I think the major reason for the administration’s problems, and the significant likelihood of losing November’s election, is an unending continuum of extremely immature and ill-advised decisions on almost every major issue.
However, those are things that have happened because of inexperience and limited knowledge, and to date although demonstrating very poor judgment, they still remain within the law. A decision made today, though, goes far beyond mere incompetence and into another realm.
According to Jonathan Easley and Jordy Yager of The Hill on-line, “The Obama administration announced Friday it will stop deporting illegal immigrants who come to the country at a young age.”
The change in policy, they say, “could allow as many as 800,000 immigrants who came to the United States illegally not only to remain in the country without fear of being deported, but to work legally, according to a senior administration official speaking to reporters Friday.”
As for myself, I have no real problem with decisions made regarding immigration because our country was founded by folks from somewhere else. But I don’t see today’s announcement as an immigration issue at all, I think it goes far deeper than that. Because a precedent's being set here that says to me, the administration’s deciding on its own which laws to follow and which not.
Now, I may not be an elected official, nor part of the government either, but I’m on exactly the same footing as they are regarding what’s legal and what’s not. And if it’s okay for them to pick which laws they choose to follow, then so can I.
Consequently, what they’re doing is showing one and all that laws don’t matter a whit if you don’t agree with them, and you can go out and do whatever you want in that regard. And although there are all sorts of procedures and steps that can be followed to amend legislation correctly through well established protocol, if that doesn’t suit arrogant politicians goals, just ignore them.
So, in the end, what we’re witnessing right now is not only the poorest example of leadership our nation’s ever known, but also a compounding lesson of life. Because what’s being demonstrated is our government showing us that if you can’t accomplish your objectives by the rules, simply ignore them and cheat like any other crook.
That’s it for today folks.
Adios
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