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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
The government (federal) isn't doing a whole lot about enforcing the southern border. The states and locals are handcuffed because its a 'federal' issue. WE are the people. WE are america, and if our governments not going to do the job, we will. It's not about xenophobia either ( I know, there are some racist people out there, i'm not talking about them) it's about respecting our laws. There is a legal way for them to get in the country. it's just easier for them to ignore it and do what they want. It costs us too much money.
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Is the INS and border patrol really doing so badly that we need these people? And why now? Why were there not the big Watchmen organizations 10 years ago? Has immigration become worse? What I'm fishing for is that many if not all these people are out there out of fear. What fear? 9/11, the war on terror, the war in Iraq, anthrax, etc. When I was having my conversation with the gentelmen in the Watchmen down south, they each described hypothetical situations in which terrorists could walk across our borders. Yeesh.
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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
It's not about entertainment. as far as I know, nobody is laughing as we detain them or while INS/Border Patrol is arresting them. If there are some doing it, they don't last long in the program.
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I was just making the point that the comparison between watching tv and Watchmen-ing is a bit off.
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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
Recently, there was a special election in Cali to fill a house seat. One of the candidates was the founder of the minuteman project. Why didn't he get elected as an independent? Because the people of that district got stupid again and voted for a major party candidate when they could have made a statement to the rest of the state/nation. I've no idea who i'll vote for in the national election yet, but i'll be voting for strayhorn in the governors race here.
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We could have used the Watchmen to monitor the border between the US and Austria, now we have to deal with the governator. I still am not sure who I'm voting for in the next elections, but I was speaking of federal elections. As the border is a federal matter, it would be wise to vote for someone who shares your view on tighter borders. I'm not saying I'm for open borders, but all you need is a simple background check on Pedro to know he's not going to hurt anything but a few lawns. More freedom, then more security to maintain that freedom = happy Willravel.