President Bush and Immigration

I saw two excellent commentaries today addressing President Bush's immigration policies. The first, in today's WorldNetDaily is by Ron Maxwell, the director of Gettysburg and Gods and Generals. He write an open letter to the President (emphasis in the original).

What is happening on the southern border is unprecedented. Not only in our own history, but in the history of the world. No country at any time anywhere has sustained the influx of tens of millions of foreigners across its borders. A wave of anti-American leftism is sweeping Latin America. A socialist radical may soon be elected as the president of Mexico, a country which officially encourages its emigrants to vote in Mexican elections, urging them to think of themselves as Mexican first and perhaps only.

The eventual outcome is plain for anyone with eyes to see. This is invasion masquerading as immigration.

Mr. President, this is a time for candor. Your immigration policy is viewed as captive to the cheap-labor, big-business lobby and inimical to the survival of our country. It is splitting the party and draining away support for your presidency. We who understand the vital stakes will not be placated by rhetoric or slogans. The failure to recognize this growing and deep disaffection among Republicans, conservatives, independents and indeed many Reagan Democrats, is, in the short run, going to lead to a monumental defeat for your party at the polls in November.

Dear Mr. President, you must disenthrall yourself from the failed policies of the present. I implore you to re-think this issue and to change course. Millions of Americans, a great majority of your fellow citizens will be with you. Start speaking and doing the sensible, courageous and right thing. You will see your poll numbers turn dramatically around. You will save your country.

There's much more, and it expresses the heart of the American people about this issue. It's well worth the read.

The second is La Shawn Barber's post on why President Bush should be impeached. If you're not familiar with La Shawn, she's a conservative. Here is her proposed article of impeachment:

RESOLVED that George Walker Bush, President of the United States, is impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors, and that the following articles of impeachment be exhibited to the United States Senate:

Article I: Abuse of Power: Using the powers of the office of President of the United States, George Walker Bush, in violation of his constitutional oath faithfully to execute the office of President of the United States and, to the best of his ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States, and in disregard of his constitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed, has repeatedly engaged in conduct violating the constitutional rights of citizens, failing to impart the due and proper administration of justice by protecting citizens against foreign invasions, contravening the laws governing agencies of the executive branch (Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Internal Revenue Service, for example) and the purposes of these agencies. This conduct has included one or more of the following:

(1) Complicit with foreign governments in breaching U.S. sovereignty. America’s founders codified the notion that “We the People” would govern the country by a representative democracy. The government remains legitimate only through consent of the governed, and “We the People” retain the inalienable right to alter the government, abolish it, or amend the Constitution.

There's plenty of argument--by conservatives--on both sides of this question. Some say that since President Bush hasn't had an active part in encouraging the illegal invasion, he's not impeachable. Others say that he has conspired with a foreign government against his own citizens and should be impeached.

I'm not arguing either way, just applauding La Shawn for her ability to stir the pot so vigorously.

My favorite comment ends this way:

Obviously Bush is not doing his job. He should be impeached. Then convicted. Then we would have a real man for President. Some one who shoots lawyers even if they claim to be friends.