Thread: Rattle those cages – louder, louder!

Rattle those cages – louder, louder!

Barbara Simpson
Posted: July 14, 2008
1:00 am Eastern

© 2008

What a disgusting and fatuous week in presidential campaigning. John McCain is baited into commenting whether insurance should pay for male erectile drugs and female birth control pills.

If I were McCain, I'd have said, "Government, stay out." Insurance companies should not be required to cover drugs dealing with behavioral choices. Then again, I'm not running for office and pandering to voters.

Then Barack Obama spouted off about American's lack of ability to speak foreign languages. He criticizes us for only speaking English and claims we should teach our children Spanish.

Poor Obama, embarrassed by his country again. For someone who finds so many things about the United States to apologize for, or be ashamed of, it's a wonder he wants to associate with Americans by aiming to be their president.

It's also amazing how willing he is to accept political donations from people he finds so lacking in every other way.

Because politicians have such disdain for their constituents, it was beautiful last year when the voice of the people – to say nothing of the anger of the people – captured the full attention of D.C. politicians.

They couldn't avoid it.

Congress was considering the 2007 Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act, and members, along with the media, had already decided that it was needed and would become law. Regardless.

But then, our form of government took over and showed them a thing or two. It's called citizen power based on the Constitution.

Word spread, despite the media hype and talking points in favor of the bill. Talk radio informed people what was going on, and why, and who were the proponents. People learned the ramifications of such legislation on the country, now and in the future.

Dirty politics raised its head and anyone in disagreement was labeled "racist" as though that would change the facts of the bill.

The people heard, thought and reacted. They hated the proposed law and wanted it stopped. They saw clearly it wasn't immigration "reform" but flat-out amnesty for people who'd already broken federal immigration laws by crossing our border illegally.

They also worked, drove, attended school and siphoned public welfare illegally and yet, elected politicians wanted to "give" them citizenship.

For any sane, thinking person, it was an outrage and needed to be stopped. To the shock of Washington and state capitols across the country, it was – resoundingly, because citizens made their voices heard.

Phones rang, e-mail accounts crashed from the message load and even snail mail burdened the minions hired to handle the incoming missives from constituents – all, necessary evils of the business of politics.

They're "necessary" because the people must continually light fires under their elected representatives to let them know what they want done in terms of laws and enforcement.

They're "evils" because politicians hate to have their preconceived notions shattered by the knowledge that the people they represent want nothing to do with proposed new laws.

It would be so much easier if the people would just stay out of it and let the elected ones work their will on everyone, and public opinion be damned.

Fortunately, if people do their part in government, they'll be sure every politician pays attention and does what's needed for a smooth-running society.

Those "anointed" ones who make laws for the rest of us according to their own personal agendas, have to deal with the plebeians "out there." They tolerate U.S. citizens, but only to the extent they can shuck and jive us. Beyond that, their arrogance becomes a visible and tangible part of their behavior and voting.

But when it gets bad enough, Election Day can be a measure of voter discontent. As many wags have said, "Vote the bastards out."

I'm for that, and with November fast approaching, our work is cut out for us. Not only can we vote out the bad guys, we can be certain to only vote in people who understand issues and put the United States first.

Candidates who ignore illegal aliens in this country and the continuing flow of illegals across the border daily, are playing with fire politically.

Because of years of Democrat tolerance and silent acquiescence by Republicans, the situation is out of control.

Why else do individual states, for example Oklahoma and Arizona, pass laws that duplicate existing federal laws.

There already are employer penalties for hiring illegals. The feds ignore it. The new state laws don't.

There are two bills planned for the Nevada legislature targeting the massive influx of illegals there with the accompanying enormous financial burden on schools, housing, welfare, public services, medicine and law enforcement.

However, Illegals are wielding "power" with demonstrations and demands. They have that "power" because weak politicians and sympathetic media have decided their illegal status doesn't matter.

In Tucson last week "America's toughest sheriff," Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, was at a bookstore signing his new book, "Joe's Law."

Arpaio, son of legal immigrants, enforces the law. He arrests illegals, fights gangs and drug runners, cooperates with ICE and the border patrol and does it 24/7. Two thousand prisoners are housed in tents, fed simple meals and wear pink underwear – men and women.

Arizona elected officials fight him every inch of the way. They don't want "certain" laws enforced.

Demonstrators at the signing attempted to shout Arpaio down.

An immigrant-rights spokesman was angry the bookstore offered "a platform for hatred in our community."

Another woman's shirt read: "Deport Joe Arpaio."

Message to Earth: Arpaio IS a citizen. You can't deport him."

A local newspaper said Joe's supporters were 60 or older, white and included many couples.

The protesting crowd was described as a mix of whites and Hispanics, teens to elderly and mostly women.

In November, Arpaio is running for re-election for his fifth, four-year term. He's doing something right.

Obama and McCain could learn from him.


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If you suffered the results of prostate cancer treatment like ed, you might feel differently.

Arpaio is a true blue AMERICAN!

Our leaders should follow his lead and bring America back to a LAW ABIDDING, CONSTITUTION DRIVEN NATION!

RATTLE THOSE CAGES!!