>> reasonable immigration is good for america <<
fair enough. but it hasn't been reasonable now has it?
>> shutting down borders w/b bad for america <<
so are open borders, which is essentially what we have.
>> no, the borders should not be wide open <<
but they are...
>> neither should they be shut down <<
it might not be a bad idea to temporarily shut them down until we get a handle on the terror situation.
>> there is a reasonable middle ground that IS in the best interest of america. <<
our immigration policy has not been reasonable for a long time.
>> but, as i said, the politicians will guide this country in their self interest <<
only if we choose those kind of politicians. the politicians are a function of the electorate who puts them in positions of power. we have the power to throw them out of office if they subvert our will. so the blame lies with our society as a whole, not just with politicians.
>> no form of human govt is going to work long term b/c humans are fundamentally flawed... selfishness reigns supreme and it is impossible for folks to live together in harmony as long as this is the case (and everyone is guilty of this). <<
that is precisely why our founding fathers made it clear when drafting the declaration of independence that this newly desired form of government should answer to a higher power.
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness |
