our own citizens and/or those immigrants who are hear legally. And most likely, they pay little or no taxes.
2.) Have a beer in Texas. But keep it only one beer. This story explained a new law in the state of Texas aimed to combat drunk driving. Should someone become drunk in a bar is grounds to be arrested. In the case this segment highlighted featured a woman staying at a hotel, having a few drinks in the hotel bar. She was not driving at all. Yep. You guessed it, she was taken in and booked. Talk about Texas law.
Common Sense of it All: Those who enter the country illegally is not fair to those who are abiding by the laws and playing fairly. Ever play Monopoly with a cheater? That's what these people are trying to do; cheat. And they should be dealt with accordingly. They are here illegally. They should not be entitled to a free education, welfare, etc.
And down in Texas, the state legislature should pick up a history book and brush up on the Prohibition of the 1920's. It didn't quite work out. If you can't get drunk in a hotel bar and walk back to your room, why not just make alcohol illegal. Classify this one under *stupid laws.*
posted by Common Sense Dude at 10:04 PM
2 Comments:
First off....I love your blog. I have been less than inspired lately to write on mine so I have been trolling around posting on others. I agree with the whole immigration issue. it is getting out of hand. How many of those 500,000+ people do you think were here legally? And for those who were there protesting and legal citizens..... did they really believe (or know)what they were protesting about. It makes no sense. Now for the Texas thing...Although I agree that this is ridiculous we shouldn't be surprised that this is the next natural progression of our society. We are so litigious and lawsuit hungry that we have to make laws that replace our own ability to be accountable for our own actions. This goes way beyond prohibition... this is the government actually regulating behavior. This should give all cause for concern.
March 27, 2006 9:44 AM
BJ,
Thanks for the kind comment.
I think you might have a point on laws being enacted to replace our accountablity. People seem to forget there is such a thing as personal responsibility and that there are consequences to one's actions.
But now days, it's always someone else's fault. The Eagles' song "Get Over It" comes to mind.
March 28, 2006 12:55 PM
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