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Thanks TG, Tony is well Tony ....and I'm Sorry I high jacked your thread please accept my apology.

Paul

Gee, you sound like you are about 80 - years old and IQ.

Perhaps you should re-read what I said earlier in the thread, it should deflate your antagonism.

As long as conditions are favorable for people to use Anchor Baby Syndrome the problem will persist. IMHO it will be next to impossible to change it because of the hurdles that must be cleared to amend the Constitution. To do so would require far more than a majority and at the moment not enough support exists. An easier way would be legislation penalizing employers for hiring those workers. Hmmm, I think this has been said before. But, absent a President who agrees this won't happen because such legislation will be vetoed. Though possibly overridden by the house, the Senate is much less likely.

Paul, you assume my lack of outrage and my post regarding the Construction somehow means I'm not concerned about this issue. If you re-read all of my posts, nowhere will you see anything where I advocate for welcoming illegeals with open arms. You only see what you want to see and attack those who don't agree word for word with your posts. I suggest you step back from the tree line so you can see what's in the forest.

I agree with you more than you think. To a point, both parties are very much alike. Both are beholden to the highest bidder. Congress accomplishes very little. They are too busy posturing to negotiate any meaningful legislation. Prior to Gingrich assuming power members of Congress actually worked across the aisle with each other. To legislate requires a large amount of give and take. All we see now is uncrossable lines resulting an almost complete standstill.

Hence a ripeness for Trump. It's doubtful he'll make it on the Republican ticket since currently about 58% of the Republican electorate when polled say the will vote to nominate anyone but him. Assuming he doesn't get the nomination, though I hope he does if for no other reason than he's willing to buck the system, there's a chance he'll run as a third party which will hurt the Republican nominee much more than the Democrat. Polling shows him much, much less popular with Democrats than Republicans.

The Republican Party needs to redefine itself and return to its roots. At one time it was the party of the people. It needs to once and for all eliminate any talk of a flat or consumption tax from its vocabulary. Such taxes are very unfriendly to people whose incomes are below what's considered wealthy. It also needs to drop its religious platform. In addition to the 2nd Amendment, the country is much more secular than they realize and such a message turns off a large number of voters. It needs to reevaluate its support of vouchers which on paper sound great, but in reality is pretty much a joke. The Dept. of Education funds schools based on total enrollment as of October or November. One needs to ask school principals about the influx of voucher students coming from so-called charter type schools after the money has been dispersed to those schools. Those schools have to educate those students even though the Charters have gotten paid and are not required to refund any excesses.

Making those and other changes, the gain would far outnumber any losses. By doing so, they would have more power to shape conservative legislation.

I don't think it was you who hijacked anything. It's just how the threads evolve sometimes.
No harm, no foul.
Now you and Tony need to kiss and make up.
LOL
Joe.