Porter Rockwell
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I removed previous quotes for easier navigation thru the post. I hope you don't mind. I'll address few of your points separately.
Trump's powers are based upon an unconstitutional act by the United States Supreme Court. This is not about whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game. The reality is, you cannot criminalize Liberty. You are conflating Liberty with citizenship. And I realize that regardless of my experience, you have more intelligence, inside info, insight, experience and will not benefit off of my words.
First of all, these are not "Trump's powers", presidents before him had them, and used them, therefore blaming Trump for something that was accepted by the Congress, and Supreme Court, is irrational.
There are two provisions of the Constitution that make leaving immigration in the hands of the various states very problematic. The ""full faith and credit" clause (Article IV, Section 1) generally means that states must respect the public laws of another state, with an exception or two. Second is the "privileges and immunities" clause in Article IV of the Constitution (later interpreted in Corfield v. Coryell) that includes a “freedom of movement”. So, one state can let anyone in, vetted or unvetted, criminals or terrorists, sick or well, etc., that person must be welcomed everywhere. If each state had their own immigration laws, regulations, and procedures, we would have complete chaos. States would all have different criteria for granting asylum, tourist and student visas, work and residency permits, voting rights, driving privileges... effectively splintering the country into fifty separate nations with their own distinct types of citizens, residents, and visitors. Movement and commerce between states would be hampered, national security would impossible to ensure, voting rights would significantly unbalanced, and many federal laws would be impossible to enforce. That is primarily reason for citizenship and immigration to be national issues, and in domain of Congress to regulate them.
There are certainly many of SCOTUS decisions that are unconstitutional, and we can talk about it elsewhere, but I don't the one you're referring to is one of them.
But, one day it might be your ass that gets descended upon by an army of feds who do not acknowledge your unalienable Rights (a fringe benefit of the Republicans who nullified the Bill of Rights.) When they beat you within an inch of your life, lock you up for days incommunicado, and threaten you, it is my fervent prayer that you live to tell about it so that you get what the point I'm trying to make to you is. A few years entangled in court actions might help you understand the issue beyond your personal prejudices as well. Immigration is citizenship. according to Blacks Law Dictionary (the most authoritative legal dictionary used in the legal community) immigration is defined as follows: "The coming Into a country of foreigners for purposes of permanent residence."
For your problem with staying focused on one topic, I recommend adderall. We're talking about immigration, and who has power over it. For the same reason, I'll skip over unrelated content.
I already explain my view in previous posts, so there is no reason to repeat it. I'll only add to it that the states legally exist within the framework of the US constitution, therefore the immigration and citizenship regulations are a federal responsibility. I suspect you just don't like that power is in Trump's hands now, and that you didn't complain when Barry was enforcing it while he was in the office.
As for your definition of "immigration", generally I agree with it. You probably just forgot that "coming into country" requires permission from the country that immigrant seek to move into. With that permission, you become an immigrant. Without that permission, you're not immigrant, but an illegal alien, who is breaking the law of the country with your unauthorized presence.
NOBODY is within their authority to commit unconstitutional acts. A robber has the power to take your money at gunpoint, but he lacks the authority. Ditto for this out of control government. People coming here to engage in the free market, not seeking permanent residence are not beholden to the federal government under a de jure / lawful / legal / constitutional Republic as envisioned by the founders. In 1790 (less than six months after the ratification of the Constitution) Congress passed the first Naturalization Law. It limited citizenship to free white persons. Still, people from all over the globe came here to engage in the free market. Why you believe that people have to become citizens or put under federal control and their Liberty limited is beyond me. IF employers were allowed to hire the employee of their choosing, I think a lot of communities would become predominantly white and the multicultural districts would choke themselves to death. That is what our country's history shows. You cannot build a government big enough to save you from your own stupidity.
“An avidity to punish is always dangerous to liberty. It leads men to stretch, to misinterpret, and to misapply even the best of laws. He that would make his own liberty secure must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates his duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself.” (Thomas Paine, founding father)
People coming here to engage in free market must have permission from the people who are living here under that free market already. You can't just drop in, compete for jobs, work for cash, avoid paying taxes, use the infrastructure built/paid for by citizens and immigrants, just because you want it. It doesn't work that way.
In trying to bind the original thirteen states into one, more perfect union, the Constitution reserved to the national government rights to make treaties, impose tariffs, and to handle immigration. Since then Congress and federal statute has put more immigration authority under the President. Even so, many states and municipalities now individually are trying to pursue their own immigration policies. When Arizona tried to enforce federal law, they've been kicked in the ass by Barry and SCOTUS that they have no rights to do it. Well, what we need now is the same treatment for all states who are trying to go around federal immigration laws and give them great Supreme Court kick in the ass. Since SCOTUS doesn't set matters in motion, some other party must sue the states and municipalities first. That is the process we have and should be followed for all unconstitutional power grab, weather that is CommieCare, or Patriot Act, or stay-at-home orders, or whatever.
Before you reply next time, remember... adderall.
I do not respond to multi quotes. They are posted by desperate people who have NO legitimate issue and after the first exchange other posters simply say TLDR.
Regardless of how much bandwidth you use, the federal government NEVER exercised control over foreigners unless they sought citizenship. It was a states rights issue until every founder and framer was dead and buried. Someone forgot to tell the men who ratified the Constitution of your asinine ideas. And while we're at it, it was YOUR SIDE that introduced the so - called "Patriot Act." And while it's obvious you cannot reply without reminding us of your drug habit, bear in mind that I don't do drugs and drug "humor" is sick - and only sick people would find it amusing.
" I do not respond to multi quotes. "
I break it out for you, on a single subject, yet you still ranting about unrelated issues. You didn't read it? That's normal for people who cannot debate, and whose heads are stuck in their own asses.
Bye bye, loser.
There is nothing to "debate." If there were a "debate" you would have more than shotgun fallacies and ad hominems. The biggest difference between you and I is that I have actually been on the front lines of this issue. You haven't.