There is one misdemeanor for the point of entry. This is found in 8 U.S.C. §1325(a). However, it is not a continuing crime under federal law. It is like when you drive 31 in a 30 in Texas and many…
This Country is Not Your House, But What If It Was?
I have repeatedly read and heard the argument that having open borders is like having no locks on your house. Letting immigrants come in unfettered is like letting them squat in your house and eat all the food in your…
Fly Like An Eagle
I want to fly like an eagle To the sea Fly like an eagle Let my spirit carry me I want to fly like an eagle Till I’m free I’ve always like this song. Classic 70’s rock. A little liberal,…
It All Gets a Little Confusing
Republican have always been angry at President Obama for trying to go around Congress, extending the authority granted to the Executive Branch under various immigration legislation (or granted under the Constitution generally) to the limit and as they often suggest,…
Loving Your Neighbor: The Full Context
Everyone knows that the second great commandment is to love your neighbor as yourself. Jesus said it and that’s all there is to it, right? Sometimes we forget that Jesus was quoting from the Old Testament. He was quoting it…
No Forgiveness is Available
That’s what it says next to a box on the form. And the box is checked. It doesn’t say it in English. It says, “No hay perdón disponible.” But just like love is the same in any language, so is…
On the Fourth Day of Christmas
Today is the Feast of the Holy Innocents, one of the ancient feasts of the Church. It appears in Rome probably sometime between 455 and 480, but may have been celebrated elsewhere earlier. It commemorates the events recorded in Matthew…
The Tyranny of the Minority Lives On
Every politically aware American has probably become familiar with the Hastert Rule. Even though Dennis Hastert has not been Speaker of the U. S. House of Representatives for six years, he is still associated with the unwritten rule that a…
Why I’m Giving Up My American Citizenship
Originally published July 2010. This might have been a better post for the Fourth of July, but most readers were probably out watching the fireworks and wouldn’t have seen it. So perhaps it is better to write it and post…
Two Steps Forward and One Step Back
There is nothing in the Bible about abortion. That may surprise some pro-lifers, but it is true. To be anti-abortion, you have to go through a two-step reasoning process. First, you have to look at what the Bible says about unborn…