The US Supreme Court is hearing arguments for and against Arizona’s Know-Nothing Appeasement Law this week. All of the sides are clearly wrong about one or more major issues, but (as is so often the case) US Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) garners the award for Dumbest Sound Byte of the Day:
Immigration has not and never has been an area where states are able to exercise independent authority.
In point of fact, the states exercised the only political authority over immigration into the United States from its founding until the late 19th century.
The US Constitution, as ratified, explicitly forbade the federal government to interfere with state control over immigration for 20 years:
Article I, Section 9: The Migration or Importation of such Persons as any of the States now existing shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by the Congress prior to the Year one thousand eight hundred and eight, but a Tax or duty may be imposed on such Importation, not exceeding ten dollars for each Person.
Additionally, the US Constitution, as ratified, forbade its own amendment to change that for 20 years:
Article V: … no Amendment which may be made prior to the Year One thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any Manner affect the first and fourth Clauses in the Ninth Section of the first Article …
That was not accidental. It was debated, and those favoring a federal immigration power lost, primarily because such a power would likely have kept the Constitution from being ratified both in the slave-holding south and industrializing (and therefore immigration-encouraging) Pennsylvania.
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CHUCKIE, HOW IN HEAVENS NAME DID YOU EVER GET TO BE MAYOR OF THE GREATEST CITY IN THE WORLD? ……..TRY NOT TO DESTROY IT ANY MORE THEN YOU ALREADY HAVE.
Chuck Schumer is just another one of those LIBERAL LEFT WING SOCIALISTS THAT WILL LEAVE IN NOVEMBER 2012. THAT IS ALONG WITH HIS BUDDY “”"” O B U M E R “”".
Problem is that there are not enough people with brains in New York to NOT vote for this ultra corrupt and glory seeking narcissist, just as for his narcissist buddy in the White House. These New Yorkers are dumber than a bag of rocks; they think all socialist-communist liberals are just what this country needs. Now THAT is dumb.
This nit-wit should have been recalled YEARS ago,He is a commie in the worst way and impeached now along with several others.
Case in point, Nancy P. Any member of congress that states ” We have to pass this law so We can find out what is in it”
Should be removed from office that day and executed as a traitor and terrorist .The people who witnessed the statement should be the jury and there should be no question as to the guilt ! We all saw it many times.
No lawyers to tie it up for years just so they can get rich.
A lot of our nations problems can be laid at the feet of our congressmen. In some ways it isn’t their fault, they are just good salesmen and have a ton of money behind them to get elected. Many years ago, before our corrupt, lame stream media, the populace could depend on journalist (who had the money and the power of the press) to ferret out the history of our politicians. You know, education, affiliations, backers; that sort of thing. Nowdays the media chooses sides, distorts the facts, use sound bites (sometimes altered) and generally gives the public a b— s— scenario that fits the media’s agenda. Because a citizen can no longer rely on the media to stick to the facts and vet candidates for public office, a truly informed citizen must wade through tons of information to ferret out the truth involving the candidates. Unfortunately we wind up with very few really informed voters.
I can’t believe what is happening, the federal government is claiming that it their responsibility to protect and enforce laws that pertain to illegal immigration. Then they sue a state along with other countries whose citizens are coming into the United States illegally. This is a federal government that is run amuck, and the inmates are running the asylum. The federal government is insulting the immigrants that go through the legal channels and take the proper steps to obtain citizenship. The illegals are being used as nothing but “fodder” because after Obama is reelected these people will be of no use to him, illegals are being treated like the slaves of old, with hold education a give them a roof and food and they will be easily swayed at election time. When Reagan gave amnesty to between 8 – 12 million illegals, they also were given a chance to further their education, those that did are/were prosperous, the others ?????. Obama has lied about everything he claimed he would do, and in the interim has trampled on the Constitution, created $5 trillion in debt, lowered our credit rating, killed Americans without due process, and revealed secrets to known enemies.