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David Sirota is a political journalist and nationally syndicated newspaper columnist at Creators Syndicate. David writes about political corruption, globalization and working-class economic issues often ignored by both of America's political parties.
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June 17, 2008 8:57 AM
Another vote against Real ID (guest post)
This today from the head of Maryland's ACLU in the Baltimore Sun:
Frustration with this misguided, expensive and unworkable federal mandate also compelled another governor, Republican Mark Sanford of South Carolina, to call Real ID "the worst piece of legislation I have seen during the 15 years I have been engaged in the political process." If Real ID has any friends in the states, they're not speaking up.
Working at an organization that tracks state level policies, I can vouch for the increasing consenus against Real ID. Even states like Arizona that are leading the charge to crack down on illegal immigration realize that this "solution" is a crackpot idea. The Arizona State Senate gave Real ID a thrashing last week when they passed a bill by a 51-1 vote that would bar the state from participating the federal program. In doing so they joined the growing list of 10 states
Arizonans cite the cost of implementing the program as well as the unfairness of states taking on what should essentially be a federal expense. Others cite the incredible risks of identity theft that the creation of such a comprehensive unencrypted database would open citizens up to. Even if you are a staunch opponent of undocumented immigrants, you'd have to admit that there is no substantial evidence that Real ID will decrease the flow of illegal immigrants into the country.
Again, as with border fences, if we're going to have a real debate about creating a manageable flow of immigrants into the country, we need to come up with more serious solutions than the ones being floated by typically out-of-touch DC pols.
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Where is a blog entry on Obama's new found view on NAFTA?
And for any of the so-called politicos to not have seen this coming, it shows you as being pretty gullible.
Regards,
FLGibsonJr,
Are you referring to this post:
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2008/06/19/9753/
Speaking of Obama, here's his DISGUSTING support of another Blue Dog "Democrat" who's pushing for more war funding and more "immunity" to Big Telecom:
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2008/06/19/9757/
And here's another HYPOCRITE in the Democratic Party exposed for funding the war despite his being against it !
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2008/06/19/9732/
Maybe Sirota can apologize for "defending" Obey who put down the mother of a soldier by showing his ill-brained temper against her and lying to her that there aren't enough votes to stop the war. Yes, there are plenty of votes in both parties to keep that war machine all oiled up !
The more Obama and the party do this, the more they're pushing me to vote NADER !!
votenader.org
FLGibsonJr,
Are you referring to this post:
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2008/06/19/9753/
That's probably why there's no post whatsoever on Obama and trade.
Speaking of Obama, here's his DISGUSTING support of another Blue Dog "Democrat" who's pushing for more war funding and more "immunity" to Big Telecom:
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2008/06/19/9757/
And here's another HYPOCRITE in the Democratic Party exposed for funding the war despite his being against it !
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2008/06/19/9732/
Maybe Sirota can apologize for "defending" Obey who put down the mother of a soldier by showing his ill-brained temper against her and lying to her that there aren't enough votes to stop the war. Yes, there are plenty of votes in both parties to keep that war machine all oiled up !
The more Obama and the party do this, the more they're pushing me to vote NADER !!
FLGibsonJr,
Are you referring to this post:
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2008/06/19/9753/
That's probably why there's no post whatsoever on Obama and trade.
Speaking of Obama, here's his DISGUSTING support of another Blue Dog "Democrat" who's pushing for more war funding and more "immunity" to Big Telecom:
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2008/06/19/9757/
And here's another HYPOCRITE in the Democratic Party exposed for funding the war despite his being against it !
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2008/06/19/9732/
Maybe Sirota can apologize for "defending" Obey who put down the mother of a soldier by showing his ill-brained temper against her and lying to her that there aren't enough votes to stop the war. Yes, there are plenty of votes in both parties to keep that war machine all oiled up !
The more Obama and the party do this, the more they're pushing me to vote NADER !!
FLGibsonJr,
Are you referring to this post:
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2008/06/19/9753/
That's probably why there's no post whatsoever on Obama and trade.
Speaking of Obama, here's his DISGUSTING support of another Blue Dog "Democrat" who's pushing for more war funding and more "immunity" to Big Telecom:
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2008/06/19/9757/
And here's another HYPOCRITE in the Democratic Party exposed for funding the war despite his being against it !
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2008/06/19/9732/
Maybe DS can apologize for "defending" Obey who put down the mother of a soldier by showing his ill-brained temper against her and lying to her that there aren't enough votes to stop the war. Yes, there are plenty of votes in both parties to keep that war machine all oiled up !
The more Obama and the party do this, the more they're pushing me to vote NADER !!
I do not think we'll be hearing much from Dave about Barkey, the lil' dog that was notable, like his forbearer in the famous S. Holmes story, for NOT barking in the nightime and thus revealing...
...who the real criminal was.
Not, that is if he's half as smart as I think he is. Barkey is shitting on the Dem carpet as everyone WITH HALF A FUKIN' BRAIN DAVE knew he would.
But not you.
Not 'Bonehead' Bowers.
Not Kos.
Not Marshall.
Nope, just like 1968 you 'great minds of the left' got sucked in by a third rate shyster that the black cleaning ladies at my venue saw thru a year ago. Oh, they vote for him...he's black after all but they can see who he really is.
6th grade education Dave and smarter than you are.
How's that Crow taste pal?
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