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To: Jim McMannis who wrote (244211)	7/30/2005 12:18:53 PM
From: Road Walker	Respond to of 1577184

re: Who's running this country anyway? Looking at the energy bill will give you a clue. Our "elected" representatives have gerrymandered themselves into lifetime jobs... with the financial help of the special interests their reelection is assured. What do they need "the people" for? John

To: Jim McMannis who wrote (244211)	7/30/2005 3:25:42 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577184

Rep. Culberson is trying to do something. 07/28/05 - Culberson Introduces Border Protection Corps Act of 2005 Today, U.S. Representative John Culberson and 47 original cosponsors introduced H.R. 3622 to create the Border Protection Corps made up of citizen volunteers working as sworn law enforcement officers under the command of the Governors of the border States and working “in cooperation with State and local law enforcement officials…and the United States Border Patrol.” Border Protection Corps operations and the costs of detaining, housing and transporting foreign nationals taken into custody by the Corps or by state and local law enforcement would be paid for using the $6.8 billion in Homeland Security first responder funds that have been sitting unspent and untouched in the U. S. Treasury for over two years. The Border Protection Corps Act invokes Congress’s power under Article I, Section 8 of the U. S. Constitution to “provide for calling forth…organizing, arming, and disciplining the Militia… to execute the Laws of the Union,” which H.R. 3622 defines as “patrolling and defending the international border” of the United States “in order to prevent individuals from crossing the international border…at any location other than an authorized port of entry.” Congressman Culberson said, “H.R. 3622 is necessary because federal authorities do not have the manpower or the resources to protect America's international borders, and we now have sworn testimony by top federal law enforcement officials that potential terrorists from countries with known Al Qaeda connections are entering the United States in significant numbers by assuming false Hispanic identities and hiding among the flood of illegal immigrants pouring across our southern border. more... culberson.house.gov