Should we make a stand as AMERICANS, and DEMAND that ANY Immigration reform bill be voted on by the Citizens?
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Excellent idea and question...Californians seem to be able to put important questions/problems/solutions on a ballot. At a minimum it would be a strong message to those we have elected that we are unhappy with their failing to represent us..I have received many mailings from elected officials,occasionally asking comments about various topics...BUT NEVER HAVE THEY ASKED ANY OPINION/COMMENT OR RECOMMENDATION ABOUT THE MASSIVE ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION PROBLEM!!! As to those who feel we have elected people to represent us,and we should leave it to them...YOU are so wrong..representing us means just that..it doesn't mean representing lobbyists or wine growers or cotton growers ,etc etc etc!
I second that emotion. Have a good day.
You just did with your question, keep up the fight when your right, I will vote for/with you, go get more
well 1) We elect politicians to make this kind of decision that is why we are a republic
2) Most Americans deep down are not racist hate mongers and will vote to allow those who want to be part of this great nation just like our forefather did to be able to do so
I think that citizens when educated and not racist should vote. I also think that we shouldn't punish the children of illegals who don't know what their parents did and this is the only country they know.
yes, except that we have voted in our representatives, so we really are voting for this in a way. The only thing you can do now is to let your rep/senator know that if he/she votes for amnesty, you will make sure that they will be voted out next term. You can write them a letter or call but you actually have to do it.
NO AMNESTY, call your rep/senator or write them. Let them know they will be voted out if they support legalizing the criminals
and of course people are going to call you a racist, but what they are really saying is mexicans dont have to obey a law that should be used to treat everyone the same. They are the racists. You are simply providing for a free and sovereign country. STAND UP to those who call you ignorant and racist. Let them know that the law is the basis for our freedoms.
Well, the problem is that we are a representative democracy. We elected officials to legislate on our behalf.
However, I think you have a very good idea here. The politicians are too gutless to appear insensitive to these illegal aliens, so let them pass the buck --- to us!
In fact, this strategy should be used in other cases where the politians have a vested interest in not rocking the boat. For example, 25 years ago we were talking about reducing our dependency on imported oil. Nothing ever got done because it is not in the politicians' best interest to step on the toes of Big Oil.
I'm shocked welfare reform ever got passed.
Let's use your strategy to do an end run around politicians who won't get involved in issues that don't benefit their re-election chances.
We have a representative form of government. Simply put, Congress is responsible for representing the majority viewpoint(s).
Naturally, many - if not most - will say that Congress isn't doing their job. So why can't the issue be put to an open vote?
As I have read recently, certain parts of the country have so many illegals registered as voters, no one could be assured any vote of the people, especially this one, would be "accurate" of the citizens.
Yes, I agree, citizens should vote on this, not the fat cats in washington.
You're a vet? I really, really appreciate you and what you've done.
Wow I could go on for hours about this! I completely agree. It is B.S that we have to oblige to what some narrow minded idiots belief is the "right thing" to do. Everybody is afraid of the truth! People complain about this immigration bill being passed but nothing is being done. My ancestors came here learned the language and paid their dues! It's amazing how some foreigners come here and get everything handed to them yet we as AMERICANS get the raw deal. It's basically saying lets take care of the immigrants then if we have any time and money left over we will try to help our own people!! Ugh!! This is so frustrating!
no because isn't that why we elected them to represent us? So if you don't like what they are doing now maybe you shouldn't have voted them in.
Yes we should. And the only people who would be oposed to your idea are the ones in favor of this amnesty. They know what the results of a vote would be, and they wouldn't like it.
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YES!
you are DAMN right we should. Thats all I have to say about that.
That's exactly what all members of my family think. If illegals can protest on the streets to demand "rights", why dont we do the same? We have the right to demand that our voices are heard. We cannot relay on politicians because they all care just for themselves.
"... we make a stand as AMERICANS..."?
Please allow me to remind you that America is a continent, not a country, and people outside the USA finds this way to refer to yourselves as extremely pretentious.
I agree with you.
Turning it into a vote by citizens would be a sure way to make it one time that every registered voter got out to vote to be sure.
I would totally be for such an approach.
Seems those that are in office are too afraid to 'upset' those that they have been getting paid off by vs. the American voter that got them in office to begin with. Time for US - the American citizen to do something about that next time elections come around again.
"I'm all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools. Let's start with typewriters."
Frank Lloyd Wright (1868-1959)
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