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Basically I guess it’s okay for the listed countries to allow for invaders to enter into their realm and squat without incrimination or fear of being arrested.
It’s pretty sad that those that believe it’s okay to enter this country illegally, and profiling is such an evil thing are being profiled everyday. If any of them get pulled over by a police person (being PC here), the officer will look at their license and address and be more than willing to talk to them in hopes of being able to either arrest them or fine them (this country has turned it’s back on the Mayberry concept where the police here to assist). If the person pulled over is non English speaking, they will get a free pass.
I would guarantee the countries stating they think us watching our boarders have stringent laws of their own… passports get stamped for a reason and visas issued for a cause. Try to immigrate into Turkey and see what happens, Panama is already going crazy over people walking through their country.
10 nations join Mexican opposition to Arizona law, politician says – CNN.com

10 nations join Mexican opposition to Arizona law, politician says
By the CNN Wire Staff
July 21, 2010 1:53 p.m. EDT

* Arizona’s SB 1070 requires proof of residency from anyone being investigated for a crime
* Opponents say the law is discriminatory and can lead to racial profiling
* Supporters say it is an effort to curb massive illegal immigration
* The Justice Department has filed suit against the law

(CNN) — Mexico has received the support of parliamentary leaders from 10 nations in opposition to Arizona’s controversial new immigration law, the Mexican Senate president said Wednesday.

Mexico and the other nations signed a declaration expressing their “strong condemnation and profound rejection of the law,” said Senate President Carlos Navarrete Ruiz.

The Arizona law, which is scheduled to go into effect later this month, requires anyone being investigated by police for a possible crime to provide proof of legal residency.

Opponents say the measure is discriminatory and invites racial profiling, but supporters say it’s necessary to curb the flood of illegal immigrants in the border state.

The U.S. Justice Department filed suit against the law, SB 1070, this month on the ground that Arizona is usurping federal authority to control the border and enforce immigration law.

The federal suit has drawn opposition from some members of Congress. On Wednesday, 81 senators and representatives filed an amicus brief disputing the Justice Department contention that the law is unconstitutional.

Mexico has been a vocal opponent of the law since the Arizona legislature passed it in April.

Speaking at a news conference Wednesday, Navarrete said Mexico received support from Uruguay, Panama, Ecuador, Bolivia, Guatemala, Cuba, Turkey, Senegal, Micronesia and Ghana.

Mexico also received backing from the Parliamentary Assembly of the European Council, Navarrete said, according to the state-run Notimex news agency.

The declarations of support came at the three-day Third World Conference of Parliamentary Presidents, which ended Wednesday in Geneva, Switzerland.

Even the island group that comprises Micronesia has immigration restrictions and requirements, who are they trying to fool?

July 21st, 2010 | Tags: Government and Politics, idiots | Category: Government and Politics, Open | Leave a comment

Death of Mexican migrant by Border Patrol ruled…

Death of Mexican migrant by Border Patrol ruled “homicide;” Outcry continues
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San Diego : CA : USA | Jun 03, 2010

The San Diego County coroner ruled yesterday that the death of Mexican migrant Anastasio Hernandez Rojas at the U.S. border was a homicide. The ruling came five days after the 42 year old father of five was beaten and killed while in the custody of Border Patrol agents as he resisted deportation.

Hernandez had wrestled two border enforcement agents to the ground after his handcuffs were removed at the San Ysidro Port of Entry. One agent, apparently from ICE, struck Hernandez with a baton, according to the San Diego police report. The CBP officer then shocked Hernandez with a stun gun. Hernandez stopped breathing and showed no pulse.

Hernandez was declared brain-dead Saturday. His family removed him from life support Monday. Results of the police investigation will be sent to federal prosecutors, who will determine if criminal charges will be filed, San Diego police Capt. Jim Collins said.

Pro-migrant organizations on the Border join Mexico’s Foreign Relations Department in their condemnation of the use of force against Hernandez. A bi-national vigil of protest is scheduled for this evening at the border crossing in San Ysidro, sponsored by Raza Rights Coalition and the American Friends Service Committee.

” The killing of Anastasio Hernández Rojas by Border Patrol agents is a clear indication of the climate of hate and repression that is being fomented every day against migrant communities and is tied to the current genocidal and murderous governmental policy,” explained the event sponsors in a statement to the press.

A routine review of Mexican periodicals shows that this event has been given nationwide coverage in Mexico, states a report by the National Association of Former Border Patrol Officers .

Hernandez came to the U.S. when he was 14 and subsequently worked in construction, according to information provided by Christian Ramirez, national coordinator of American Friends Service Committee’s Project Voice immigration reform campaign. He lived in the San Diego area for the most part and has five U.S.-born children.

The head of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement promised a federal investigation.

June 4th, 2010 | Tags: Government and Politics, idiots, politics | Category: Government and Politics, Open | Leave a comment

Too bad that they were dressed in nice clothing and spoke english.

December 8th, 2009 | Tags: Government and Politics, idiots, liars club, politics | Category: Government and Politics, Open | Leave a comment

Can you really believe that we pay these people…?

Maxine Waters – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Maxine Waters (born Maxine Moore Carr on August 15, 1938) is a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1991, representing California’s 35th congressional district (map). She resides in the Hancock Park area of Los Angeles, which is approximately six miles west of downtown. She is the most senior of the twelve African American women currently serving in the United States Congress.

As a Democratic representative in Congress, Waters was a superdelegate to the 2008 Democratic National Convention. She endorsed Democratic Senator Hillary Clinton for the party’s nomination in late January 2008, granting the New York Senator nationally-recognized support that some suggested would “make big waves.” Subsequently, however, Waters switched her endorsement to Sen. Barack Obama, by then insurmountably ahead in the pledged delegate count, on the final day of primary voting.

Waters voted against the Iraq War Resolution, the 2002 resolution that funded and granted Congressional approval to possible military action against the regime of Saddam Hussein. She has remained a consistent critic of the subsequent war. Waters asserted in 2007 that President George W. Bush was trying to “set [Congress] up” by continually requesting funds for an “occupation” that is “draining” the country of capital, soldier’s lives, and other resources. In particular, she argued that the very economic resources being “wasted” in Iraq were those that might provide universal health care or fully fund President Bush’s own “No Child Left Behind” education bill. Additionally, Waters, representing a congressional district whose median income falls far below the national average, argued that patriotism alone had not been the sole driving force for those U.S. service personnel serving in Iraq. Rather, “many of them needed jobs, they needed resources, they needed money, so they’re there.” In a subsequent floor speech, Waters told her colleagues that Congress, lacking the votes to override the “inevitable Bush veto on any Iraq-related legislation,” needed to “better [challenge] the administration’s false rhetoric about the Iraq war” and “educate our constituents [about] the connection between the problems in Pakistan, Turkey, and Iran with the problems we have created in Iraq.” A few months prior to these speeches Waters became a cosponsor of the House resolution to impeach Vice President Dick Cheney for making allegedly “false statements” about the war.

In May 2008, Waters told Shell Oil President John Hofmeister at the House Judiciary Committee’s Task Force on Competition Policy and Antitrust law, that if he did not guarantee reduced gasoline prices in exchange for Congress allowing the oil industry to drill where it wished, she would favor nationalizing American petroleum companies. In a widely reported exchange, she stated: “Guess what this liberal will be all about, this liberal will be all about socializing… taking over and the government running all of your companies.”

Waters was included by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (”CREW”) among its 2005 list of the thirteen “Most Corrupt Members of Congress” list and on the 2006 list for “her exercise of this power to financially benefit her daughter, husband and son.” She was not included on subsequent lists.

During the Los Angeles riots of 1992, Waters appeared on television as a commentator. Waters said “If you call it a riot it sounds like it was just a bunch of crazy people who went out and did bad things for no reason. I maintain it was somewhat understandable, if not acceptable. So I call it a rebellion.”
 Stock ownership of OneUnited Bank

Waters arranged meetings with U.S. Treasury Department officials (in September, 2008) for OneUnited Bank to plead for federal cash. It had been heavily invested in Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, and its capital was “all but wiped out” after the U.S. government took them over. Her husband is a stockholder (more than $250,000 as of May 2008) and former director of the bank. The bank’s executives were major contributors to her campaigns. Rep. Barney Frank counseled her against participating in the matter. The bank has its headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts, and offices in Los Angeles and Miami. It did secure $12 million in Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) money28. The matter is currently being investigated by the House Ethics Committee.

On June 25, 2009, Waters got into a fight on the House floor with fellow Democratic Congressman and Appropriations Committee Chairman Dave Obey of Wisconsin. After the House floor had largely cleared following a series of votes, Waters and Obey split apart from a heated conversation about an earmark requested by Waters for a public school employment training center in Los Angeles that was named after herself. Obey rejected the earmark as violating policies against so-called “monuments to me.” Waters revised her request to go to the school district’s whole adult employment training program, so the district could decide whether the money would go to the school named after herself. Nonetheless, Obey let it be known that the earmark would be denied. She approached him and complained, shouting, “You’re out of line!” while walking down toward the well in the House chambers. Obey shouted back, “You’re out of line!” before turning and walking away, but stopped, turned back toward Waters, and shouted, “I’m not going to approve that earmark!” He again turned away while Waters huddled with members of the Congressional Black Caucus and was overheard saying, “He touched me first.” before being escorted into the cloakroom. Obey went to talk with House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer when Waters briefly returned again, telling her colleagues, “He touched me.” before returning to the cloakroom. An aide to Waters said that Obey had pushed her while Obey’s spokesperson, Ellis Brachman, placed the blame on Waters for escalating the situation.

Citizens Against Government Waste named her the June 2009 Porker of the Month due to her intention to obtain an earmark for the Maxine Waters Employment Preparation Center.

September 20th, 2009 | Tags: Government and Politics, idiots, liars club, politics | Category: Government and Politics | Leave a comment

Palin Paints Picture of ‘Obama Death Panel’ Giving Thumbs Down to Trig – Political Punch

When we last heard from former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin she was — not without some justification — beseeching some members of the media to “quit making things up.”

But in a post on her Facebook Page today, the 2008 GOP vice presidential nominee seemed to take some liberties of her own.

In a column titled “Statement on the Current Health Care Debate,” Palin wrote that as “Americans delve into the disturbing details of the nationalized health care plan that the current administration is rushing through Congress, our collective jaw is dropping, and we’re saying not just no, but hell no!”

She questions Democratic promises that the health care reform plans will reduce the cost of health care, invoking economist Thomas Sowell, saying the only way to cut costs is to refuse treatment.

“And who will suffer the most when they ration care?” Palin asks. “The sick, the elderly, and the disabled, of course. The America I know and love is not one in which my parents or my baby with Down Syndrome will have to stand in front of Obama’s ‘death panel’ so his bureaucrats can decide, based on a subjective judgment of their ‘level of productivity in society,’ whether they are worthy of health care. Such a system is downright evil.”

One can question whether there will by necessity be any rationing decisions that will need to come as a part of health care reform (and, in fact, we have) but pictures of government bureaucrats forcing euthanasia upon seniors — and, now, children with Down syndrome — because they’re not productive members of society are not part of any reasonable debate on the facts of the matter. (And frankly, I agreed with Palin previously, when she was asking members of the media to keep her children out of any public debate.)

Asked specifically what the former governor was referring to when painting a picture of an Obama “death panel” giving her parents or son Trig a thumbs up or down based on their productivity, Palin spokeswoman Meghan Stapleton responded in an email: “From HR3200 p. 425 see ‘Advance Care Planning Consultation’.”

That’s a curious reading of page 425 of the House Democrats’ bill, which refers to “advance care planning consultation,” defined as a senior and a medical practitioner discussing “advance care planning, if…the individual involved has not had such a consultation within the last 5 years.”

This includes an “explanation by the practitioner of advance care planning, including key questions and considerations, important steps, and suggested people to talk to,” an “explanation by the practitioner of advance directives, including living wills and durable powers of attorney, and their uses,” and an “explanation by the practitioner of the role and responsibilities of a health care proxy.”

It directs the medical provider to give the patients “a list of national and State-specific resources to assist consumers and their families with advance care planning,” and an explanation “of the continuum of end-of-life services and supports available, including palliative care and hospice, and benefits for such services and supports that are available under this title,” as well as “an explanation of orders regarding life sustaining treatment or similar orders.”

Factcheck.org disputes this interpretation, saying “accepted definition of end-of-life planning means thinking ahead about the care you would like to receive at the end of your life — which may include the choice to reject extraordinary measures of life support, or the choice to embrace them….the bill would not make these sessions mandatory.”

August 10th, 2009 | Tags: Government and Politics, idiots, liars club, politics | Category: Government and Politics | Leave a comment

Is it a wonder that the government is up in arms when the people that it’s suppose to talk for are running their own mouths? Here in Springfield we are pretty used to having our wishes trampled upon by the people in charge… the vote goes on a ballot… we all vote on it… it doesn’t pass… and the city decides that it will go and do what it wants anyway.

I heard everything from the protesters were wearing too nice of clothing to really be a protester to things like this article that the protesters just (basically) need not to be heard and there opinions will be magically known to their representatives.

White House Warns Rush: Nazi Talk Puts You On “Thin Ice”

The White House struck back hard on Friday against conservative pundits and town hall protesters who have compared the President to Hitler and his policies to Nazism, saying that the critics are “on thin ice” and should “take that temperature down a bit.”

Asked about the breakout of boisterous and occasionally violent protests at Democratic town hall events throughout the country, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs declared that the demonstrators were showing less civility and manners than his six-year-old child.

“Behave yourselves like your mom would probably tell you to do,” Gibbs said when asked what piece of advice he would give to the demonstrators.

But it wasn’t all fun and games for the Obama spokesman. Pressed on the analogies between Obama and Hitler that conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh made during Thursday’s program, Gibbs’ voice turned stern.

“I know the president feels strongly that we can discuss these issues without personally maligning… that we are doing so in a way that respects the dignity of each individual,” he said. “I think anytime you make references to what happened in Germany in the 30’s and 40’s, I think you are talking about an event that has no equivalent. And I think anytime anyone ventures to compare anything to that, they are on thin ice, and it is best not employed.”

“But I think what the most important thing is, is that we can have a discussion in our democracy about where we want to go,” he added. “The president strongly believes we can do so without yelling at each other, pushing at each other or degrading each other. We have seen some stuff, I mentioned it a week ago, we have all seen imagery that just shocks and surprises us and I think the best thing to do is just take that temperature down a bit.”

August 8th, 2009 | Tags: Government and Politics, idiots, liars club, politics | Category: Featured, Government and Politics, Open | Leave a comment

I like how the people here are trying to change what the word “nightly” means.

Branson considers outlawing nightly rentals in neighborhoods | News-Leader.com | Springfield News-Leader

Branson considers outlawing nightly rentals in neighborhoods

Concern voiced by Branson residents that their neighborhoods are home to short-term rental housing for vacationers has prompted the Branson Board of Aldermen to consider prohibiting the practice.

A bill outlawing short-term rentals in residential districts received its first reading at the board’s meeting Tuesday.

The bill defines a nightly rental as a building with sleeping areas in four or fewer rooms that provides accommodations for fewer than 28 days, according to a news release.

I think this is most likely a thinly veiled attempt by the hotel industry in the area to try and get people to pay their outrageous rates and poor service instead of a group of people getting together and renting a house for a week or two and enjoying their vacation.
I wonder if this proposal will include timeshares… hmmmm

July 31st, 2009 | Tags: idiots, liars club, politics | Category: Entertainment, Open | Leave a comment

What scares the HS Secretary is she knows that military people take an oath to protect the country from ALL enemy’s foreign AND DOMESTIC… makes ya think.
Homeland security chief apologizes to veterans groups – CNN.com

WASHINGTON (CNN) — Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano apologized Thursday after some veterans groups were offended by a department report about right-wing extremism.
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano apologized to offended veterans Thursday morning.

The report said extremist groups may try to attract veterans returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. It also said extremists also may use the recession and the election of the nation’s first African-American president to recruit members.

The American Legion was among those who objected to the report’s mention of veterans.

“I think it is important for all of us to remember that Americans are not the enemy. The terrorists are,” the American Legion’s national commander, David K. Rehbein, said in a letter to Napolitano.

Napolitano apologized on CNN on Thursday morning.

“I know that some veterans groups were offended by the fact that veterans were mentioned in this assessment, so I apologize for that offense. It was certainly not intended,” she told CNN’s “American Morning.”

She said the report was an assessment — not an accusation — and said she would meet with leaders of veterans groups next week. Video Watch Napolitano talk about Mexico, apology to veterans »
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She noted that the Veterans of Foreign Wars, which bills itself as the nation’s largest combat veterans group, defended the report.

Glen M. Gardner Jr., the national commander of the 2.2 million-member VFW, said the assessment “should have been worded differently” but served a vital purpose.

“A government that does not assess internal and external security threats would be negligent of a critical public responsibility,” he said in a statement.

The report mentioned numerous factors that could strengthen right-wing extremists, including anger over illegal immigration and the poor economy.

Yet it was the section on veterans that caused controversy among conservative politicians and some veterans. It said “the return of military veterans facing significant challenges reintegrating into their communities could lead to the potential emergence of terrorist groups or lone-wolf extremists capable of carrying out violent attacks.” It cited Timothy McVeigh, who returned from military service and went on to bomb the federal building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in 1995.

“Timothy McVeigh was only one of more than 42 million veterans who have worn this nation’s uniform during wartime,” wrote Rehbein, the American Legion commander. “To continue to use McVeigh as an example of the stereotypical ‘disgruntled military veteran’ is as unfair as using Osama bin Laden as the sole example of Islam.”

The report, which was prepared in coordination with the FBI, was published last week. It was distributed to federal, state and local law enforcement officials. Mainstream media outlets picked up the story after it was reported by conservative bloggers. Video Watch how the report sparked objections »

April 16th, 2009 | Tags: Government and Politics, idiots, politics | Category: Government and Politics | Leave a comment

03/03/2009 – Ex-StL officer guilty of illicitly obtaining information – STLtoday.com

Ex-StL officer guilty of illicitly obtaining information
By Robert Patrick
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
03/03/2009

St. Louis — A former St. Louis police officer pleaded guilty Monday to a federal charge, admitting she illegally used a law enforcement database to help a friend find out whether a secret arrest warrant had been issued.

Marla A. Arinze, 43, of St. Louis, was overheard on a wiretap in another criminal case agreeing to run a name through the REJIS database to search for immigration warrants, according to court testimony.

Arinze admitted checking on a name for Ghandi Hisham Hamed, who is currently facing a charge in a multidefendant racketeering conspiracy, bank fraud and stolen property case. Federal officials say that members of the “Hamed Organization,” headed by Bassam H. “Sam” Hamed of Florissant, were transferring money to “entities” in the Palestinian territories.

Defense lawyers insist their clients were simply sending money back to help relatives at home.

Ghandi Hamed’s lawyer, Larry Hale, declined to comment.

Arinze now faces probation or up to six months in prison under federal sentencing guidelines for the felony charge, unauthorized access to a protected computer.

She resigned from the force while under investigation by the internal affairs unit. The investigation began after the FBI notified the department about the allegations.

Arinze graduated from the Police Academy in 1993 and worked in homicide and the city’s 3rd, 4th and 9th districts.

In 2006, a former St. Louis officer was sentenced to more than eight years in prison for using REJIS to help the boss of a heroin ring identify a possible informer.

March 3rd, 2009 | Tags: idiots, people, police, stupid people | Category: Open | Leave a comment