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HOW ABOUT "GUEST" LEGISLATORS? CAN THEY TAKE WHAT THEY DISH OUT?
Sierra Times
4/25/2006
Terry Kovach
This past Wednesday (19 Apr, Patriot's Day in many states), I spoke at
a rally against illegal immigration.
The rally was part of a nationwide petition drive, sponsored by the
Minuteman Project. A key member of that group, Tony Dolz, is driving
across America - from Santa Monica, CA, to Washington, DC - to deliver
petitions to Congress. The petitions tell our Federal legislators to
stand firm against illegal immigration, and against any form of
"guest" worker program or amnesty.
Tony Dolz is a remarkable man. He is of German descent, but his
ancestors moved to Cuba. He grew up speaking Spanish. His parents came
to America - legally - when he was young. He was later naturalized,
and is a proud United States citizen. He is so proud of his status
that, last year, he set aside his several business interests, and
volunteered to serve with the Minutemen on our southern border.
Now, in addition to conducting a one-man nationwide drive ("A
Minuteman Goes to Washington"), he is running for a State Assembly
seat in California. And, although the district has a history of
Left-leaning votes, recent polls suggest that the immigration issue
could carry Dolz to victory.
America needs more citizen-statesmen at every level of government.
What's the difference between a politician and a statesman? Here are
two answers. First, it's the same as the difference between a salesman
and a consultant. (A salesman tells you "what you want to hear"; a
consultant tells you the facts, and guides you toward an informed
decision.) I don't know if John Trochman coined this saying, but I
first heard it while watching video of his testimony at a
Congressional hearing. "A politician works for the next election. A
statesman works for the next generation." The people running the
Minuteman Project are definitely statesmen.
it's in the details...
In the aftermath of the high-speed parachute malfunction that I
experienced during my military career, I spent six weeks at Walter
Reed Army Medical Center. (I was sent to an Army hospital, rather than
an Air Force hospital, because they have more experience with that
type of injury. I had been folded in half backwards.) As part of my
rehabilitation, to encourage walking, I was allowed to take day trips
in the DC area. One of my trips was to the Capitol of our nation.
I'm a detail guy. One of the details that stand out in my memory is a
little sign in the hallway leading to the entrance of the Senate
gallery. The gallery is where visitors sit and watch the actual Senate
proceedings on the floor below. There is a velvet rope, on stanchions
down the middle of the hallway. On top of the first stanchion is a
sign that says, "Keep Left." At the time that I visited, the Democrats
controlled both houses of Congress. (I've often wondered if, after
1994, that sign was changed to "Keep Right." Given what I've seen, on
a variety of issues, I really doubt it.)
Little things mean a lot. In America, our custom is to walk on the
right. We drive on the right. Our driving rules came from our walking
customs. So, I thought it quite arrogant of the Congress to force
Americans to violate our own traditional customs, in the very place
where those customs should be most protected and preserved.
The above thought might help to explain what's wrong in the current
political debates over illegal immigration. The Congress seems to
think that American traditions, and the obvious will of the American
people, are immaterial. Instead, they seem to think that they are the
repository of some special knowledge, which mere mortals out there in
Heartland America cannot access. (That is the same thought process as
something known as the "Gnostic heresy" in Christian apologetics. It
is the essence of elitism - which fuels such movements as the
Communist "dictatorship of the proletariat.") It is because of this
elitist mentality that Congress is still considering "guest worker"
status for those millions of foreigners that have invaded our borders.
parallel universe
Regular readers know that I often like to present a "parallel
universe" to explain ideas that go against the so-called "mainstream."
I'd like to present a parallel universe that - hopefully - will scare
many of our politicians into becoming statesmen. (And, if that doesn't
work, will motivate many voters into "throwing the bums out" and
electing real statesmen in place of the current politicians.)
Consider the concept of "guest" legislators!
What is a "guest legislator"? Simple. It is a person that has not been
elected, has not participated in any type of training, and has no
legal claim on a seat in a legislative body. This "guest legislator"
might also be known as an "undocumented legislator," because they will
have no pass to get into the building. (Of course, if any police
officer tries to prevent them from entering, all the "guest
legislator" needs to say is, "Don't you know who I am?") Current
legislators have nothing to fear from the presence of "guest
legislators," because they are only there to "do things that
politicians won't do."
How does one become a "guest legislator"? Simple. First, you and all
your friends make phone calls to the offices of current politicians.
(Please do not try this on real statesmen, such as Congressmen Tom
Tancredo or Ron Paul.) Call the politicians all sorts of names for
their elitist policy of having police officers guard the doors of the
Capitol. Tell them that your ancestors used to live in mud huts on
that very ground; therefore, it is your right to have an office there.
Then, when they laugh at you, have all your friends go to one door of
the building, hold a noisy rally, and make threatening remarks. Then,
while all the police go to that door, you sneak in through a door at
the other end of the building. Poof! You are now a "guest legislator."
What does one actually "do" during one's tenure as a "guest
legislator"? Well, first, go and take a seat in some politician's
office. Then, call the office of the Clerk of the House. (Or, the
Clerk of the Senate, if you happened to "go north" in your migration.)
The current salary for all Senators and Representatives is $165,200.
So, call the Clerks and tell them that you will work for half of that
- especially if they will pay you under the table. (Even if they pay
you over the table, it would equal picking lettuce for $50/hour for
ten months of the year.) When a current politician finds out what
you're doing, and tries to complain that you are "depressing the
wages" in his job market, have all your friends hold a rally in front
of a liberal TV station, and have them say that you pay your fair
share of taxes (even though everyone knows it isn't true), and that
Congressman So-and-So is a "racist" - even if you are of the same
race. If that doesn't work, then invent some word, such as
"guestophobe." Besides, the only reason that you're there, fulfilling
a valuable role, is to do things that politicians won't do.
How long can one remain a "guest legislator"? Well.... What is the
definition of the word "temporary"? (The last guy in the White House
needed an entire team of lawyers to develop a four-paragraph
definition of "is" - and another team of lawyers to develop a
four-paragraph definition of "..") Whenever anyone tries to tell you
that you have no right to be there, or to do what you're doing, tell
them that, "No human being should be illegal." If Congressman
So-and-So tries to argue that you just quoted the Communist Party,
don't worry about it. Your buddies in the MSM will make him look like
a buffoon for daring to try to tell the public the truth. After all,
your presence there should be celebrated - not merely tolerated -
because you're only there to do things that politicians won't do.
Now, if the politicians do manage to get up enough resolve to call the
police, and if the police are not too busy rounding up dozens of other
"guest legislators" in other parts of the Capitol complex, and if they
do manage to toss you out of the building, don't worry about it. Why?
Because you'll be able to get back in soon enough. After all, your
presence in the Capitol is needed - to do things that politicians
won't do.
If any politicians are reading this, and if you don't like my scathing
mockery of your limp-wristed refusals to act in accordance with our
Constitution, then all you have to do is: 1) become a statesman, 2)
secure our borders immediately, and 3) deport the illegals. If you
can't take it, then don't dish it out. We real Americans are tired of
having our jobs stolen. We're tired of having our taxes raised to
educate the children of people that shouldn't be here. We're tired of
waiting in long lines at the emergency room. It's time for politicians
to become unemployed, so that statesmen can have job opportunities.
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Today's multinational corporations have no borders, and no loyalties
except to their directors and major shareholders. They would sell
this country, and the working citizens of it, down the river
without reflection. Unfortunately, 80 percent of the GOP acts like
the party of Rockefeller when big business comes calling - forgetting
that it is groups of working, right thinking Americans who came from
families of working class Democrats that make up the core of their
electoral support. |
