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To President George W. Bush,

In spite of everything, I still think you have been a good President. I have stood by your side and did not let the media shape my perception of your Presidency. I even flew to Colorado as part of your 72-Hour campaign in 2004. When we arrived you were 4 points down in the polls. We delivered the state to you with a three percentage point surplus. I am proud that I was able to help re-elect you.

President Bush, there is one desperately urgent thing you need must do before you leave office: you need to issue a Presidential Pardon, or commute the sentences of, wrongfully imprisoned Border Agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean.

Agents Ramos and Compean are being held in deplorable conditions to the severity of their so-called crime. They have been placed in solitary confinement for shooting a Mexican drug lord who was convicted of smuggling $1.4 million of cocaine into the country. They were charged with, get this, “discharging a weapon while committing another crime”. I was not aware that two border security agents doing what the public expects them to do is a crime.

That this charge, intended for application against those committing crimes against the United States, would be applied to two border security agents whom discharged their weapons in the line of duty is laughable. It is a travesty of justice that cannot be allowed to pass and left to the hands of the administration of Barack Hussein Obama. We know full well what President Elect Obama’s position on anything related to firearms will be- he will seek the maximum penalty allowed by law. Agent Ramos and Compean would have no chance of pardons once he gets in.

Mr. President, I am asking that your sense of decency, goodwill and patriotism break through whatever sort of political maneuvering that has kept you from acting so far.

Border security agents Ramos and Compean discharged their weapons after believing a high-profile drug smuggler was armed and threatened the security of others. How can you, a Republican who is supposed to stand for principals of secure borders and national security, not see the outrage of imprisoning two federal agents as a direct result of carrying out their responsibilities? We must stand behind those defending us.

Mr. President, please do not leave office without pardoning or commuting the sentences of Border Security agents Ramos and Compean. The very sense of duty that guides all of those serving this country would be at stake should these charges be allowed to stick. Mr. President, please for the sense of all that is right and good, please please please do the right thing.

History will be your judge Mr. President, please leave no doubt as to were you stand. Pardon Agent Ramos and Compean today.

Longtime GOP senator loses to opponent with no staff and limited funds. He lost because he supported McCain’s amnesty plan. 

More proof that the, “line in the sand” was crossed for most conservatives with the nomination of John McCain and his amnesty plans.

Also: Politico.com: “GOP’s Wake-Up-Call”

Minico High School (Burley, ID) English-as-a-second language teacher Dan Luker has been charged with mutilating the flag under Idaho Statute, which is punishable by 180 days in jail and a $1,000 fine. This follows the May 5th incident in which he ripped the United States Flag off the wall and stomped on it to show his hatred for America.

According to KTVB.com:

Some students had brought Mexican flags to the school that day in celebration of Cinco De Mayo, which recognizes Mexico’s victory over the French army in 1862.

One student had his Mexican flag taken away and put in the garbage can by gym instructor Clint Straatman. Luker said he was responding to that incident, and that his actions were also trigged by the school administration’s indifference to what he called generalized mistreatment of Latino students.

This story pisses me off so much:

1) Why is an American school celebrating a foreign country’s holiday?

2) Why is Clint Staatman not being treated as a hero?

3) Why do we allow public schools to have radical anti-American insurrectionist liberals teaching our children?

4) Why do the taxpayers have to cow-tow to the illegal immigrant population by teaching them with their own special set of teachers?

5) Why are the taxpayers being forced to waste money charging someone with an unconstitutional law? Why not just charge the teacher with disorderly conduct, or threatening the safety of students? How about aiding and abetting the enemy? Let’s get serious on those who will destroy American for other nations.

6) Why is the media not reporting that this teacher destroyed an American flag to promote Mexico and Mexican interests?

7) Other sites note Luker was trying to take down the flag, “because it was a distraction”. Really? Being patriotic and proud of your country is now a “distraction” to liberal fascists?

This story is a perfect example of what your children are being taught at public school. And the Idaho Department Of Education wonders why only 12% of Idaho parents would choose public school if they had a choice.

It’s clear that private or home-schooling is the best choice against the indoctrination of your child. However, in the end the taxpayers won this one: the ESL program is being dissolved and Dan Luker has resigned his teaching position.

Rep. Bill Sali is correct to point out that the coming Mexican Consulate in Boise presents serious concerns about the ability of local law enforcement to properly identify and issue deportation holds for those whom are here illegally.

Quite simply, an acceptance of a consulate is one step toward establishing Boise as a sanctuary city for illegal immigrants.

Don’t believe me? Check out the battle that is occurring with the San Diego Police Department and the S.D. City Council. This battle will soon be coming to Boise now that Condi Rice has approved a Mexican Consulate for Idaho.

The San Diego City Council wants to establish themselves as a “Sanctuary City”. While they seek the declarations to make it official, outsiders looking in wonder why the time and expense of declaring it official is really necessary.

At issue is the matricula consular I.D. card issued by the Mexican Government. In communities with a disproportionate number of illegal immigrants, local law enforcement often finds itself handicapped into accepting the matricula consular as a valid identification in place of say a drivers license or birth certificate. This is the case in San Diego. The city council is trying to pass regulations such as the above, the local Sheriff is sticking to federal law requirements, which say these documents are not valid operator permits.

Matricula consular cards are issued at consulate’s. They are neither secure or widely accepted as identification cards, and there is no real time verification of the identity of the person for whom the matricula consular is being issued. Check out this site for more information on the matricula consular .

Opening a consulate in Idaho is a direct route for illegal immigrants to establish themselves as “legitimate” citizens of the United States. Even banks want to get in the act, accepting foreign identification for opening a bank account.

Quite simply, Idaho law is not ready for the presence of the Mexican consulate in the area. Strong laws are needed to prevent local communities from declaring themselves ’sanctuary cities’ and accepting the easily issued matricula consular cards as valid for driving, employment, insurance purposes and and law enforcement matters.

The standards for issuance of the cards are too lose: there is no active verification of the applicants identity. Terrorists, criminals and ill-intended individuals can and will use this loophole to gain entry into America.

Furthermore, Idaho should not demean those already living here who have taken steps to establish a legitimate and legal identity. Americans should not be forced to accept a foreign identification card as a valid United States presence. Additionally, the matricula consular is not a drivers license in Mexico, why would we allow illegal immigrants to pass it off as such to local law enforcement?

We don’t, and shouldn’t. The plans for the consulate are already moving forward, we need to pressure lawmakers now to stop the acceptance of foreign ID, outside of where Federal Law requires, as a valid legal document. Otherwise, that beat up old jalopy behind you with 20 people in it? They will be unlicensed and uninsured and law enforcement will be powerless to do anything about it when they rear end you. Or take your job. Or use tax-payer funded services.

As least Idaho Law says that the matricula consular is not valid for obtaining a Idaho Drivers license. Will the Idaho Legislature strengthen this statute to prevent local government from accepting the matricula consular AS A drivers license?

And this is for certain: when that consulate opens up it will attract more illegals. The question is now, will we be prepared to handle the results?

Oklahoma has seen an over one percentage point drop in the state’s seasonal unemployment rate, down to 3.1% as of March this year. While unemployment rates this low are likely to mean big things for the economy of the Sooner state, one has to ask: Why is the media not covering this historic event?

My dear readers, it is another sad, sad case of media bias.

Want to know why the MSM won’t touch this subject? Simple: Oklahoma has targeted illegal immigrants stealing American taxpayer jobs in an effort to make sure American citizens have the first shot at work.

Gee, imagine that, an immigration policy that makes sense!

Which makes you ask, how the hell did John Sidney McCain win Oklahoma anyway?

One thing is for sure, this subject will be too hot for the MSM to touch. But know this, there is now definite proof that illegals take Americans jobs. And it’s not that Americans don’t want those jobs, but rather, the evidence seems to be mounting that the industries that hire illegals deliberately underpay market wages to purposefully attract undocumented workers. Thus saving them payroll taxes, IRS withholding compliance standards, workers compensation insurance… the list goes on and on. The end results is American workers getting laid off in favor of the cheaper illegal immigrant wage.

Which brings us to the next question: how soon will other states copy Oklahoma’s labor law to benefit their own unemployed citizens?

Many of my readers and friends have questioned my decision to get behind the McCain bandwagon. After the initial humming and hawing, the root of the quandary seems to lie in the amnesty issue. And to that, I must admit, I am dumbfounded myself.

The election results speak for themselves. The base of the Republican party would rather vote for someone who has dropped out of the race than support McCain.

Whether its McCain-Feingold, amnesty or now supporting efforts to reduce global warming, McCain is frequently on the wrong side of the political aisle. And that just does not ruffle the feathers of many GOP members well.

At a recent Canyon County Republicans forum held here in Idaho about one third of the candidates indicated that they themselves would not be voting for John McCain in the upcoming Idaho primary on May 27th. This despite the fact that no one other than McCain has a snowball’s chance in hell of capturing the nomination.

McCain’s reputation as a ‘maverick’ has largely made him a darling of the liberal media. By and large, I believe, you will find that the newspapers and media outlets across the country would have been more receptive to McCain than say Romney or Huckabee. But that is neither here nor there. The problem is what do we do about it NOW?

Certainly when you look at the McCain 2008 issue page for border security you will, as a conservative, not be impressed. Apparently he has learned nothing in regards to how much the base of the Republican party loathes the talk of “fostering relationships with Mexico”. Yeah, in other words keeping our borders wide open to illegal immigration.

Look, as recent polling shows, this is McCain’s election to lose. But I predict that we will have a hard time convincing states ravaged by the illegal immigration problem, or the staunchest conservative states like Utah and Idaho, that amnesty is the way to go.

The way this blogger sees it McCain’s only option is to come out forcefully for strong and complete enforcement of our existing immigration laws. Our existing immigration laws that do not contain provisions for amnesty. Then, and only then, can you open up the debate on national security and immigration policy as separate issues. You can also separate the amnesty issue from the discussion of what to do about future illegal immigrants.

The bottom line: the base of the Republican party does not support amnesty at all. We know that most Republicans will not vote for B. Hussein, the presumptive Democratic nominee. But in order to stop Republican voters from withholding their vote McCain needs to quickly and decisively address this issue. Failure to act now will see a diluting of the polling results that currently have him leading over B. Hussein.

In other words, McCain cannot afford the base of the party drifting away in November. Already people are starting to identify themselves as “Conservatives” instead of “Republicans”. Being pro-amnesty, meaning giving citizenship in any fashion to some who broke our laws, no matter how many hoops they had to jump through to get it, will not cut it.

McCain needs to move right on the issue of illegal immigration… now.