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LEFT WING LOONS Title: Obama Invites 18.7 Million Immigrants to Avoid Oath of Allegiance, Pledge to Defend America Under the Obama administrations expansive interpretation of executive authority, legal immigrants seeking citizenship through the nations Naturalization process are now exempt from a key part of the Oath of Allegiance. Immigrants seeking to become citizens no longer have to pledge to bear arms on behalf of the United States. They can opt out of that part of the Oath. Nor do they have to cite any specific religious belief that forbids them to perform military service. According to the Naturalization Fact Sheet on the US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) website, In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015, the nation welcomed 729,995 Legal Permanent Residents into full citizenship. The pledge to help defend America was good enough for the 6.6 million immigrants naturalized since 2005 and good enough for the over 15 million naturalized since 1980, but Obamas appointees at the USCIS think that is too much to ask of the 18.7 million estimated legal immigrants eligible today for eventual naturalization or the 750,000 who will be naturalized in the coming year. This radical change was announced a year ago, in July of 2015. Congress did not enact the change in new legislation. There was no congressional debate, no filibuster in the US Senate, and no sit-in in the House to demand that a bill to repeal the USCIS action be brought to a vote. No, this radical change was implemented while Congress slept. Like other Obama actions to undermine our immigration laws, the Republican-controlled Congress has not used its constitutional powers to reverse the administrative action. Thank God many states are stepping up to fill that void. This week, the US Supreme Court let stand a federal district court ruling invalidating Obamas unconstitutional DACA amnesty. By a 4-4 tie vote, the Supreme Court declined to review the Circuit Courts ruling upholding the Houston district court decision. Therefore, it is now the law and Obamas DACA amnesty is voided. If Justice Scalia were still alive and participating in the case, it would have been a 5-4 ruling because the swing vote, Associate Justice Kennedy, voted with Justices Alito, Roberts and Thomas. Where was Congress? Why did it take a lawsuit by the Governors and Attorneys General of 26 states to overturn Obamas unconstitutional actions? Its true that other Presidents have made changes in the Naturalization process by administrative decree and without congressional approval. In 2002, in the wake of the 9-11 terrorist attack, President George Bush by executive order expedited the naturalization process for 89,000 immigrants serving in the armed forces. While many will agree with Bushs action and even applaud, that change should have been done by act of Congress, not a presidential executive order. In fact, most Americans will think it extremely odd that the USCIS action with regard to the Oath of Allegiance is not illegal. But the fact is, unelected bureaucrats at the USCIS can change the wording of the Oath without approval of the peoples representatives in Congress. Strange as it sounds, the law as it stands today allows USCIS bureaucrats great leeway in managing the Naturalization process, so Obamas actions will not be challenged in federal court. Yet, in view of Obamas actions, why doesnt Congress change the law and take control of the Oath of Allegiance? So far, there is no indication that the Republican leadership will do so. If they wont even bar Islamic terrorists from the refugee program, why should we expect them to protect the Oath of Allegiance? Some members of Congress will grumble, make speeches and issue press releases, but the Republican leadership will do nothing. Such is the state of the nation as we approach this 240th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Some Americans see great irony in the British declaring their independence from the tyranny of Brussels while Americans quietly accept the new tyranny of Washington, DC. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top Page Up Full Thread Page Down Bottom/Latest Begin Trace Mode for Comment # 8.
#6. To: cranky (#0)
The Republican "leadership" are worthless sacks of crap who are accomplices after the fact to 0bama's crimes. They all need to be driven from office at the business end of a horsewhip.
Yes, they are. But virtually all of them have seats for life. And then, one or more of their children inherits the political franchise.
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