Kind of sums up the state of gun control.
FBI, Homeland Security, ICE, or some federal agency screwed up when one of the Boston bombers was missed on a terrorist watch list. But from what we hear, they did a great job tracking them down after murdering 4 and injuring over 150.
Isn’t this the same a having all of these gun control measures in place, but because of bureaucratic bumbling, the only way they will be effective is after the shooting.
Whoops!
I have been saying this for years. Liberals have employed a set of tactics that the media drives and freaks out Republicans, they just don’t know how to handle being “labeled” even if the label is complete and utter bullshit.
Economics? Disagree with welfare, and you’re full of hate and intolerance towards the poor. Social issues? Disagree with the left on abortion or gay marriage, and you don’t like women or gays. Foreign policy? Disagree on foreign policy, and you hate Muslims, Palestinians, and the poor in less fortunate countries. Second Amendment? If you support gun rights, then you have a cold and callous view towards the victims of gun violence. Affirmative action? If you disagree with affirmative action, then you’re a racist. Unions? Disagree with them, and you despise working-class Americans.
THEY DON’T PAY TAXES!!
Mexicans don’t pay taxes, big news dumb-asses. I am not trying to be controversial on this, I know them personally, they will do whatever it takes to screw the system. I know this for fact. They will TAKE free health care, no taxes paid, cash for work, free education…need I go further? This Gang of Eight Amnesty bill is a travesty and should be struck down in the harshest language.
Negotiators had to choose between a hard-line approach favored by Republicans, like Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), that would have required immigrants and employers to painstakingly piece together a tax history so the government could collect what is owed and a less burdensome option of focusing on people who already have a past-due bill with the Internal Revenue Service.
They chose the milder approach and punted the details to the Treasury Department and IRS to hash out down the road.
The legislation now simply requires any currently undocumented immigrant to pay “any applicable federal tax liability.” That most likely means that only those people who filed tax paperwork like a W-2 or I-9 form with their employer could potentially be hit by a tax bill, and only if they missed a tax payment in the past.
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Negotiators continued using the term “back taxes” when selling the plan and trying to allay concerns among conservatives that the proposal would not be tough enough on immigrants who entered the country illegally.
“The term back taxes is part of their lingo, but I think what people want is to make sure people are paying their fair share,” said Marshall Fitz, the director of immigration policy at the liberal Center for American Progress. “There isn’t this punitive retribution mentality like you have to go back and correct all of your mistakes.”
The dishonesty of the amnesty crowd is breathtaking even by the usual low standards of politics. Of course, since they won’t even admit it’s amnesty (and it is amnesty), this isn’t anything remotely surprising.
I have nothing. Like a fellow blogger mentioned, this has been a hell of a week, and enough news is enough.
Chat tomorrow.
